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What it takes to lead a troop week after week. Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters wrote openly about vision, patience, mentoring youth leaders and the occasional rainy campout.
200 posts · 2007–2020
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Ken Fineran dedicated much of his life to his country. The rest, he dedicated to Scouting. That’s why, when he died of cancer in 2016, his troop knew they had to do something to memorialize what he meant to their community.
On a recent campout, Scoutmaster Tim sat down to talk with Second Class Scout Jacob for a Scoutmaster conference. After he scribbled his initials in Jacob’s handbook, the Scoutmaster looked around and realized something: almost all of the campers were below the First Class rank.
We can’t say for sure that Eagle Scout George Oldroyd was the youngest Scoutmaster in BSA history. What we can say for certain is that he was at least tied for that honor. BSA rules say a man or woman must be 21 to serve as Scoutmaster.
TC is the first Eagle Scout from Burma in the last 60 years – but it wasn’t long ago that he says he was in jeopardy of potentially joining a gang. Now an assistant Scoutmaster, the Eagle says Scouting made a significant impact on his life as he adjusted to American life and learned to make…
Scoutmaster Joe Hayes of Dallas, TX knows how impactful Scouting can be for children today – and that’s part of the reason he felt compelled to mentor and lead youth into becoming the leaders of tomorrow. He knows Scouting transforms youth into responsible members of society.
