Scouts rock

Burke · 07-09-2007, 10:58 PM

I was a Star Scout in Troop 110 Indian Patrol.
I was the Quartermaster and doubled as the Chaplain (I liked the QM's patch better)
My son is a First Class Scout and through the Scouts he has become a quite the fine young man..

I wish they made Scouts mandatory for all youths..can You imagine?

Chris · 07-09-2007, 11:04 PM

I think they are a great program...get fresh air, learn how to take care of oneself...oh yeah

ArkansasHunter · 07-09-2007, 11:31 PM

Chris you need to wash yore face !!!

CinciGunGuy · 07-18-2007, 05:30 PM

Life scout, Senior Patrol Leader, just finished my Eagle Project and will have Eagle by the end of the year. I love Scouting and all it has givin me.

jerry · 07-18-2007, 07:21 PM

Scout 2nd Class reporting for duty.
Wish I'd stayed with it. Guess it's partly why I made the military a career. Didn't want to quit again.

How to Earn the Rank of Second Class..................
Pages 64-65, 440-441 of the Boy Scout Handbook

Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.

Using a compass and a map you've drawn, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles on bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.

Since joining, have participated in 5 separate Troop/Patrol activities (other than Troop/Patrol meetings), 2 of which included camping overnight.

On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched.

On a camp out, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of knife, ax, and saw, and describe when they should be used.

Use the tools listed above to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.

Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.

Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.

On one campout, plan and cook over an open fire one hot breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from the four basic food groups. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected.

Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or Troop activity.

Participate in an approved service project (minimum of 1 hour).

Identify or show evidence of at least 10 wild animals found in your community.

Show what to do for hurry cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.

Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a trip.

Show first aid for the following:
Object in the eye
Bite of a suspected rabid animal
Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail and fish hook
Serious burns (second degree)
Heat exhaustion
Shock
Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation

Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.*

Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects.* Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.

Participate in a school, community, or Troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and other practices that are harmful to your health. Discuss your participation with your family.

Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.

Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Complete the board of review.

* This requirement may be waived by the troop committee for medical or safety reasons.

Dallas · 07-18-2007, 08:14 PM

2nd Class Scout here, back in my day you had to have a working knowledge of either Morse or Semiphore to make 1st Class, I couldn't master either. My oldest son, now grown and working is an Eagle Scout. My youngest son is a Life Scout and currently working on his Eagle project. I'm proud of both. I've been a Scout leader since 1990.

jerry · 07-18-2007, 08:46 PM

Dookiebutt · 07-19-2007, 07:15 AM

I was also a scout. Troop 332. I still remember making a lean-too out of a sheet of plastic and pine boughs and sleeping outside in the snow. It didn't seem that bad then. I wouldnt like to try it now.

BloodRedStratus · 07-19-2007, 10:37 AM

Eagle Scout here. Loved every second of it when I was a kid. I wish every boy in our nation would have to go through the program. I know some kids are just not cut out for it, but I still think the program is the best thing for young boys. And they are not joking when they say over 95% of Eagle Scouts say becoming an Eagle Scout is thing they are most proud of in there life.

bigandrich44 · 07-22-2007, 01:45 PM

I was in Boy Scouts for a week, till I realized I could learn all that stuff from my grandad.......

scoutman · 07-22-2007, 02:23 PM

life scout here bout to get my eagle scout and i am in order of the arrow

Burke · 07-23-2007, 02:11 PM

I have a funny story about an Order of the Arrow ceremony.

We were at a huge AZ jamboree and 6 Scouts were to be inducted into the order of the arrow..one from our troop.

We were gathered around a the largest lean to pile of wood in the middle of a sandy river bed. It must've been at least 15 ft. tall.

All the scouts were put on one side of the fire about 40 ft away.
The O of A ceremonies are really cool and laced with Indian regalia for effect.
So one of the Jamboree Leaders comes out of nowhere and he is wearing a full Indian headress and deerskin pants...(his farmer tan was glowing bright white) and from the corners came about 5 Eagle Scouts dressed in similar fashion..
The Eagle Scouts approached each boy that was to be inducted and literally grabbed, yanked and dragged that scout to the front of the fire.
It seemed very brutal to me at the time.
The head Scout read something in a Faux Indian Voice and made some motions to a gentlemen off to the side...
Suddenly a flaming arrow cam from over the top of us and hit square into the piled wood...it just burned a few pieces..
and then came another flaming arrow...still not igniting the pile..

The Head Indian whispered something into his assistants ear and we were all told to be quite or we would each be removed if necessary..

