SagerScout Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 OK, guys, fess up. What is the name of your adult patrol? Geezer patrol? Dunlop Patrol? (patrol flag clearly showing an adult with what dunlopped over the belt...) What's the best name y'all ever saw? Because I want to steal it. julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 This might start a controversy, not that I have never done that before, but over the years I have been involved in 5 different troops and none had an adult patrol per se. This was by choice. Each of the units felt that it was important to leave the youth features of scouting with the youth. That we didn't want to infringe on thier program by imitating it as adults. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with units that have adult patrols names. I have seen some clever ones. But I have also seen it lead to adult patrols competing against scout patrols in a number of different ways and that lead to real problems. By not forming the adult patrol in the first place that problem never arose. That being said we do an honorary patrol for parents who come on their first overnighter with the boys. It is called the Grumpy Bear Patrol and comes not with a patrol medallion, but with a very tongue-in-cheek certificate, Although we function as a separate patrol on campouts, camp separately, plan our own menu etc. We do it more as a quiet example of patrol method then anything else. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutmaster Ron Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 We are the "Wooden Nickel's" We operate seperatly as a patrol and are currently working on a patrol flag in no way do we ever want to compete with the boys but want to lead by example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk9750 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 We're the Geezers, and just like Bob says, we try to do everything we do as an example. Want to eat like the geezer's do? Plan a better menu. Want to have more time to have fun or just sit and relax? if there are 10 people in the patrol, and all 10 do 15% of the work each, it's amazing how mush time is left for fun. We go so far as to bring issues up at the PLC (very rarely, but occasionally). We don't normally attend, but if we have someting to bring up (as in the hypothetical instance I described in another thread about adults bring pop), we woulld ask for a few minutes of the meeting. We also hold our "Patrol" meetings in front of the Troop every once in a while. go through all the motions of having a disagreement, and showing how the acting PL resolved it, and how he makes the point when someone failed to take care of his responsiblity (once we intentionally left our campsite un-policed so we could use it as an example of how the PL can handle it at a Patrol meeting). We have never even considered competing with the real Patrols. In most cases, we would embarass ourselves. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acco40 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Rockers - symbol of a rocking chair but we like to believe in the rock 'n roll motif. As with others, we don't compete, we lead by example (at least that is our intent). We've met some resistance to patrol identity (the boys like to do most everything as a troop) so the adults formed a patrol and made a flag, do our yell and grace before every meal, cook and clean as a patrol, etc. We never compete (skill sessions, competitions, etc.) against the youth unless they are specific in asking us to compete in Ultimate Frisbee or some other endeavor. We are a fairly young troop (wrt boys age) so they need a patrol as a role model IMO.(This message has been edited by acco40) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreaScouter Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 The "Old Goats". We function as one on outings, but do not compete with the Scouts or diminish what they're doing. Patrol organization helps with workload sharing, rosters, communication, etc. Just what we tell the Scouts, and modeling it reinforces it for them. It'd be nice if our Venture patrol were the model, but they've got a ways to go on that... KS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SagerScout Posted May 7, 2003 Author Share Posted May 7, 2003 OK, I cannot conceal it. My whole idea of naming the adult patrol is to try to get the adults to focus on their own knitting so that they will get out of the boy's way. I can't imagine competing with the boys as such, although if they choose to take it as a challenge that our tents are up before theirs and our area looks neater than theirs, that is perfectly all right with me. We don't really have a functioning patrol with elected leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtrained Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Ours is the "Toothless Walrus". Beyond the name and a patch that someone made up there isn't anything more to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purcelce Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 In our troop we're the "Geezers". We use the rocking chair patch. And the adults don't interfer with the youth. With one exception...About a month ago the youth were having stretcher races. After the races, the youth challenged the adults. We got beat pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk9750 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 One thing I forgot, that I think is kind of funny: Our Patrol yell. With as many adults who are close by, forming up to stand in a line when a Scout asks an adult a question like "What time is diner?", we all turn around away from the Scout and say calmly, " I don't know. Ask your Patrol Leader." Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmstr922 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Name was passed to the adult patrol by the boys. "The Barking Spider Patrol". You dont want to hear the patrol yell. YIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Eagle Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 We are the "grumps". Not only for our supposed disposition but for grown-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Eagle Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 We are the "grumps". Not only for our supposed disposition but for grown-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red feather Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Our adults are called the Crak'd Pot patrol. Our totem is a cracked dutch oven...long story. We do not compete but try to set the example for the other patrols to follow. Our camp chairs are "sacrosanct (sp?)" and targets for the boys to vie for. Mine is the chair of many colors and is a high prize. Trying to get the other leaders to agree on a patrol motto and yell but that will be coming in time. yis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbroganjr Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 we are the dinosoaurs... big Bodies, little brains, Favorite saying: "you'd think a (PL, 1st class, star scout, etc) would know how figure that out, wouldn't ya?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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