Strange that this issue should come up now... I have an 18 year old boy in Rangers(still in high school) - he is receiving his GMA in June - that is going to powwow with us. He approached me last night and asked that he be treated like a commander at powwow. He felt that since he had earned his GMA and was now 18 that he was no longer a boy, but should be regarded as a commander. Since he is 18, should he be required to sleep with the commanders or with the boys? Anybody got a suggestion? *** My opinion is that he is technically an adult, so he should be in the commander's tent. If he were 17 or under, he would still be in the boy's tent. ***** Awaiting your wisdom? Cookie >From: "The Timothy Thompson's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [RR] Sleeping Arrangements? >Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 13:18:03 -0700 > > We just had our Sect'l camp out recently and the sleeping arrangements >were >open to the boys as far as who shared a two man tent with who. The >Commanders >had a tent to their self's which was centrally located in order to hear all >that >goes on. Now this was for our own outpost only. > One of the other outposts had a visiting parents along with one of >their new >pioneers. The boy camped with his outpost while his parents and sisters >were >required to camp in a visitors section. The parents were allowed to watch >the >overall activities in order to see what RR is all about. As the Sect'l >leader, >the father expressed his gratitude for allowing him and his family to come >and >observe the activities and expressed a desire to become more involved in >his >son's outpost. His comment to me about seeing his son as being treated as >"one of >the boys" made a great impression on him, and the fact that he and his >family >were so welcomed by everyone. > This family does not attend church with their son! I think that seeds >have >been planted ( at least waterd....since it rained on us at least once each >day : >) > Let's add the subject of family participation to this discussion line. > > Timberjack > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > At our outpost the Rangers are set in patrols which means they play, >compete, > > cook, eat, and sleep as patrols. > > > > My son who now is 21 and worked for and received his GMA tells me he >would > > not had it any other way. By the way he also has his LMA and has been to >NTC. > > > > He told me when he and I talked about staying in my tent. > > He said "I would feel that the camp was not a Ranger camp and as my dad >you > > would be using it just for a father and son thing possibly using it in >place > > of our own time as father and son even it you weren't." > > > > As an instructor and know the boys should sleep with their peers and the > > legal points. Talk to you sons and make time for them without the others >boys > > he is a gift from God and should be treaded that way. > > > > Oh! And do not forget your daughters either take them out and treat them >like > > you want the young men to when they start showing up. The car door, the > > chair, allow her to sit first, and order her own meal. > > > > As father we need to take time for each of our children one on one and >as a > > family beside Ranger functions. And our wives should be dated by us just >like > > we did before we wed. (Sorry I got off the subject) > > > > Just got back from a family FCF Camp My wife's first time camping in the >25 > > years we have been married. > > > > AZ District Training Coordinator > > Kevin Molodecki > > _______ > > 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] > >_______ > 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] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com _______ 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]
