> In a message dated 11/21/99 3:00:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > If I'm not mistaken and correct me if I'm wrong, I > believe that one of the intentions of the "golf shirt" > was for outpost who could not afford the "traditional" > uniform for some reason or another. This could > work,especially, for new outpost trying to get on their > feet. > > Geno Plares > O.P.#178 NCal/Nev. > San Jose,CA. Iron Mike Responds: > I think still, the golf shirt is at least as much or to be fair at least > 2/3 rds of the price of the traditional uniform. Has anyone seen the price > of the new golf shirts in the GPH catalog? Don't get me wrong, they are > nice shirts and all and I would wear them for things like powwows but it still > believe that the uniform is important. > Let's face it, today's kids don't like the uniform and that's why they > won't wear it. Kelvin Pier tosses in his two cents: I like the polo shirts, AKA golf shirt. I wear it "out" and I wear it to church. Regarding the uniform, our boys did not want to wear the uniform either ... until we went to the Penn-Del District, Western Division Fall Camporee last year. We were put in a cabin Dan Varner from Outpost 332. His boys were completely decked out in their khaki finest. Some had earned merits and a few of the Pioneer advancements. He put them in formation and conducted a uniform inspection. Our boys said hey, why don't we have uniforms? Needless to say, out boys were inspired. We got them uniforms and about half wear them to the weekly meetings; however, for pow-wows and special Ranger events, like the recently concluded Ranger Appreciation Day at our church, the boys all have a uniform. We live in an urban area (20 minutes East of Pittsburgh, PA) and wearing uniforms is not cool to some of the boys. We let them bring the uniform and put it on at the church before the meeting, so far we haven't had any takers. Hang in there about the uniforms. God smiled on us that cool autumn day last year to inspire the boys to get "dressed." Kelvin Pier Sr. Cmdr. of the Mighty 34th from the Penn-Del District [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
