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I'm going to Scout camp with my son's troop next week. I've been a cubmaster, but took a few years off of leadership when my son moved up. The current scoutmaster says he'd like me to take over as scoutmaster next year. I expect he'll spend the next week trying to convince me. Give me your reasons for/against being a scoutmaster. How does it compare to being a cubmaster? I'm a former Star scout in this council, 35 years ago.
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Jun 28, 2023 18:58
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~Coxy posted:(also, one of the songs was a hymn that simply replaced "jesus" with "scouting", which surprised my wife and I and is probably technically verboten) Sad thing is, is I really like the song, but it's not really 'non-denominational'. Also, selling popcorn sucks, we finally ditched it a few years ago. Pick something else to do that's way less headache. We sell mistletoe (hand harvested & bagged by us). Some units work at events like races, crab feeds, etc. Jorath fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Oct 6, 2023 |
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Oct 6, 2023 18:59
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I just donate cash. $20 donation goes %100 to the unit. Buying a bag just gives a small amount, like %18.
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Oct 7, 2023 16:29
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Each unit runs very differently depending on the charter org and leadership. I just took over as scoutmaster for a church - chartered org and have to square my non-religious beliefs with the fact that the church does a lot for the unit. To achieve eagle, Scouts need to believe in God, or at least tell that to their Eagle board. How much God is mentioned before that is up to the unit, but there are numerous requirements that require going to a faith or spiritual based meeting and discussing it.
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