The question posed was: “USScouts (the U.S. Scouting Service Project, Inc.) says that the Scout badge is not a “rank”. The uniform inspection sheet at http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34283.pdf says that the center of the left pocket is for Badges of Rank. So is it appropriate to put the Scout badge where the Badges of Rank would […]

 
  (This was originally written in the fall of 2004 as a follow-up to a presentation I did on the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)’s youth programs, to include Scouting, to a Scouting audience.  I was asked to “pitch” why Americans should care about rebuilding a Scouting program in Iraq when (at that time) Americans were […]

 
  From: Mike Walton <kyblkeagle@aol.com> To: davidharkey@earthlink.net; Coffeeweb@aol.com; blkeagle@mninter.net; blackeagle.walton@us.army.mil Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 1:19 pm Subject: Re: Rank Question Hi David! The time period between Tenderfoot and Second Class; and between Second Class and First Class have been removed.  The idea is for the Scout to advance to First Class Scout as soon […]

 
  Michele wrote and asked a great question, which supports what I and some others state here that some Councils are “lone Scout friendly” and others are, well, let’s just say that they “need practice” *smiling*. She asked us: “Is it written anywhere that Lone Scouts should/ could get tour permits? I have asked at my council […]

 
  Hi Paul! You wrote and asked me a great question about Commissioner uniforming: “What I’m looking for is information on what is the proper uniform for both service and administrative commissioners.” To catch everyone else up:  “Service” or “Field” Commissioners are those who interact DIRECTLY with key unit members (the leaders of the units, […]

 
  Hi Jason! You wrote and asked me: “I am becoming a Tiger den leader after an 11 year break.  I was in scouts as a boy from tiger till my 18th birthday, and am hoping for another long run with my boys.” Yea!!! for you, Jason…thanks for serving as a BSA volunteer — and […]

 
  Hi Glen!! You wrote and asked me: “I spent a few weeks in Japan when I was an Eagle Scout and happened to come across a young man over there that was a Fuji Scout. We swapped blouses. I’m wanting to clean out my collection and was wondering a rough value of it. I can […]

 
  Hi Mason!! You wrote a great set of questions: “My name is Mason Thomas (we recently became friends on Facebook) I was an OA Region Chief a few years back and have since stayed involved with my local council, district, and have helped start up a new troop in Columbia, SC.  I have a couple […]

 
  From: Mike Walton <settummanque@yahoo.com>Subject: More about Leaving the Jamboree for home…(4 Aug 10)To: post@posterous.comDate: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:21 PM (This is the final of my Jamboree blog entries; I have posted all of them along with other notes on my Posterous web blog (http://www.posterous.com/settummanque).  Some of the photos were able to be exported […]

 
  Today was the final day of the Centennial National Scout Jamboree.  My emotions are very much different from the last “last day at the Jamboree” five years ago this week. Some of you following me on Scouts-L and the other “-Ls” probably remember that posting. I do. It took me two attempts to post it all […]