Advancement

Parents,

   Now that school is back in and because school is back in I wanted to touch base and give a gentle remind for Scouting.  I continually speak with your boys about where they are within the Scouting program and what they need.  I just updated the Path to Eagle list that sits on the right column of this blog.  You can always take a moment and refresh your memories as to where your boy is with regards to merit badges, rank advancement, etc. and what his next steps need to be.

 

   Since we are Varsity Scouts we don't focus wholly on merit badges like the 12-13 year olds do.  We don't have a week long merit badge camp to help the boys progress so it falls back to mutual nights and time at home which requires more diligence.  We are finishing up Citizenship in the Community which is a eagle required merit badge and one all the boys need.  Bro Goodsell has been spectacular to herd the cats on this one.  

   I know there are already 10 other things to remind your sons about but if possible please take a moment each week to help them make progress on whatever they need to work on.  

 

   If you ever want to clarify something or ask me a question please don't hesitate.  I welcome any chance to help your boys.  They are great young men.  

Position Badges

As if this wasn't already known; Phil De La Mare is a stud! I'm sure he gets sick of my constant requests and lack of knowledge about Scouting but he does it for the boys. Phil is our Scout Committee Chair (I think that's what the position is called). Anyway, Phil got me position badges for all the boys. I'm going to pass them out at church today. If you don't know where the badge goes on the uniform I've attached something else that Phil gave me. It shows where on the left sleeve it should be placed along with everything else. You'll also find it in the Scouting Resources for future reference.