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Walk the line? After review, the BSA gives slacklining a (qualified) OK « Bryan on Scouting Heres one of the newest activities that has been approved for Scouts to do in the Troop, District, or Council settings and well this activity is known as slacklining which was recently done during the Super Bowl by a Eagle…
Before we dive into long term and summer camp types we need to review the concept of the weekend outing. Weekend outings have always been a essential part of the Scouting since its creation in the United Kingdom. While there are many many many options for what you can do on weekend campouts, Troops all…
Trust its such a interesting and complex word that takes years to develop a true level of trust with another individual but can also be completely or at the very least partially lost in a matter of seconds. Its so short that you probably wouldn't even finish this word: Super-Cali-Frag-gulious-itschy-alli-do-schous (Ok I can spell it…
Ok so over the years I have learned that for many Boy Scouts concepts like safe swim defense even though the rules are great still isnt the best way to teach them. Heck which adults could rattle off without referring or peeking in their training resources the exact order that the 8 points of safe…
So really what does "Im dedicated to Scouting" mean? Well when you actual look at dedication to any organization dedication is hard to give a specific definition to when each person in reality has their own standard of what they expect of themselves.
Next on 'The Voice': An Eagle Scout prepares for battle « Bryan on Scouting Check it out!!!!!!! A Eagle Scout has made it to the final audition round of the voice. I hope he gets into the competition but even if he doesn't hes still done a awesome job!!!!!!
Just as a reminder the focus of 2012 is going to be on anything that relates to Summer Camp. So just as a reminder I wanted to put together a list so far of all the posts I have created that relate to Summer Camp(Just a FYI some of these posts were created in late…
Well after spending some serious time thinking about the best way to proceed with how to show the various types of outings I have decided that my original estimate is probably going to be a fair amount lower than I originally thought.
Well so continuing my regular updates about the number of hours I spent on Scout related activities, projects, events, or anything else related to Scouting, I now have the total number of hours spent on Scouts for the month of February 2012.
Well I guess before I get too carried away with "Why Scout Camp Is Important" posts I should probably move beyond that subject. So for Summer Camp so far we have introduced the planning process of arranging the details for Scout Camp but we really only focused on when we should start planning and how…
As you are hopefully aware I have taken on the task of trying to accurately record the number of hours I spend on any project, event, meeting, or activity related to Scouts. I have not posted the grand total for hours spent in January 2012.
I realize that many of you would think that I have gone overboard about the subject of "Why Scout Camp is Important" but I still have covered this topic in its entirety. Basically what I am doing is that I am trying to give you as Scout Leaders, Youth Leaders, or parents enough information in…
So we have now covered the four major reasons that parents use when they don't want their son to go to Scout Camp. Again the most important reasons why parents don't send their Scout to camp is because of: Its too expensive.
So now that its after the first of the year and the end of January is right around the corner, many units have already begun or will shortly begin planning and organizing summer camp. Personally both of the units I am working with including Troop 669 from Soldotna, Alaska and Troop 1316 from Anchorage, Alaska…
Starting this year I will be recording the number of hours that I spend on activities, meetings, outings, camp outs, summer camp, scout projects, event preparation, meeting preparation, and finally any other Scout related task. I do not expect any problems with accurate tracking as I have now accurately tracked the first three weeks of…
Scouting Thought of the day: Don't ever, ever, and never assume something about someone, the only thing you can guarantee from assumptions is that they will come back to haunt you in the end and it means that you will never know or have the ability to fully understand those that surround you.
Scouting's One Essential Feature - Scoutmastercg.com At our council camporee in December I walked around the entire camp and saw only two troops that had identifiable patrols. Most troops were set up as one unit, with all the tents lined up and no discernible internal division into patrols.
Here are some of the goals that I have put together about my blog and this year in regards to Boy Scouts. First, lets look at my goals for the blog: 1. Posts; For the First Six months of 2012 my goal is to create 1 to 2 posts a week.
New years resolution: First question is does having and creating a New Years Resolution work?? It doesnt, so why are we all obsessed with creating them. The reason is because society expects us to do but then u must ask: Are u willing serving urself and others in the best way possible if u do…
Scouting Thought of the Day: Is it too early in the year to start thinking about summer camp plans????? I personally believe that a month after you conducted summer camp for last summer you should at least at the very minimum do the following.
First before I share my thoughts on how the Troop meeting went, I need to introduce you to this unit since I have never posted a post about this unit. Troop 125 meets at and is chartered by Faith Christian Community Church located in Anchorage, Alaska.
hello my name is Mark West. IAM currently a assistant scoutmaster for 3 years. Currently I am with the great Alaska Council with headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, which is where I am currently living. I am active with 3 different units with 2 being in Anchorage and the 3rd in soldotna, Alaska which is located…
I have a few questions in regards to the running and operation of this blog 1) Is the information interesting or relevant to struggles your unit faces? If not, why and what should I be including? 2) What other areas would you like me to cover that I have not covered?
Lately I have been hearing from multiple different sources that I work with that it keeps getting harder and harder to attend Scouts on a regular basis. This lack of attendance can be attributed to many different causes and should not automatically lead the leaders to believe the Troop is putting on a boring program.
