*Interesting thoughts!
I'm party to the beginning of FCF and the
entire re-enactment of outfits and such.
First, and foremost.. FCF is not mine by seniority
or claim. The thinking was to "Call-out" those
who have taken an extra step in support of Royal
Rangers to a "higher level" of service.
Commander Johnnie used the "word picture" of our
Pioneers and Trailblazers of history who went out
into the wilderness with the ethics of the RR Code.
When a boy looks forward, in life.. He holds the
view of those who live in the settlements, of a
home,school and the comfort of provision. Cdr.Johnnie
challenges us to "Look out on life, as a grand
adventure" and explore our lives as new territory
to claim.
Cdr.Johnnie, used his excellent Frountier outfit
as a visual aid to his "Ministry" to challenge
the thinking of the boys. The focus was on adventure
not the building of costumes. The "character" that
he desired for us to build was the Character of the
heart that would have us apply the virtues of Royal
Rangers into our core beliefs, to become strong
Christian men of the future.
*It may be good to re-vist this primary view
from time to time to remove the dust from the
cover of the FCF Pledge.<G>
Nuff said!
D.Wheeler
Sr.Guide OP22
Norwalk AG
So.Cal Dist.
July 1966
--- clint grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, here is where what I believe to be pure
> opinion needs to be contended with.
> My experience (from that of a youngbuck in FCF
> from back in 1980-to that of a Wilderness member and
> district staff member today) lead me to believe that
> you CAN appeal to boys cohesively while using a wide
> array of personas. I have no less than four which I
> portray with what I feel is fair to say some degree
> of accuracy before I become in danger of bragging.
> (Like Hollywood Henderson used to say: "If you can
> do it-it ain't bragging")...
> One day I am a western mountainman, with
> buckskins, warshirt, fur hat, etc. Next day I am a
> colonial gentleman, with kneebritches, waistcoat,
> tricorn, etc. Next I am a plainsman, calico shirt,
> wide-brim beaver hat and all. Then I am an 1820's
> storekeeper, with railhead pants, widebrim straw
> hat, tailored vest, watch fob, etc.
> Alot of people in my district do much better
> than that. This is what has made us a five-star
> chapter for as long as I can remember. We do what we
> do to the best of our ability, while struggling to
> keep our priorities straight. :)
> And it works.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert D Hamilton
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:18 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [RR] RE: FCF part 2
>
>
> This is a little late in coming, but I felt I needed
> to put in my $.02.
>
> You should go back to what FCF stands for -
> Frontiersman Camping
> Fellowship, with emphasis on "Frontiersman". At one
> time or another
> between the 1600's and the 1800's ALL of America was
> a frontier.
> Different parts of America were a frontier at a
> different time. For New
> England and the eastern seaboard, it was during the
> 1600's. The middle
> America's came during the 1700's. The western
> states and western
> seaboard came during the 1800's. The dress and
> styles were all different
> during these different time periods. Also, during
> the same time periods,
> different states had a different style of dress.
>
> The reason that you have a frontiersman "style" to
> portray for the part
> of the country you live in is because that was the
> time period (and style
> of dress) where that part of the country was a
> frontier. When New
> England was a frontier the Mountain Man was unheard
> of and would be out
> of character for that time period. Conversely, a
> Colonial style persona
> would be extremely out of character for the Rocky
> Mountain Region. This
> does not mean that you have to adhere to being a
> Mountain Man or a
> Colonial or whatever your particular regions
> portrayal is. There is a
> preacher from Longmont whose persona is that of a
> Country Preacher. His
> outfit is black pants, black suit coat, white stiff
> collar shirt and a
> wide brin black hat. He carries a bible as well as
> a black powder rifle
> in a buckskin case. The outfir is very fitting for
> the time period when
> the Rocky Mountain area was a frontier. Your
> persona could be an Indian
> scout, blacksmith, or any other myriad of persona
> that would fit within
> your time period.
>
> Yes, it is about the logs and the fire as well as
> the FCF Pledge. But it
> is also about "Keeping" boys in the ranger program.
> To this end it is
> the outfits and the portrayal of a particular time
> period that draws the
> boys into FCF. And if you mix the time periods all
> over the place, you
> don't have a cohesive "program" that will appeal to
> the boys. And if we
> don't draw them in, and they don't find a niche in
> Youth, they WILL find
> a place to fit in somewhere that will probably not
> fit into their overall
> spiritual well being.
>
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