Issue 1 - Troop 1

The Troop One Newsletter
2013 -2014 VOL I Jun-Jul-Aug
Scoutmaster
Notes
What a week we had with that nonstop week of action we were so lucky to share with
one another at Camp Ho Non Wah on the SC Coast.
Many thanks go out to Kyle Boyles, Jim Hall, Chip
Hill, and Boyce Lawton who joined me for the whole
week and also thanks to Bubba Littlejohn, Walter
Oates, Peter Neidenbach, and Stanford McMillan
who joined us for portions of the week. And many
thanks to all the parents out there who made going
to camp a priority in those crowded family summer
schedules. Having 54 of our scouts together at camp
is what makes our troop so special.
I always wonder how I could possibly put in words
what the experience of camp is like to our scouts so
I will give it a stab. The first words that come to my
mind this year are bonding and brotherhood. Scouts
leaned on each other for support and guidance
during many moments of victory and in those few
times of when things were not going too well for
some of us. One of the highlights of the week came
on the last night right after our traditional Troop 1
awards were given out when we all marched over to
the activity field to cheer our Frisbee team on
against the staff in a very hard fought match. Those
boys played their hearts out and I am sure they felt
the presence of their brother's support every step of
the way. The pavilion of New Shirmer would look
like a spider web each night as the ENO's would be
strung from the rafters and conversations would
sometimes go on late in the night even after a
certain scoutmaster would tell them to go to
sleep.........but friendships were being strengthened
and also being made! That might be worth a little
lost sleep!!
We have begun many troop traditions in the past
few years and we have learned the ways of Ho Non
Wah to where we are very comfortable calling the
settlement of New Shirmer our troop summer
home. On sports night we won both the basketball
and Frisbee competitions. While the paddle never
made a stop in New Shirmer with the highest
inspection for the day, when all was said and done it
did make the ride up I-26 with us on Saturday and
now resides in the Troop 1 Scout Hut as we scored a
cumulative 479 points out of 500.
And then there is the most important thing.
.....all of the knowledge gained during
the week. 176 Merit Badges were
completed at camp and many
scouts are working hard
to finish up a few
more
The Troop One Newsletter
2013 -2014 VOL I Jun-Jul-Aug
Scoutmaster
Notes
requirements to get completions. 19 scouts
completed the Woodsman Program thus completing
many of their Early Rank Requirements. Troop One
has begun a tradition of having an awards ceremony
following the closing camp wide campfire where
each scout receives an award that has a story
behind it so be sure and ask your scout about his
story! It is also a time we talk about what we would
like to do next year for camp. Our scouts
overwhelmingly said they wanted to return to New
Shirmer at Ho No Wah so that is our plan. We have
reserved New Shirmer once again for Week 1 (June
8-14, 2014) so please go ahead and mark this on
your calendars.
On July 24th 16 scouts and 10 dads headed off to
Hot Springs, NC to take on the Appalachian Trail and
a very full French Broad River to cover 50 miles
afoot and afloat. They would discover many
challenges along the way – the Appalachian Trail
would certainly not be flat terrain on the 20 mile
section they would be backpacking and higher than
normal water levels would mean this would not be a
lazy float on a Sunday afternoon. The reports I
received from some of the dads told the story:
“Sorry you weren't there to witness the scout
camaraderie, hard work, etc.” and “I never heard
one scout complain about anything all five days.”
The brotherhood of scouting can work in some
mysterious ways and I think there are 16 very lucky
scouts in Troop 1 who will have many happy
memories of the fun and even the challenges they
may have faced in earning that coveted 50 miler
patch.
