From: Charles Goodwin (doc236@erinet.com)
Date: Wed Oct 23 2002 - 09:56:52 CDT
on 10/23/02 9:50 AM, smith.13@nd.edu at smith.13@nd.edu wrote:
> Our Philmont crew leader is a bit put out that two of our scouts did not
> show up for our campout last weekend when the Philmont crew had a 10 mile
> hike in full packs planned. He want to set required practices with the
> stipulation that if you miss, you can not go on the trip. His mother, who
> is also going as an adult, is backing him big time. His mother missed the
> hike too because she had to be the open house for her partnership's new
> veterinary clinic. (Of course according to them, that does not count
> because she is an adult and had a good excuse.) The two scout who missed
> had opted to attend their high school home coming events that weekend.
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> My take is that we have reserved twelve spots at Philmont and have train
> reservations for twelve. If we remove a scout someone has to pay the fees
> or we have to find new crew members who would have not been on the practice
> hikes either. Neither choice make sense to me. I will work with the
> scouts to see that they free up their calendar for future hikes. But what
> if some scouts do miss the future practice hikes? What have your crews done?
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> Roman J. Smith, SM Troop 505 / CM, Ship 505
> roman.j.smith.13@nd.edu http://www.nd.edu/~rsmith1/RJSBSA.htm
> -I used to be an Owl
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I set up 5-6 weekend backpacking trips of about 15 miles. I would really
check schedules and try to avoid things like homecoming. These are busy
scouts, and they often do have a lot of other activities. I require a
minimum of 4 of the trips and that includes adults. If a scout or adult
needs extra physical conditioning, I help them work out a schedule to climb
a hill or steps in a full pack. We do give a little award to everyone who
makes every trip. Also on the backpacking shakedowns I ask the adults to
not help with the cooking and cleaning to get the scouts used to doing it
and working as a team and helping each other no matter whose job it is. I
do this with the understanding that adults will pull their shift along with
the boys when we are actually at Philmont.
I have been in 1992 with 5 crews, 1996 with 3 crews, and 2000 with 4 crews.
Hope to get a reservation for 2004 with 3 to 4 crews.
Charles Goodwin, MD, Scoutmaster Troop 236 Kettering, Ohio
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