AW: [RR] Questions

[G�nter Pflaum]

Now my question is this:  how can I, with lackadaisical (sp?) Sr. & other commanders and unmotivated & disinterested boys create an environment to inspire a transformation within our Pioneers/Discovery Rangers group?  How do I change this from a babysitting service to a true Royal Ranger Outpost to live up to our charter?  How do I motivate the boys to want to wear uniforms or T-shirts?  How can I impact the other commanders of the magnitude of responsibility God has placed on our shoulders?  How do I weasel funds from our Sr. Commander for materials, uniforms and other necessities for the boys? [G�nter Pflaum]  I just came home from our very inspiring RR-district leaders meeting in Bonn, Germany. There I talked to the leader of one OP who has pretty unruly Trail rangers. As a woman and a wife of a disabled husband she has her load to bear. Her church leadership is also telling her to go easy on the boys (Trail rangers !) because they all have to go through their phase in life and find their way !!!   At the meeting - among other items we developed the concept of our sectional camp coming up at Pentecost. The theme is:   On the way with Jesus, following  on the trail of BiPi."   It will be  bac k to the roots of scouting with discipline and challenges especially for the trail rangers. Their desire was to be a part in the organisation of the camp, among other things to develop camp rules as seen from their position . Now we have decided that you are not a trail ranger simply because you reached that age and did your merits. A certain degree of maturity has to be present with the boy or girl.   Now when she heard that the trail rangers from other OP's will be responsible for a fairly important part of the camp and also for seeing to it that the discipline will be monitored by the TR's she received hope for her "brats".   First they will then   have to show to the other TR's what is really in them , and also secondly a challenging scouting part will be required of them. Also they will be challenged by their own kind.   All leaders in our section are very exited about the camp and even the lesser motivated leaders got cought up  by the "wind of change".   All it takes is simply a leader that himself is exited about the Ranger/Scouting idea. Take first just the boys under your own charge to a higher level . This will ignite a new fire in the ones that probably never knew what scouting is all about.   It may sound like cheap advice coming from a bloke that has no idea about how the American Rangers are operating. But it worked in my patrol and by now in less than a year the other leaders and Rangers do like  what they see and have shifted into a   higher gear.   On their own initiative the Trail rangers hold a regular prayer meeting right after the morning service where they pra for workers according to  Lu ke 15, 10. They have seen with teir own eyes that just recently two new workers signed up for NTC and last OP-mtg. a lady came to "see how the Rangers work". ( Probably swallowed  the hook)   This are  my   two Euro's in that matter.      € € €   G�nter Sectional Cdr. Royal Rangers District West Section W3   Siegen Germany