The art of communication also known as the acting of getting, retrieving, and giving information is the process by which a person in a position of leaderships acts to receive, process, and give information. Each one of these parts are equally important because without all three components effective and accurate communication would not be possible.
Today during a hike that my Troop went on I started thinking about a subject that hadn't really crept into my mind for a fair length of time. That subject happens to be physical fitness as the title of this blog post says.
Hello all, I know that it has been almost 1 year to the date since I last published a post, hopefully this will not happen again or at least if I need to take a extended leave of absence from writing posts I will keep you guys informed.
I accidently missed the Cinncinati, Ohio stop on May 29 to May 31 but I am not going to miss stops again for a while because I have a new plan. I am going to try and feature all of the stops starting tomorrow that go through the weekend of the Fourth of July.
These adventure Base 100 videos will be from Minneapolis Saint Paul and Grand Rapids. Minneapolis Saint Paul video will be feature first below. The Second Video will be of the adventure base 100 stop from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Webelos Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council…
The first adventure base 100 stop video that I will be featuring in this post will be the Louisville, Kentucky. The second video in this post will be that of the video for the Chicago, Illinois.
I missed the Grand Rapids, Michigan stop because I was moving out of the dorm that weekend, had finals, and my parents were in town, just too busy of a week to do much on my blog. This week I will be featuring 2 different adventure base 100 stops.
Trying out a new design for my blog, hopefully I will like it and keep the design how it is. Unfortunately I had to remove the insane scouter logo due to me not be very much into the coding thing, this is a disappointment but who knows maybe it will all work out for the…
The video below is for the Atlanta, Georgia stop of the adventure base 100 tour. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Webelos Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff WSJ '07 '11 Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member Big Horn NYLT QM Philmont AA…
Even though the previous stop of adventure base 100 still has a few more hours left before the process of clean and breakdown begins, I wanted to publish information for the next stop for 2 reasons. The first is a scout related reason which is the weekend that this stop will be occurring I will…
We have another announcement, Adventure base 100 will be coming to Louisville, Kentucky and is going to be held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby Festival. In particular the adventure base 100 campus will be located at the main/central box office of the festival which is located at 501 West Main St., Louisville, KY, 40289.
Here is the video from Charlotte, North Carolina. Please Enjoy. Also just wanted to issue a update which is, I am officially registered and have transferred my National Jamboree Staff registration to Denver Area, this is due to the fact that it seems I will be spending most of my time in the denver area.
Are you looking for an adventure? Come celebrate the 100 with Adventure Base 100 as it rolls into Atlanta. This unique, interactive 10,000-square-foot campus, will be in Atlanta on Friday, April 16 from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, April 17from 10 a.m.
Here is the Adventure base 100 video from Jacksonville, Florida. Here is the adventure base 100 video from Miami, Florida. Here is the adventure base 100 video from Greenville, South Carolina. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth…
Sorry rough week again, it has just been one of those semesters for me at college. I have been continuing to have some medical issues, which are hopefully going to be resolved very quickly. Yesterday April 9, 2010 was the first day of 14th stop of the cross country Adventure Base 100 Tour.
Tomorrow, Saturday April 3, 2010 begins the 13th stop of the Adventure Base 100 Cross Country Tour. It will be held in Greenville, South Carolina and it will be held in parking lot of Walmart Super Center Store #640 which is located at 1451 Woodruff Rd Greenville, SC 29607.
Tomorrow begins the 12th stop of the adventure base 100 tour. It will begin in Tampa, Florida and this will be the final stop in Florida. This stop will be held in conjunction with the Miami-Dade County Fair. Directions are as Follows: From the South (The Keys/Florida City/Homestead/Kendall, etc.): 1.
Here is the Adventure Base 100 video for Tampa, Florida. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08
Today Starts the 11th stop of the 2010 adventure base 100 cross country tour. It will be held in Jacksonville Florida at the Saint Johns Town Center. The Exact Address is as follows: 4663 River City Drive Jacksonville, FL 32246 Driving Directions: St.
I guess since we I have been having some problems I had to skip stops number 8 and 9 but now that i am getting back on track I am able to write a post for stop number 10. This stop will be in Tampa, Florida.
On Saturday March 6, 2010 I had a Jamboree Meeting with about half of the staff for 50% for Sub camp 7. Sub camp 7 covers the Pacific Northwest. It Primarily Includes the States of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Here are the Adventure Base 100 Videos from Tupelo, Mississippi San Antonio, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The first video is from San Antonio, TX. The Second Video is From New Orleans, LA. The third video is from Tupelo, MS.
Sorry for missing the Last couple of Weeks in Regards to Adventure Base 100 Announcements, regular posts, and communications with my regular readers, it has been a very rough time for me. I have been experiencing some medical problems which made me miss a whole week of college.
The Greater Yosemite Council of the Boy Scouts of America has put together one of the most complete jamboree websites that I have seen in a long time. You all should check it out. The various aspects of the website incorporate Twitter, Youtube, and Podcasts is the best example that I have seen in a…
We are now approaching the dates for the seventh stop of the 2010 Adventure Base 100 tour. This stop will be at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hosting Council for this stop is that of the Southeast Louisiana Council.
Here is the Austin, Texas Adventure Base 100 video. Hope you all enjoy it. I know that Scouting Magazine posts these videos but I am trying to get these excellent videos out to as many people as possible. So enjoy it.