I have used the word “brotherhood” a few times in
this article which brings me to close with an
experience I had in the Rome airport a few weeks
ago as I noticed a group of young people dressed in
a very different uniform (but the world scouting
patch just like ours was front and center) than I had
seen before waiting to board our plane. I happened
to be sitting next to someone who now lived in
Rome, but had grown up in Florida. I had told him
of my involvement in scouting and when the group
of scouts walked by, he started speaking to one of
them in Italian telling him I was a scoutmaster in the
The Troop One Newsletter
2013 -2014 VOL I Jun-Jul-Aug
Scoutmaster
Notes
United States and so we found out they were Ranger
Scouts which is comparable to the Venture Scouting
Program (a co-ed Scouting program for ages 16-21)
in America. Through the fellow sitting next to me
serving as translator we learned they were heading
to Ottawa in Canada (I never quite figured out why
you fly from Rome to Charlotte to get to Ottawa) for
an international leadership gathering of older scouts
and they were representing all of Italy. He told us
how scouting had shaped his life through his years
of mship and that he had earned the highest rank in
Italian Scouting. As we ended our conversation
through our translator, I said to him to always rem
the Scout Law not even knowing if the Italian Scouts
had those 12 words we know so well. Well, before
the guy translating could say anything those 3
fingers on that young scout went up in the air with
the scout sign. The poor boy could not speak a
word of English, but he sure understood what I
meant when I said “Scout Law.” After getting home,
I looked up the Italian Scout Law and here it is:
A Guide and Scout: put their honor in being
trusted are loyal, make themselves useful and
help others, are friends to all and brothers to all
others. Guides and Scouts are courteous, love
and respect nature, are obedient, smile and sing
even under difficult conditions ,are hard
working and thrifty, are pure in thought, word
and deeds.
These are not the exact words we in America use,
but certainly cut from the same cloth and that
young man I met that day is certainly cut from the
same cloth as our Troop 1 Scouts. World Scouting
knows many languages and customs, but that
common thread these young people possess creates
a brotherhood like non other.
Welcome to a new scouting year and all of the
brotherhood our scouts are certain to have over the
coming year!
… Ted
Meetings and Events
Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
Day
Date
Tue
27-Aug
Tue
03-Sep
Tue
10-Sep
Tue
17-Sep
Tue
24-Sep
Tue
01-Oct
Tue
08-Oct
Tue
Older Scout MB Activity
Cookout & Pets MB
Completion
Family Life or Architecture or
Mototboating
Family Life or Architecture or
Mototboating
Family Life or Architecture or
Mototboating
Americam Cultures
First Year's Activity
Cookout & Pets MB
Completion
Parent Duty (OS/1st Yr)
N/A
Motor Boating
Aiken/Akridge/Brooks
Motor Boating
Austill/Barrett/Freedman
Motor Boating
Beets/Bradley/Frost
Early Rank/Camping
Burnett/Gaskins
Early Rank/Camping
Court of Honor (Sanctuary)
Class 'A' Uniform Required
Early Rank/Camping
Copeland/King
15-Oct
Americam Cultures
Court of Honor (Sanctuary)
Class 'A' Uniform Required
Inventing
Tue
22-Oct
Inventing
Early Rank/Camping
Fields/Manke
Tue
29-Oct
Inventing
Early Rank/Camping
Gillespie/Morris
All Parents
Dickerson/Lovelace
Tue
05-Nov
Salesmanship
Salesmanship
Goldman/Pittman
Tue
12-Nov
Salesmanship
Salesmanship
Griffin/Pitts
Tue
19-Nov
TBD
Early Rank/Camping
Cooper James/Rudolph
Sat
23-Nov
FOWL FEST!!
FOWL FEST!!
Schedule TBA
Tue
26-Nov
Thanksgiving - No Scouts
Thanksgiving - No Scouts
N/A
Tue
03-Dec
Holiday Project
Holiday Project
Forest James/Scheel
Tue
10-Dec
Holiday Project
Holiday Project
Kistler/Warren
Outdoor Schedule:
2013
23-25 Aug
06-08 Sep
04-06 Oct
01-03 Nov
Lake Summit
Nantahala
Backpacking TBA
Railroading @ Spencer Shops
07-09 Feb
Ski Trip
08-14 Jun
Camp Ho Non Wah
2014
Outdoors
Outdoors
Update
50 miler was a huge success! We were able to successfully get 26 people (16 eager Scouts and
10 devoted dads) to complete 22 miles along a rugged stretch of the Appalachian Trail and tame 31
miles of the roaring French Broad river!
