Snippets

Today I am pretty happy.
Sometimes I get extremely cheery when I know others are having a bad day; I know – this is not a good thing, but sometimes I feel SO lucky that I am Not Them, that it just makes me very happy, so happy that I want to turn on some emergency lights and tell the world! For example:

Yes, this is in regards to Scouts, heeheehee. and the Dual Registration issue. I wanted to clarify w/the Commitee Chair that we would not get kicked out of Troop #1 if we joined Troop #2. Here is some snippets of the email I received:

Troop # _ will accept the mostly unheard of “dual registration.” However, be advised of
several things.
1. A Scout will not move forward in rank and towards Eagle in this troop if he is not fully a part of this troop and patrol. This includes actively participating and attending the troop meetings, activities, campouts, leadership, district and council
events, etc.
2. A Scout will have to pick which troop he is going to work through on his merit badges . . .
3. We . . . must be told the other troop number.
4. No approval is needed, just the agreement what is outlined here.
You asked “if it will affect the quality of the boys Scouting adventure if he does choose dual registration.” I believe it most definitely will! As you know, the Patrol Method is a foundation of Scouting. A patrol works together, learns together, camps and does activities together, relies on each other, performs leadership skills with each other, and gets to know each other. A Boy Scout patrol is like a basketball team. They work together to accomplish a goal. They get to know each other so they can work together better. Let’s say one of the team players decides he wants to play on the other team because they are going to win, or it looks like they are having more fun. What does that do to the original team? It leaves an empty spot and the team flounders. They won’t
trust him nor depend on him any longer. The “new” team doesn’t know if the player is going to be around for the season or just one game. It creates confusion. So you see, if a Scout isn’t doing his part of the Patrol Method, his Scouting quality will most definitely be affected.

I was ROFL when I read this! I wont really get into it, but my son has thee most MB is this Troop, he participates in every activity except camping (which is another long story for another time) and is one of 3 of the Highets Ranking boys in the troop. Totally cracks me up. The person that wrote this has no life and I do feel sorry for her, but that is her choice! I on the other hand, have a terrific life and after reading her message I am even more thankful to be living life in my shoes.