We waited about 3 minutes and then we were overcome by the smell of Gasoline....a few more minutes passed and the head Indian said few more words..we waited for a flaming arrow to come over us, but were extremely surprised to see the entire arrow on fire and the shooters bow on fire also..

The arrow hit that pile of wood and exploded! The explosion sent every scout in the front row climbing and screaming over his fellow scouts..
Total pandemonium ensued and a few kids had their hair singed..

My scoutmaster was so pissed he filed a complaint...it was a memory, one of my best from Scouts.

Our inductee told us he was taken (blindfolded) down our mountain and lead about 5 miles away from the camp..he was given his knife and was told to survive for 24hrs..and then find his way back to camp..

We all cooked with Mesquite wood to eat so every scout was back by lunch..our cooking campfire smoke leading the way..

BloodRedStratus · 07-24-2007, 12:10 PM

^^^LOL that is pretty funny. I was in the OA for a while and have a few stories like that. Girl Scout water and black powder can solve any fire problems. LOL

Dookiebutt · 07-26-2007, 07:18 AM

I don't remember my OA ceremony being anything nearly that exciting.

My business partner's son it at scout camp this week. He has been able to spend a few nights there. I was jealous. We had a lot of good people volunteer their time when I as a scout. Our asssistant scout master was in the PTO in WWII. He had great stories for us kids. I distinctly remember his many stories about the ,45 round and the effect it had on Japanese soldiers.

Full MeTal Jack · 08-22-2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burke

I was a Star Scout in Troop 110...........
I wish they made Scouts mandatory for all youths..can You imagine?

Yes Mr. Burke. Scouting is a great program. Mandatory, nah. Freedom, individualism is what America is about. Mandatory, that would pollute the system.
Qualifications: ASM Troop 1002 Richmond Tx. Both my sons are Eagles. Age 27 and 24 now. I'm still involved with the troop but not as active. I love teaching orieteering in the field on a hiking outing.
The best one was Hill Country Natural Area Texas.
"OK, we are here."
"We want to camp there."
"Now Brian, get us there."
We have camped in other places because them boys, bless their hearts, can't read or know how to read a topo map even after all the prep in meetings.
We had a park ranger stop us one day asking us why we are going into a restricted area. I told him Brian, was leading us to Couger Canyon Camp. He scolded me that we were going in the wrong direction.
" I know. But, Brian is leading the group."
The park ranger failed to see the humor in the situation. (get a life!)
Second, White Water Certified. Love teaching canoeing to scouts and trying to teach dads too. Paddle right to a left hander is, "paddle the the right!"
Thirdly, conducting rifle merrit badge. (who'ld da thunk?)

It's dads that make a troop unique. NO dads, no troop.
Of course BSA stands for Baby Sitters of America.

Here's a link to a good story of my self.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/boy...ait-story.html (The Wolfbait story)

Sparkytfl · 08-22-2007, 10:54 PM

We had a few kids who were only in it because their parents made them. They had major attitude problems because they didn't want to be there, and none of the rest of us wanted them there either. It's a great program, but not for everyone.

Many of my best childhood memories being around my brothers, cousins, and friends were related to scouts. I was in from wolf cub all the way till 18.

Rifle merit badge, what a PItA. Shotgun was fun, but Rifle so frustrating. Barely got it.

Fokker · 08-22-2007, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burke

I wish they made Scouts mandatory for all youths..can You imagine?

Scouts is a great program, but it shouldn't be mandatory. I learned a lot of what they teach in Scouts without having to be in the program. I think it would be better if parents would be parents these days instead of looking to other people to raise their kids.

JMax · 09-03-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallas

2nd Class Scout here, back in my day you had to have a working knowledge of either Morse or Semiphore to make 1st Class, I couldn't master either. My oldest son, now grown and working is an Eagle Scout. My youngest son is a Life Scout and currently working on his Eagle project. I'm proud of both. I've been a Scout leader since 1990.

I had two boys earn the Signaling merit badge the last year it was offered. Approximately got it that year. When they went to National Jamboree they were in demand to demonstrate those lost skills. Both son's earned Eagle Scout, one with approx 75 merit badges, the other with 45. I was also the SM for 6+ years. Great prorgam.

Dallas · 09-03-2007, 10:21 PM

My younger son prepped his worksite this past Saturday, for his Eagle project workday which is next Saturday. We are repairing and painting the walls of the church education building basement. They were patched and sanded this past Saturday. Next Saturday we paint and the Saturday after if required. The church donated $250.00 for supplies which he has now gone and gotten, and two of the adult Sunday school classes have volunteered to feed everybody lunch for free. He will have both Scouts and church members show up for the project, hopefully enough for a one day work session.