Along the AT, Troop 1 demonstrated what true Scouting is all about! We took in magnificent views,
passed two of the shelters that are spaced approximately every 10 miles, encountered two bears,
and a couple snakes! Of course, the best of what came out of this was no surprise to me; it was
the laughter, and camaraderie between boys ages 12-16. I saw firsthand the teamwork and
leadership in all of these boys daily. Normal water levels are anywhere between 800 -1500 CFS
(cubic feet per second) Troop 1 bravely took on this river while it was at an impressive 5800 CFS!
I want to note, that although everyone was challenged in one way or another throughout the 5 days
- NO ONE whined or complained! It was a true pleasure to be with everyone in attendance. I do
want to recognize Huck Finn outfitters and Jay Wakefield for helping us put together this trip with all
of the logistics involved! Stay tuned for our next backpacking trip details scheduled for October 5th,
it may or may not include a little boat action! It will include 2 nights of real backwoods
camping! Don't be scared, it is going to be awesome!!!!!!
Next we will take on the waters of the Nantahala for our family trip this year. All are welcome to
attend even if you decide not to raft.
Thanks again for all of the help from parents! Your participation really makes this such a wonderful
Troop that I am proud to be a part of. I look forward to seeing another set of first year Scouts
develop and grow!!
… Mark
Camp Ho Non Wah
Thanks to Boyce Lawton you can see many photos and
videos from our great week on the Bohicket at Camp Ho
Non Wah. There were over 50 scouts in attendance and while
an incredible number of merit badges were earned, more
importantly we functioned as a team while friendships were
being forged and strengthened. As is tradition on the last
night the scouts voted to return to Ho Non Wah next summer
and the dates for 2014 are June 8 - June 14. We hope to
continue to break attendance records so even more new
tents will be needed at New Shirmer!
To you upper rank scouts, the newer scouts love having
you at camp to show them the Troop 1 way so please
consider returning. We will continue to work on having
availability of merit badge classes that you want to take and I
will be taking requests at the beginning of the new year.
Contact me with questions jgh@retina-consultants.com.
… Jim Hall
Camp Ho Non Wah
Scouting, In Your Own Words …
This year’s 50-mile adventure was like no other trip that I had been on so far. As a first
for me, the trip encompassed both backpacking and rafting. While our expedition was difficult and
technical at times, I was able to overcome those challenges, and it quickly became one of my favorite
trips in my Scouting career.
I have to say that my favorite part of the experience was our time paddling down the
French Broad River. The numerous rainstorms that preceded the trip made the water both deep and
very fast. These conditions meant that there was some great whitewater, and we were able to use
single and double-duckies to maneuver at a rapid pace downstream. Thanks to my training before and
during my time as a Boy Scout, I could use a single ducky and navigate the whitewater. I did my best to
take the most fun routes through the rapids.
While rafting was my favorite part of the whole trip, backpacking wasn’t bad at all.
Except for when I was hiking on extremely steep uphills or downhills, I had an amazing time hiking on
the Appalachian Trail. All of the views that I saw once we were at a high enough altitude were simply
astonishing! In addition to the beautiful scenery, the weather we experienced on the trail was a great
bonus. There was no rain and the temperature had dropped significantly.
That all said, there were a few bad moments on the trip, too. Rain was the first major
issue. There were a few downpours of rain during our trip. The rain came when we pulled our duckies
to shore and set up camp in preparation for the final night. Since my tent had a major leak, and was
already wet from the previous night, my father and I scavenged through the trailer to find a dry tent
and ground tarp. Our discovery became a lifesaver for me!
I feel very fortunate to have been able to experience this great trip. I am also very
fortunate to have had years of scouting experience. My knowledge aided me in making it through this
50-miler reasonably unscathed, and I am now even more prepared now to complete another one.
…Bennett Setzer
Advancement
Recent Eagle Scout Projects
JD Copeland
JD built a “Snake Rail” fence around a cemetery in Camp
Croft State Park. The cemetery is one of the oldest
cemeteries in the city. The people buried there fought in
the Revolutionary War. It is an honor to work on
something with such a historical significance. A snake
rail fence stands about three feet tall and consists of four
split rails, lying interwoven on top of each other.
