You know what strikes me about Bundescamp? (Duane alluded to it too). When I was in the Boy Scouts long ago, there was no focus at all on uniforms looking really good. They were purely functional. They were for the field and not especially for dress. No one hung them on hangers in the tent to keep them pressed while they were out hiking. Every boy, including me, wanted one. I don't think any of the scouts in my troup preferred a new uniform over an old one-you'd just have to break it in. "A boy's work is play" and it was the uniform for a boy's work. Maybe it's just my impression, but it seems there's a lot more pomp affiliated with a Ranger uniform than there was with the scout uniform I used to wear. (http://www.answers.com/topic/pomp) The scout uniform I wore as a kid was all about adventure. The Ranger Uniform I wear now I still about that, but it seems to be a lot more about honor and ceremony and the responsibility of looking just so than the scout uniform was. Maybe that's just a result of our local Ranger culture...maybe it's just me. I know I have a lot of trouble getting some boys to wear them.
David Perich -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 4:44 PM To: Duane Wheeler Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RR] Bundescamp 2005 Look at that! http://www.bundescamp.de/pictures/displayimage.php?album=lastcom&cat=0&pos=1 #mid > > *Near sighted rangers allways try to 'shellac my tailfeatherz over > mis- comunication... In the end they say *Love it or leave.. > > Bundscamp shows the utter folly of such think'n.. > > *Walk around Bundscamp in yur finest military creased uniform.. > Let those LTC medals and various other gee-gws shine in the summer sun.. > > Wave that flag... 'show'em yur PRIDE! > > ...then take a breath and look around Bundscamp- > It ain't NOTHING like a US Ranger event. > > It is however, what I felt about ROYAL RANGERS way back... > > *It's good... > > -=A=- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:58 AM > Subject: RE: [RR] Bundescamp 2005 > > > > Wow! What an event! The picture of the after-dark assembly in that > arena > > is testimony to Christ's Love saving sinners in every part of the world. > > I > > wonder if any of the Rangers at that event (who speak English) might > ever > > be > > in my area of Ohio on a Wednesday night to speak to our boys. > > > > I think my favorite picture is the one of the baby with the patch > > reflecting > > his rank. > > > > D Perich -- GMX DSL = Maximale Leistung zum minimalen Preis! 2000 MB nur 2,99, Flatrate ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
