Intresting you should ask about Scouts in the summer.. as
I'm heading out now to a BSA summer camp...
Scouts *allmost must... attend the meeting and campouts to stay in favor
with the "Trail to Eagle".. Like Ranger Commanders who attend every event
because they are "responsible" so it is that the boy leaders of a troop
are "responsible" for every asspect of a camping program. When older
boys say Trailblazer on up know the camp is their job.. and have
experiance with the social skills of phone tag...
Things happen<G>
In troop 328 those that attend the campouts advance.. those that don't..
lag sometimes for years in advanceing. I thought it was harsh, coming from
a Ranger heritage... But Scouts model the real workworld, and real
adventure...
Two camps in the scouts are simular to Ranger camps.. a "camporee"
where scouts compete as patrols against other patrols.. and Summer camp
which is a Merit Camp for advancement lasting a week with a scedule of
activities and classes ect.
The other Troop events this summer are 2 15 plus mile backpack trips
and a rafting adventure on the Dechutes..
*These cost bucks.. and that is another difference from Rangers.
Scouts seem to have bucks.. and along with $175 for a summercamp comes
Nike shoes and gortex pullovers and polypro- longjohns along with the
scout shorts and socks<G>
I'm much more likely to get into a conversation about map reading with the
scouts than a Ranger outpost<G> *However... all said and done,I am Royal
Ranger to the core..
At a Ranger camp. I can stop.. raise my hands and begin to pray outloud!
I can hug and embrace my brothers and laugh with freedom and understanding
of the roles God has appointed us to fill..
The boys watch us...
*One last thing about scouts- on the trail. allways a boy sets the pace
and leads. Adults allways follow<G>
Duane
> In a message dated 7/22/99 9:04:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << *Here in the Pacific Northwest we have a narrow outdoor camping season
> due to being blessed by 10.000 miles of open north pacific air, droping
> rain as it hits the warm earth.
>
> The trend in summer is for fewer storms to cross, as the sun heats the
> north latitudes and that builds high pressure. (Northwest folks develop
> a keen understanding of weather forcasting)
>
> *You might think Royal Ranger outposts would flock to camp in the remote
> Cascades, or lush green forests that abound...
>
> The truth is that.. shock'nly.. Most Outposts shut down!
>
> *This isn't my decision for my Outpost, as I remember running all year
> long and holding backpack trips to Yosemite and weekend campouts.
>
>
>
> *What is the health of your Outdoor camping program?
> >>
>
>
> I have seen us drop off in attendance every summer since starting Rangers in
> 93. However I do feel that we should keep it going through the summer as
> best we can in order to not have to work so hard in the fall to get up and
> running. As for Outpost's 45s camping this summer we had four camping trips
> planned. Two are behind, PowWow in June, and one last weekend where we
> camped on a creek bank and fished and swam from Friday evening and all day
> Saturday. All had a great time. The next two are our Section summer campout
> next weekend and two days of canoeing and camping on August 20-22.
> Commander, I do have a question for you. I believe you have a son in scouts.
> What do the Boy scouts do in summer? I thought they shut down, but don't
> know. If they do, what effect does it have on them?
>
> James Styles, Sr Commander
> Outpost 45, Huntsville, Al
>
>
>
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