JD Thanks His Advisors, along with all of
the Troop 1 Scouts and adults who came
out to help him in this project!!!
Advancement
First Year Scouts
I will be working with the other Scoutmasters to make sure that the
momentum we built with this incredible group of new scouts will continue through
this year.
You made great strides in earning your Tenderfoot rank and we will move as a
group through Second Class. We will work on some required merit badges as well
some just plain old fun merit badges, and of course, Mr. Wakefield will be helping
with the ever-popular Camping Badge.
If any of you have questions please contact me at jgh@retina-consultants.com
or call 864-420-2810.
… Jim Hall
Scout
Tenderfoot
2nd Class
1st Class
Advancement
Summer Advancements
L. Aiken
B. Akridge
Z. Austill
W. Barrett
J. Beets
Z. Boyles
Personal Management, Cooking, Orienteering, Shotgun Shooting
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Leatherwork, Orienteering
Communication, Lifesaving, Cooking, Rowing
Archery, Aviation, Canoeing, Robotics
5th Gold Palm, Reptile & Amphibian Study, Dog Care, Orienteering,
Public Health, Kayaking
W. Brooks
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
J. Copeland 50 Miler Award
S. Corkery
Communication, Personal Management, Cooking, Small Boat Sailing,
Kayaking
D. Dickerson Lifesaving, Personal Management, Cooking, Rowing, Weather
B. Fields
First Class Scout, Citizenship in the Nation, Cooking
A. Freedman Aviation
B. Freedman Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Aviation, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore,
Leatherwork
S. Freedman Communication, Environmental Science, Aviation, Canoeing,
Orienteering
B. Frost
Lifesaving, Personal Management, Art, Aviation, Cooking, Orienteering
C. Frost
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
J. Gaskins
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
W. Gillespie Personal Management, Aviation, Cooking
M. Goldman Communication, Aviation, Canoeing
T. Griffin
Life Scout, Personal Management, Family Life, Cooking, Nature,
Orienteering, Rifle Shooting
A. Hall
Lifesaving, Personal Management, Reptile & Amphibian
Study, Cooking, Fishing, Water Sports,
50 Miler Award
Advancement
Summer Advancements
G. Hall
Star Scout, Lifesaving, Personal Management, Cooking, Oceanography,
Wood Carving, 50 Miler Award
G. Hill
Citizenship in the World, Personal Management, Cooking, Rifle
Shooting, Shotgun Shooting
C. James
Camping, Communication, Environmental Science, Canoeing, Wood
Carving
T. James
50 Miler Award
B. Jungkind Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
C. Killoren
Swimming, Fingerprinting, Leatherwork
R. King
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
S. Kistler
Personal Management, Cooking, Nature, Oceanography, Wood Carving,
50 Miler Award
W. Lawton
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
H. Lovelace Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
E. Manke
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Aviation, Fingerprinting, Leatherwork
C. Mercer
2nd Bronze Palm
H. Morris
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
J. Mullen
Citizenship in the Community, Communication, Environmental Science,
Lifesaving, Canoeing, Orienteering, Shotgun Shooting, 50 Miler Award
T. Neidenbach Aviation, Weather
W. Nowatka First Class Scout, Lifesaving, Aviation, Canoeing, Cooking,
Fingerprinting, Rowing, 50 Miler Award
C. Overcarsh Lifesaving, Personal Management, Archery, Cooking, Orienteering, 50
Miler Award
C. Patinello Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Indian Lore
C. Pereyo
First Class Scout, Camping, Communication,
Environmental Science, Canoeing, Orienteering,
Wood Carving, 50 Miler Award
Advancement
Summer Advancements
