I agree with you. The boy did the work he passed it. Parents as a rule don't sign off on advancement/merits. They do sign off on some steps of those merits. I agree wholeheartedly with you a critical spirit isn't going to help the boy or your outpost. Each one of us will judge things but in most cases I have experienced, we all agree on the end results. He did the requirements here is his merit/advancement. Encourage them. In our outpost since the first of the year..... Let me check... 13 advancement/merits/badges.
If any of you need a good way to track advancements/outings etc. Download the Ranger Database, the site can be found at the end of this message. It will help you keep good records of your outposts/area/section. I just added a checkbook, receipt book and several other things but I haven't updated the download site with these recent additions. Also the Rangers I added a signupsheet and stock certificate for rasping funds for your outpost. Still working out the details. Will make it available in a while. Also if anyone needs a form or a report modified...holler I can put it in there. Best part is my payment will be collected in heaven so it is free in this ole world. Mark Jones On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 00:32:51 -0700 "Bob Simons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Boy- you guys lost me!!! It was a yes or no answer-do you give them > the > sign off and award or not? > > "First, the "pin" isn't the "award".. the real award is recognition, > and the > pin brings the boy back to *rememberence.." > > Maybe I'm just too tired to see what you are saying-I got home > after > 10:00PM, from spending the day at the hospital, and finally made > some dinner > and sat down to check my e-mail after fighting with Drs. to do > something > about my wife and her cancer. Our Primary Dr. now thinks it may be > Conjestive Heart Failure along with cancer. And I know I have to go > and do > it all over again tomorrow. > In that light I guess this question will not be a big decision or > it > shouldn't be. Its just a way for me to let off steam and unwind > before > crashing. > We have issues at Rangers much more devastating-like did Marcus > really steal > something and is now lying about it? Or is Scotty not coming back > to > Rangers because they are offended? > Heck-if a boy says it once from memory thats good enough for me. I'm > not > going to check him 35 years from now to see if he still remembers > it. I > have my own hard time trying to remember it too! I still don't know > all the > knots in the book so I can't throw stones at no parents. I stilll > have to > peek at the points of the emblem and their definitions and I've been > doing > this for over 10 years. Maybe I should be kicked out or something. > my .02 > Bob Simons > > For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, > "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give > you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Komoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:35 AM > Subject: Re: [RR] What would you do? > > > > Doc - well said! I had similar thoughts and feelings about this > subject > > and couldn't put together the thoughts, words or ideas to > communicate in > > a simple way. > > > > At 10:26 AM 3/5/2002 -0800, Doc Wheeler wrote: > > >*OK put on yur Buckskin Thinking caps.<g> > > > > > >First, the "pin" isn't the "award".. the real award is > recognition, > > >and the pin brings the boy back to *rememberence.. > > > > > >We celibrate Communion with great reverence to the sacrifice of > our Lord. > > >We do that in *Rememberence.. > > > > > >Boys give up a little of 'self in sacrifice to rise to the mark > of a > > >Royal Ranger advancement. We 'recognize that. the pin helps them > *remember > > > > > >What we want them to do is "streach" enough to feel the honor > in > > >achievement.. and to be recognized before their peers. We > > >"beleve" that this process inspires grater achievement, and > > >a hunger to know deeply in their "knower" what the > porgram/ministry > > >is about. The reciept of the pin at the time of the awarding of > > >the rank, indicates a progressive maturity to self management. > > > > > >This is why we have advancements. > > > > > >Now!.. when someone seems to not reflect the values expected.. > > >of say a GMA, it is in some small way simular to a person not > > >knowing the full measure of Christ's sacrifice, and partakeing > > >in Communion for other reason less nobel. > > > > > >Doc > > > > ============================================================ > > Kenneth Komoto mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Pioneer Commander Outpost 193 Phone: (530)752-7197 > > Southpointe Christian Center Fax : (530)752-0329 > > Sacramento, Ca 95828 > > > > _______ > > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > > http://rangernet.org > > > > _______ > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > http://rangernet.org > Mark Jones, Ozark MO, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download a Free Royal Ranger Database visit my website at: http://home1.gte.net/mjones02/index.html _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. 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