The Scoutmaster Minute Show #15
New Server, New Uniform, and Old Summer Camp Stories, plus a little feedback on Show #13, the “Gun Show”
The Scoutmaster Minute has a new host. Scoutdata.com is now hosting the Shows. A big thanks to Phillip at Scoutdata.com
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This show is sponsored by Badge Magic.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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Hi! My name is Jerry and I am the Scoutmaster of Troop 664 in Gresham, OR.
A while back someone told me to write stuff down, to share my Scouting experience with other people. And so I created a blog. You can read it here.
That blog lead to some folks asking me to try my hand at podcasting, and that is where this site came from.
I suppose to let you know a bit about me, I have been in Scouting nearly all my life. I had the best opportunities to be a Scout as a youth in the Transatlantic Council while we lived in Holland. It was Scouting like you can not imagine. Later we
moved to Louisiana were Scouting took a sharp turn to an adventure in Backpacking. This led to a life long love of Backpacking and the rest as they say is History.
One day, my oldest Son brought home a flyer to join Cub Scouts and our Scouting life started up again. I have been an adult leader since then.
I have enjoyed serving as a Den leader, Cubmaster, and now the most rewarding position of all, Scoutmaster.
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Hi Jerry, another interesting show.
It’s funny that you talk about change in this show. My Assistant Scout Leader and I were talking about the old badge scheme we did when we were kids and ‘how much better it was’. After discussing the various merits of the old and new, I said that in 20 years time, the then leaders will be saying how much better things were in 2008! It’s like you say, that’s the way the Scouts (BSA, SA, whoever) want things done, so we do it. As long as it’s fun for the kids. Change and new stuff are good, it keeps Scouting fresh. Only change for changes sake isn’t.
Our uniform changed about 7 years ago and it too was designed to be more ‘user friendly’ on activities. I don’t remember the kind of debate that the BSA are having happening and our uniform change was well accepted. Mind you, there hadn’t been a significant change since the late 1960s / early 1970s. It was long overdue!
Thanks for the mention in the last show. I’m honoured to be thought of as your buddy!
Keep up the good work
Nick
Comment by Nick Wood | July 1, 2008
Uniforms and summer camp. Two things near and dear to a scoutmaster’s heart.
I am looking forward to seeing the new uniforms. Maybe the boys will enjoy wearing the new ones more then the existing uniform.
And as for summer camp… I bet you could do three, four, or more shows just on stories from camp. I know I could.
Steve B
Comment by Steve B | July 9, 2008