Y'all,
Hey there I was on the Rangernet chat to talk to a great Ranger Brother.
Then I got off and I thought about who sent the most Rangernet e-mail. It has it on
it. The alaphbet beginning with the first name. So like me I be under J. Here are
the winners for A-Z, plus the top three that sent more e-mails are
A-Adrian(153)
B-Brian of Wiggin(57)
C-CptM(73)
D-Duanne Wheeler(396)*
E-Eugene Plares(24)
F-FCFFish(10)
G-Graybeard(60)
H-Harold Burke(40)
I-Ivy Dewyane(10)
J-John Evans(323)*
K-Kelly Gist(44)
L-Larry Wasson(8)
M-Mark W Jones(65)
N-Nazzoro Joseph(3)
0-Oconell Mark(33)
P-PioneerCD(31)
R-Richard Baldwin(105)
S-Spirit Rider(255)*
T-Timothy-Michael Pflaum(43)
U-UFa RR(1)
V-Victor Zalkos(16)
W-Wayne Akers(32)
Z-Zebrws(29)
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SALittleJohn FCF July 10th 99, Hudson bay group
Royal Ranger Straight Arrow Lt. Cmdr
Maryville 7
Royal Rangers May 96
On Mon, 04 Oct 1999 11:40:37 Duane Wheeler wrote:
>
>
>A fresh start with new friends had me in the back of the room while
>Sr.Cdr. gave the Outpost a classic "pep-talk" and the subjects he
>covered were very interesting! *Sound familiar?
>
>It went like this:
>
>1. This is YOUR Outpost .
>
>"If I had an interest in being here, I'd make the effort to come
>prepared....."
>
>"You know.. I haven't been handing out as many advancements as I've
>wanted too..
>you guys seem to have fallen asleep! How come?"
>
>"A couple of weeks ago, I asked for input... what merits you might want
>to work on
>in the coming winter meetings, I know we talked about Leather craft...
>But I haven't
>heard from you boys if that is what YOU want?"
>
>And finely....
>
>"You know.. Commanders had a meeting and talked about allowing more and
>more freedom for you boys to have input and plan your meetings as well
>as events... That
>might be a different idea than how we have been running.. but I have to
>tell you it's pretty attractive to the Commanders.... Royal Rangers is
>YOUR program gentlemen.."
>
>
>--------------****+****-------------
>
>*I went up stairs with the Challengers.. and began my short lecture on
>Leadership 101 as published haphazardly on Rangernet.org <G>
>
>The boys started to tell me how leadership was the chain of Command and
>that to OBEY
>was the 'golden rule of Leadership...
>
>I wrote those qualities on the board.. and asked the question:
>
>"So what kind of leader would you follow? what kind of leader would you
>trust?
>what qualities of a leader would you desire to LOVE?" If you were going
>to be a "leader"
>how would you treat your friends different?" "When you become a Dad..
>how will you treat
>your sons?"
>
>I began to talk about "virtue's" and caring for each other...
>
>When suddenly a horn blew and one boy jumped and yelled "We have to go
>now!"
>
>(He left and yelled COME ON! NOW!)
>
>...suddenly my Challengers were walking in lock step down a stair and
>into a room filled with silent boys at attention... the Commanders
>walked through the group waiting to catch eyes roaming....they checked
>for proper alignment of the backbone and serious look on the face.
>
>*A prolonged period of un-comfortableness surrounded me....
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>The room was stone silent, and was brought to an end by "Commander"
>passing out a "Tootsie pop"..."GOOD JOB GENTLEMEN"
>
>
>We retreated back to the classroom where I wrote on the board...with 5
>min's remaining..
>
>.My room went silent<G>
>
>Leadership is critical thinking.. It is a product of careful thought
>and management of resources..
>It's applying the right tool to the right job, and with Older Rangers
>it's freeing them from the direct assault of
>"In your face" to a "backdoor kind of wisdom" and getting them to
>*prefer others to their desires...for a greater good than personal
>fulfillment. It may involve standing at attention... *but mostly it
>don't<G>
>
>I held in my hand a article called "Praise that doesn't demean, and
>Criticism that doesn't wound" and handed it to the Challengers.. It
>shows how we adults praise without thinking... and that sometimes
>HONESTY in the heart of the boy
>leaves questions in his mind as to his right to claim the "prize" we
>award. We must be very carefull in the choice of words
>that might confuse and open mind. The boys are a LOT SMARTER than they
>let on... they wonder what and why we do things.. and often mimic our
>actions on the "outside" without fully understanding what is on the
>"Inside"...
>
>.
>I couldn't eat the Tootsie-pop.. I threw it out!
>
>RRanger Leadership Training Course *Section one- Organization and
>Advancement
>
>Q.#4 One of the Royal Rangers program goals is to give boys military
>training (True) (False)
>.
>
>-=A=-
>
>
>
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