T. Phillips
T. Pittman
W. Pitts
S. Price
J. Pye
Environmental Science, Indian Lore, Mammal Study, Weather
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Leatherwork
Communication, Environmental Science, Canoeing, Wood Carving
Citizenship in the Nation, Lifesaving, Personal Management, Cooking,
Fishing, 50 Miler Award
B. Rudolph
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
T. Rudolph
Lifesaving, Personal Management, Family Life, Cooking, Fishing
C. Sanchez
Personal Management, Aviation, Cooking, Wood Carving
G. Scheel
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Indian Lore, Leatherwork
B. Setzer
50 Miler Award
S. Spencer
Cooking, Geology, Nature, Rifle Shooting
C. Sposa
First Class Scout, Citizenship in the Nation, Environmental Science,
Personal Management, Canoeing, Cooking, Shotgun Shooting,
Wilderness Survival, 50 Miler Award
T. Sturgill
Citizenship in the Nation, Communication, Canoeing, Cooking, Weather
A. Tebbe
Citizenship in the Community, Communication, Environmental Science,
Lifesaving, Canoeing, Fishing, Wood Carving, 50 Miler Award
B. Wakefield Camping, Communication, Canoeing, Orienteering, Rifle Shooting, 50
Miler Award
W. Wakefield 50 Miler Award
H. Warren
Tenderfoot Scout, Swimming, Fingerprinting, Leatherwork
J. Warren
First Class Scout, Lifesaving, Aviation, Cooking, Wood Carving, 50 Miler
Award
C. Wildrick
Lifesaving
O. Wise
Personal Management, Archery, Auto Maintenance
Advancement
Pack 1- Tigers, Cubs, and Webelos
Tiger Cubs
The Tiger Cubs will be led by Courtney Philips and are looking for
any interested first graders to join their group. If anyone knows
of any boys looking to join scouting as a Tiger Cub, please contact
me (Mchewning92@yahoo.com).
Cub Scouts
We are looking forward to having Bear Cubs this year (after
missing them last year).
The Wolf Cubs under the leadership of Tripp Johnson will
continue and expect to have an eventful year.
Webelos
Webolos I will be coordinated by Scott Scheel and they are
looking forward to starting on their path to the Arrow of Light.
Webelos II will be led by Michael Chewning. These 15 boys are
entering their final year of Cub Scouts and will cross over into
Troop 1 next spring.
… Michael Chewning
Announcements
Upcoming Birthdays!
Scouts …
August
Sanchez, Reed
Tebbe, Allen
James, Cooper
08/04
08/28
08/29
18
13
13
Sept
Kistler, Sam
Walpole, Ben
Wise, Oliver
Wakefield, Walker
Brooks, Will
King, Rob
Lovelace, Hank
Boyles, Zack
Frost, Brett
Pereyo, Colton
09/01
09/01
09/01
09/10
09/12
09/13
09/20
09/26
09/28
09/30
15
17
15
15
12
12
12
18
14
13
Leaders …
August
Gage, Ted
Walpole, Jay
Bauknight, John
08/08
08/10
08/22
Sept
Phillips, Lesesne
Morris, Ned
Mercer, Elise
Sanchez, Kimberlee
09/03
09/18
09/20
09/29
Announcements
Troop 1 BSA
The Episcopal Church of the Advent
141 Advent Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Troop One Leadership Committee
Ted Gage
Scout Master
Elise Mercer
Committee Chair
Coby Alexander
Advancement Chair
Jerry Setzer
100th Anniversary Chair
Kyle Boyles
100th Anniversary
Jay Wakefield
1st year /Outdoor
Walter Oates
1st Year/Troop Legacy Fund
Jim Hall
Scout Camp Chair/1st Year
Mark Mullens
Outdoor chair
Bill Coker
Finance Chair
OPEN
Chaplain
Harriett Ike
Board of review Chair
Jacky Middlebrooks
Board of review
Bubba Littlejohn
Board of review
Chip Hill
Board of review
Scott Griffin
BBQ Co-Chair (Food)
OPEN
BBQ Co-Chair (underwriting)
Russ Rudolph
BBQ Co-Chair (Sales)
Dede Frost
Merit Badge Coordinator
Belinda Gillespie
Secretary
Caroline James
Master of Ceremonies
Boyce Lawton
Web Master & I.T. Guru
Mitchell Mercer
Eagle’s Nest
Laura Bauknight
Christmas Project
OPEN
Christmas Project C-Chair
Michael Chewning
Cub master
Ned Morris
Chartered Organization Rep.
