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Being able to pass as a believer is one of the many life skill scouts teaches
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Jato posted:Cool thread idea. I was a Cub Scout and enjoyed it quite a bit but my mom pulled me out of it before I moved on to the Boy Scouts because she had a lot of issues with how our den was run. It was very heavily Christian which didn't jive with my non-religious parents at all. I'm curious what that's like these days? I assume it varies a lot depending where you are and who is involved in it. I'm a couple years out from having kids but I think some sort of Outdoor focused program like the scouts is something I'd definitely like my kids to get the opportunity to do and would probably participate in heavily as a parent. It definitely depends. I’m in Oklahoma, infamously conservative and religious, and found a pretty secular unit that has multiple open atheists in it. We also have at least one Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu family each. Once it’s time to get kids into Scouting, feel free to visit different units in your area to get a feel for the culture and see which, if any, are a good fit for you, as there’s no geographic restrictions on which units you can join.
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Jan 30, 2024 14:42
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Our cubmaster and committee chair are moving on to the local troop since their cub is now a Scout. The incoming cubmaster just asked me to be their assistant cubmaster, and I felt obliged to accept. Being a den leader was already more than I had anticipated, but I also know Scouting at the pack level is a fully volunteer thing, and it doesn't work unless folks step up. Just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew! I did go to a University of Scouting event a couple weeks ago, and that helped reinvigorate my excitement for leadership. Doing Wood badge in April, hopefully that'll keep the fire lit.
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Feb 20, 2024 18:18
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Judgy Fucker posted:Our cubmaster and committee chair are moving on to the local troop since their cub is now a Scout. The incoming cubmaster just asked me to be their assistant cubmaster, and I felt obliged to accept. Being a den leader was already more than I had anticipated, but I also know Scouting at the pack level is a fully volunteer thing, and it doesn't work unless folks step up. Just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew! Way to step up! I did Wood Badge last April, and I am getting beaded this Friday. It definitely helped me get the fire burning for leadership again after a few years of being Cubmaster. I highly recommend Wood Badge. It was a great experience. If you have any questions about it, let me know. Also, Asst Cubmasters are just that, assistance. If the Cubmaster can't make an event, you are the one to welcome people to meetings, etc. If you already regularly attend committee meetings and help with things outside of your Den, then it should be nothing new. Plus ya know...new patch for your uniform. My boy is a 5th grader who will move to a Troop next. Our Pack committee right now is amazing, and we not-so-secretly plan to take over a local Troop to keep all of us adult (now friends) together. We work really well together and do not wat to lose that synergy. The Troop adult leadership has been at it for a long time, and they are wanting to move on to just being Merit Badge counselors. I will probably take over as Scoutmaster at some point. For now I will probably stay Cubmaster for a while for my pack, even though my boy won't be in it. I don't mind leading Pack meetings or being the one getting hit in the face with pies by the top selling popcorn Scouts. My boy will probably become a Den Chief to help a Den, so we can still do the Pack thing together. shootforit fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Feb 21, 2024 |
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Feb 21, 2024 15:26
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Just completed my second weekend of Wood Badge, drat what an experience. Have definitely made some new friends, really pumped for my tickets, and am excited for the new Cub Scouting program being released in June. I must recommend Wood Badge to any American Scouts BSA leaders reading this. It was transformative enough it has me contemplating singing lessons.
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Apr 30, 2024 15:59
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Judgy Fucker posted:Just completed my second weekend of Wood Badge, drat what an experience. Have definitely made some new friends, really pumped for my tickets, and am excited for the new Cub Scouting program being released in June. 'Back to Gilwell happy land!' Congrats on the first half of Wood Badge. What are your ticket items? Mine were: -run Pinewood Derby for a Pack that does not have a track (ended up running five total this year) -solicit donations of uniform items for a uniform closet. Scouts can borrow pieces as a financial aid. -I took on role of Advancement Chair for my Pack (in addition to Cubmaster and Den Leader). -rebuilt an old chuck box for our Pack to take camping -recruited two new Den leaders and two new committee members I had my Beading ceremony in February as planned, and man, the beige neckerchief, leather woggle, wooden beads, and the actual wooden name badge sure do look sharp on my uniform!
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Apr 30, 2024 21:32
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shootforit posted:'Back to Gilwell happy land!' Congrats on getting beaded! I know I need to get to work as 18 months will come faster than it sounds. My items are:
Our unit is pretty religiously diverse, and instead of trying to embrace the faiths our unit decided to drop the whole "reverent" thing. As a functional atheist I've though a lot about what it means for an atheist to be reverent, and I believe there's a good opportunity to include secular values like fellowship and conservation that can tie into "reverence" so I'm going to try.
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