Burke · 09-15-2007, 12:16 AM

Great stories, someone should put together a book of BSA stories..
That would be some good reading.
My Scoutmaster was Frank Evans a retired Marine Major who fought in the Korean conflict, he later ran for state senate here in AZ but lost. He marched us so hard and of course we were only allowed one canteen of water..we not being smart drank it all within the first 30 mins of our march.
There were a few guys who held on to their water but were soon relieved of it by fellow scouts who promised riches and candy..

I remember a march one year at the Cat Mountain BSA camp here in Tucson, we went all the way to the top and were told about "Manzanita Berries" we ate quite a few for lunch along with some cactus meat..was pretty good..until the "berries" were revealed to be rabbit droppings..

I still to this day don't know the nutritional value of rabbit turd, but every time I see droppings..i get that weird feeling that only a truly haunting Deja-Vu can bring.

07-09-2007, 10:58 PM	#1
Burke Ahh..Cordite. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gun City, Arizona Posts: 506 Images: 23	Scouts rock I was a Star Scout in Troop 110 Indian Patrol. I was the Quartermaster and doubled as the Chaplain (I liked the QM's patch better) My son is a First Class Scout and through the Scouts he has become a quite the fine young man.. I wish they made Scouts mandatory for all youths..can You imagine?

07-09-2007, 11:04 PM	#2
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,165 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	I think they are a great program...get fresh air, learn how to take care of oneself...oh yeah __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

07-18-2007, 08:14 PM	#6
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	2nd Class Scout here, back in my day you had to have a working knowledge of either Morse or Semiphore to make 1st Class, I couldn't master either. My oldest son, now grown and working is an Eagle Scout. My youngest son is a Life Scout and currently working on his Eagle project. I'm proud of both. I've been a Scout leader since 1990. __________________ Those who forget History are condemed to repeat it.

07-22-2007, 01:45 PM	#10
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013	I was in Boy Scouts for a week, till I realized I could learn all that stuff from my grandad....... __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png

07-22-2007, 02:23 PM	#11
scoutman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 166	life scout here bout to get my eagle scout and i am in order of the arrow __________________ god made all man, but Samuel Colt made all man equal

07-09-2007, 11:31 PM	#3
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,678	Chris you need to wash yore face !!!

07-18-2007, 05:30 PM	#4
CinciGunGuy Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 18	Life scout, Senior Patrol Leader, just finished my Eagle Project and will have Eagle by the end of the year. I love Scouting and all it has givin me.

07-18-2007, 07:21 PM	#5
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Scout 2nd Class reporting for duty. Wish I'd stayed with it. Guess it's partly why I made the military a career. Didn't want to quit again. How to Earn the Rank of Second Class.................. Pages 64-65, 440-441 of the Boy Scout Handbook Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean. Using a compass and a map you've drawn, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles on bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian. Since joining, have participated in 5 separate Troop/Patrol activities (other than Troop/Patrol meetings), 2 of which included camping overnight. On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you pitched. On a camp out, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of knife, ax, and saw, and describe when they should be used. Use the tools listed above to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire. Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both. Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove. On one campout, plan and cook over an open fire one hot breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from the four basic food groups. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected. Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or Troop activity. Participate in an approved service project (minimum of 1 hour). Identify or show evidence of at least 10 wild animals found in your community. Show what to do for hurry cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning. Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a trip. Show first aid for the following: Object in the eye Bite of a suspected rabid animal Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail and fish hook Serious burns (second degree) Heat exhaustion Shock Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.* Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects.* Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim. Participate in a school, community, or Troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and other practices that are harmful to your health. Discuss your participation with your family. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. Complete the board of review. * This requirement may be waived by the troop committee for medical or safety reasons.

07-18-2007, 08:46 PM	#7
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1

07-19-2007, 07:15 AM	#8
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,156	I was also a scout. Troop 332. I still remember making a lean-too out of a sheet of plastic and pine boughs and sleeping outside in the snow. It didn't seem that bad then. I wouldnt like to try it now.

07-19-2007, 10:37 AM	#9
BloodRedStratus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 226	Eagle Scout here. Loved every second of it when I was a kid. I wish every boy in our nation would have to go through the program. I know some kids are just not cut out for it, but I still think the program is the best thing for young boys. And they are not joking when they say over 95% of Eagle Scouts say becoming an Eagle Scout is thing they are most proud of in there life.

