Scouter. Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 What an innovative idea to try and get Scouts to Eagle Scout without having to impose undue outdoor activities! Very creative... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementdweller Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 So because their eagles then the get air conditioning at camp?????? Why not make it Eagle day camp and mom and dad can just drop them off at the gate every morning. That way they could go home keep up on face book and keep their Iphone charged...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I've been off on a Campout, where did this occur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutfish Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Basement, that's the dunmbest idea ever! They should have Eagle chauffeurs to pick them up and take them home in Hummers...that also have AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouter. Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I forgot some of the best parts! > All areas are air conditioned > Youth will be staying in dormitory style bunk houses > All meals are cafeteria style with "teenage portions" There is hardly any reason at all to go outside for 6 days - doesn't that totally rock? Wow our prospective Eagle Scouts never had it better! We should have a huge Eagle crop this year! Way to go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosetracker Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Is this an actual camp or a proposed camp for your area.. If it's an actual camp is there a website on it.. Don't worry, it is not to send my little tike to this place.. My little tike is way too big.. I just want to see if this is a true camp or a joke.. How many in your area are for it? How many are angry about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouter. Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 This is an actual encampment...Scouts Honor. No idea how others feel there or here There is a link to it down at a Florida Concil (www.cfcbsa.org) - Central Florida Council I found it by accident and thought what a great way to accelerate some Eagle Scout advancement! Cool, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callooh! Callay!1428010939 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Do they allow sheath pencils at this air conditioned encampment? Google "air conditioned eagle encampment"... and we find one at Camp Lanoche, Florida, June. And we see its purpose is NOT to "get Scouts to Eagle Scout without having to impose undue outdoor activities" It's for 1st Class to Life, ages 13 to 17 to work on academically oriented MBs. Maybe Scouts who attend it do outdoor activities in other times and places? The MBs they work on for this one are: Citizenship in the Community Citizenship in the Nation Citizenship in the World Communications Family Life Personal Management Much of many Scouts' work on these is done in comfortably climate controlled quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouter. Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just because someone "expresses" an opinion...doesn't mean you have to quote it back at them. It is simply an opinion. No need to be a jerk about it. I was, and am, expressing how it is a positive thing to try and get our Internet, computer game generation scouts tied into doing so e needed advancement towards getting their Eagle Scout. Want to Google something...try ..."Judgemental" Try that hat on for size :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callooh! Callay!1428010939 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Indeed. It fits. Both of us. Very stylish. And agreed it is a "it is a positive thing to try and get our Internet, computer game generation scouts tied into doing so e needed advancement towards getting their Eagle Scout." ---to quote back an opinion whilst wearing this fancy new hat of judgment someone on the forum just gave me. (This message has been edited by Callooh! Callay!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 The point here is that this is a specifically oriented retreat, rather than a real camp, aimed at, as noted, academically oriented merit badges that likely "should not" be done in a regular camp. It is also held at a church retreat/camp center with dorms and so on. Frankly, I see very little to question about the idea, and could see it being a viable option in other locales. If you look at the council site, it is obvious that they have many outdoor options in their council, both regular scouting and high adventure. Much ado about nothing again, as far as I can see. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callooh! Callay!1428010939 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 The JMHO expressed above sounds about right. All the ado was really just practicing the EDGE method. EDGE - Excoriate, Denigrate, Give 'em Heck, Enervate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eamonn Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 "Air Conditioned Eagle Encampment" Air conditioned or not, I find the very idea of an Eagle Encampment to be just wrong. Talk about advancement gone wild? Ea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattlePioneer Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Where is Kudu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I thought this was the lockin after the annual Eagle banquet. Silly me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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