Jim Kistler
At Large
Tim Fields
At Large
Announcements
Uniform Policy
Scouts must wear Class A uniforms to all Scout functions unless instructed otherwise by the
Scoutmaster. In order to vote in Patrol Leadership elections, be elected to any office, or to
participate in a Scoutmaster's Conference or Board of Review, you must be in proper uniform.
A uniform inspection will be part of all Scoutmaster Conferences, with corrections to be made
before the Board of Review.
On all Scout sanctioned trips, Troop 1 travels in Class A uniforms.
Class A Uniform (meetings and trips)
o Scout Shirt with rank and emblems neatly attached according to The Boy Scout Handbook
o Neckerchief and Slide*
o Scout Shorts, or Khaki Shorts or Trousers (no jeans)
o Official Scout Belt (exception: Switchbacks which have a scout belt incorporated)
o Scout socks when wearing shorts
o Closed toe shoes, such as tennis shoes or boots (no sandals)
Class A Dress Uniform (Court of Honor/Scout Sunday, etc.)
o Scout Shirt with rank and emblems neatly attached
according to The Boy Scout Handbook
o Merit Badge Sash
o Medals, such as God and Country
o Neckerchief and Slide*
o Scout or Khaki Trousers (no shorts or jeans)
o Official Scout Belt (exception: Switchbacks
which have a scout belt incorporated)
o Closed toe dress shoes
o OA sash in place of Merit Badge Sash
for OA events only
Class B Uniform
o Official Troop 1 T-shirt
o Shorts or trousers
o Belt
o Scout socks when wearing shorts
o Closed toe shoes, such as tennis shoes or boots
*The slide must either be an official Boy Scout slide or a slide made by the scout to demonstrate his
skill and craftsmanship. A model car tire, rubber band, length of string or other such item
does not qualify.
Scouts may substitute their scout uniform with their official school or other organized
group team uniform if they have a game (not practice) or other competition
immediately before or after the weekly scout meeting.
Announcements
A Board of Review is the final step in the process by which a Scout advances in rank.
It also encourages Scouts to review “the Basics” and gives troop leaders valuable feedback. Boards of Review are
usually conducted by two or three committee ms of Troop 1. The Board provides an opportunity for the Scout to
accept responsibility and develop and practice skills needed in an interview situation. The Board of Review is a
time to determine the Scout’s knowledge, attitudes, accomplishments, and acceptance of Scouting Ideals.
Scout Spirit is defined as living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in a Scout’s everyday life. The Board should make
sure that good standards have been met in all phases of the Scout’s life. A discussion of the Scout Oath and Scout
Law is in keeping with the purpose of the review, to ensure that the candidate recognizes and understands the
value of Scouting in his home, unit, school, and community.
The Scout will typically know within a few minutes if he did well enough to advance in rank (nearly everyone
does). However, the Board may ask the Scout to study a bit and report back the following week. Rem – BE
PREPARED – a Scout prepares for whatever comes his way. The more prepared a Scout is, the more likely he will
succeed during his Board of Review!
SCHEDULING A BOARD OF REVIEW IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCOUT – Not Mom or Dad
Contact Scoutmaster Ted Gage
(twgage@bellsouth.net)
to schedule, in advance, a
Scoutmaster Conference
•
•
Attend Scoutmaster Conference
Scout must wear his COMPLETE
Uniform
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•
Schedule Board of Review
Contact Harriet Ike
harrietike@gmail.com
(H) 864.542.8338 / (M) 864.542.4059
Harriet will schedule additional BOR ms Bubba
Littlejohn , Chip Hill, and Jackie Middlebrooks
to assist with Reviews
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Attend Board of Review
Complete Uniform Required
You will review some or all of …
Scout Sign, Scout Oath, Law, Motto, and
Slogan and their meaning and purpose
Demonstration of Basic Skills such as
• Tying Knots
• First Aid
• Compass
Discussion of earned Merit Badges (Star, Life,
Eagle BOR)
Discussion of your goals in Scouts and goals in
life
Discussion of Troop Improvements
The Board will inform the Scout
immediately and send the results to
Scoutmaster Ted Gage and
Advancement Chair Coby Alexander