07-23-2007, 02:11 PM	#12
Burke Ahh..Cordite. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gun City, Arizona Posts: 506 Images: 23	I have a funny story about an Order of the Arrow ceremony. We were at a huge AZ jamboree and 6 Scouts were to be inducted into the order of the arrow..one from our troop. We were gathered around a the largest lean to pile of wood in the middle of a sandy river bed. It must've been at least 15 ft. tall. All the scouts were put on one side of the fire about 40 ft away. The O of A ceremonies are really cool and laced with Indian regalia for effect. So one of the Jamboree Leaders comes out of nowhere and he is wearing a full Indian headress and deerskin pants...(his farmer tan was glowing bright white) and from the corners came about 5 Eagle Scouts dressed in similar fashion.. The Eagle Scouts approached each boy that was to be inducted and literally grabbed, yanked and dragged that scout to the front of the fire. It seemed very brutal to me at the time. The head Scout read something in a Faux Indian Voice and made some motions to a gentlemen off to the side... Suddenly a flaming arrow cam from over the top of us and hit square into the piled wood...it just burned a few pieces.. and then came another flaming arrow...still not igniting the pile.. The Head Indian whispered something into his assistants ear and we were all told to be quite or we would each be removed if necessary.. We waited about 3 minutes and then we were overcome by the smell of Gasoline....a few more minutes passed and the head Indian said few more words..we waited for a flaming arrow to come over us, but were extremely surprised to see the entire arrow on fire and the shooters bow on fire also.. The arrow hit that pile of wood and exploded! The explosion sent every scout in the front row climbing and screaming over his fellow scouts.. Total pandemonium ensued and a few kids had their hair singed.. My scoutmaster was so pissed he filed a complaint...it was a memory, one of my best from Scouts. Our inductee told us he was taken (blindfolded) down our mountain and lead about 5 miles away from the camp..he was given his knife and was told to survive for 24hrs..and then find his way back to camp.. We all cooked with Mesquite wood to eat so every scout was back by lunch..our cooking campfire smoke leading the way..

07-24-2007, 12:10 PM	#13
BloodRedStratus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 226	^^^LOL that is pretty funny. I was in the OA for a while and have a few stories like that. Girl Scout water and black powder can solve any fire problems. LOL

07-26-2007, 07:18 AM	#14
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,156	I don't remember my OA ceremony being anything nearly that exciting. My business partner's son it at scout camp this week. He has been able to spend a few nights there. I was jealous. We had a lot of good people volunteer their time when I as a scout. Our asssistant scout master was in the PTO in WWII. He had great stories for us kids. I distinctly remember his many stories about the ,45 round and the effect it had on Japanese soldiers.

08-22-2007, 10:54 PM	#16
Sparkytfl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Posts: 128	We had a few kids who were only in it because their parents made them. They had major attitude problems because they didn't want to be there, and none of the rest of us wanted them there either. It's a great program, but not for everyone. Many of my best childhood memories being around my brothers, cousins, and friends were related to scouts. I was in from wolf cub all the way till 18. Rifle merit badge, what a PItA. Shotgun was fun, but Rifle so frustrating. Barely got it.

09-03-2007, 10:21 PM	#19
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	My younger son prepped his worksite this past Saturday, for his Eagle project workday which is next Saturday. We are repairing and painting the walls of the church education building basement. They were patched and sanded this past Saturday. Next Saturday we paint and the Saturday after if required. The church donated $250.00 for supplies which he has now gone and gotten, and two of the adult Sunday school classes have volunteered to feed everybody lunch for free. He will have both Scouts and church members show up for the project, hopefully enough for a one day work session. __________________ Those who forget History are condemed to repeat it.

09-15-2007, 12:16 AM	#20
Burke Ahh..Cordite. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gun City, Arizona Posts: 506 Images: 23	Great stories, someone should put together a book of BSA stories.. That would be some good reading. My Scoutmaster was Frank Evans a retired Marine Major who fought in the Korean conflict, he later ran for state senate here in AZ but lost. He marched us so hard and of course we were only allowed one canteen of water..we not being smart drank it all within the first 30 mins of our march. There were a few guys who held on to their water but were soon relieved of it by fellow scouts who promised riches and candy.. I remember a march one year at the Cat Mountain BSA camp here in Tucson, we went all the way to the top and were told about "Manzanita Berries" we ate quite a few for lunch along with some cactus meat..was pretty good..until the "berries" were revealed to be rabbit droppings.. I still to this day don't know the nutritional value of rabbit turd, but every time I see droppings..i get that weird feeling that only a truly haunting Deja-Vu can bring.