Now Seeing in 2020 – A New Year of Scouting

Happy New Year! 2020 will be a big year for us scout leaders. Sometime in September, we should see the first girl Eagle Scouts. This will be a big event but it should not be treated as a race. Achieving the Eagle rank is serious for anyone, regardless of gender. Membership fees have changed to accommodate additional insurance requirements. The professional staff is implementing a new management program called “Polaris Method”. This will help make Scouting professionals more effective, efficient, and empowered.

🌎 The BSA Polaris Method: https://www.scouting.org/polarismethod/

🌎 New JTE 2020 Score Cards: https://www.scouting.org/awards/journey-to-excellence-1/unit/2020-scorecards-english/

📄⚕ New 2020 Health Forms: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf

🎨Thumbnail graphic by Gerhard Gellinger from Pixabay.com

⚜️ Note: Please understand that any of the opinions and comments expressed here are not necessarily the policies and opinions of Scouts BSA. ScouterStan presents this information to the adult leaders based on his training and experience. ScouterStan and you should too follow to the best of our understanding of the policies, procedures, and training from the Scouts BSA.

Scouting Knowledge 🎁 The REAL Gift for Americas Youth

During this vacation time, it would be ideal to check into your scout leader training. Records of your training are attached to your Scouts BSA ID number. Check your training records in your My.Scouting.org account. If no training is reporting to your account this may be to your personal settings or a duplicate ID number. This can happen if you register with multiple units. If everything matches your ID number and you still see no records, you should call the council office for help. During this Holiday season, it would be a good time to update YPT. This training is good for 2 years but you can update it anytime. Online Training (ScoutingU) should keep records attached to your Scouts BSA ID number. Live/Classroom training should be reported and added to your online profile/account by council advancement. Remember to keep your records in case it gets lost by the instructor or eaten by the family pet. University of Scouting or Pow-Wow is a good place to get non-traditional scout leader training. This type of training is normally not tracked online.

🌎 My.Scouting.org: https://my.scouting.org/

Dutch Oven Stuff❓🔥 Cooking in the Great Outdoors with Camping Gadgets

Every Chef has a deep respect for the skillet… Scouters love something much deeper. Dutch ovens! Many Scouters discover that cooking in the great outdoors can be challenging. Gaining some quick knowledge about the Dutch oven will help Scouters set an example. Learn the absolute basics of Dutch oven equipment and gadgets. The Dutch oven can be used for many different cooking methods. Understanding some of the tools can make using a Dutch oven much easier to master. Scout leaders will set a great example when the menu includes incredible dishes that everyone will be envious of.

🎬 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners: https://youtu.be/qSREmqZT2xM

🌎 Dutch Oven Stuff on ScoutShop.org: https://www.scoutshop.org/nsearch/?q=dutch+oven

🌎 Camp Chef Website: https://www.campchef.com/

Discovering Winter Camping

All across the nation scouts are discovering the joys of winter camping. ScouterStan recalls his youth in’s winter camping experiences. Even though ScouterStan lives in Central Florida winter camping is exciting. Similar to summertime camping up North. ScouterStan loves winter camping even though it’s done in the snow. Scout leaders need to be aware of the dangers and have a Plan B to fall back on. Staying dry is the key to keeping warm. ScouterStan discussed humiture and wind chill factors. Winter camping and Klondike derbies can be inspiring to help scouts learn scout-skills and face challenges. Adult leaders need to always be mindful of safety.

🌎 Humiture Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiture
🌎 Cold Weather Winter Camping: https://www.scouting.org/cubhub/winter-camping-fun/
🌎 BSA Winter Activities: https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss12/

I’m Thankful for Scouting

Thanksgiving is this week and Scout Leaders need to reflect on Things there thankful for. I’m back with a new season of commissioners weekly. We are going to cover a lot of stuff you don’t wont to miss… so subscribe and get other leaders to do it too.

⚠️ Impotent: Last Season we ended each video with a teaser for a knot tying series called Knotty Thoughts. Filming had started and then got delayed do to FTC – COPPA (Child Online Privacy Protection Act) concerns. Hopefully, we will have this all worked out by the end of the year. 😬

What Scouting means to me… Scouting is my personal ministry. Scouting is different than any other charity. A souter friend of mine once sed in a speech…“When you get paid to do work, that’s called a job. When you do work without getting paid, it’s called volunteering. When you pay someone and you do the work, it’s called Scouting.” I’m thankful for Scouting in my fothers life, my life and sons life. I’m Thankful for the over 40 Scouts I mentored to Eagle. I’m thankful for the professional staff that dedicates countless hours to America’s children, we call Scouts. I’m thankful for this series of commissioners weekly. I’m thankful for the adult leaders like you, who made it all possible.

ScouterStan First Season of Commission’s Weekly Review

ScouterStan reviews the first session of the Commission’s Weekly show. ScouterStan has been inspired to continue with a second season, but he needs help knowing what he should cover. Please let him know in the comments of this channel and he will see them, read them and will reply. If the first season was helpful in any way, please let others know about the channel. ScouterStan is planning on improving the video and gets more fun over time. Maybe a real-time chat in the future? 😎

📣 Season 2 starts back up on November 27, 2019

First Session of the Commission’s Weekly:

E1 5/22/19 – What the heck is a Commissioner? New Weekly Series from ScouterStan https://youtu.be/YxlY4RB6qZY
E2 5/29/19 – JTE Find Out What It Means to Me, or Journey to Excellence https://youtu.be/EHmOmpgJ76Y
E3 6/5/19 – Scout Leaders minute, moment, or epiphany? https://youtu.be/4LH9AjXlM-8
E4 6/12/19 – SIGNS UP! (ScouterStan only hears… SHUT UP!) https://youtu.be/UsiOmK0K6k0
E5 6/19/19 – Leadership Anxiety? https://youtu.be/Y81bwlJ2qh0
E6 6/26/19 –We Can Work it out! A commissioner can help. https://youtu.be/AJrw-y0sN3E
E7 7/3/19 – Excuse me… When will the 7 o’clock meeting start? https://youtu.be/CCDPGyA7_p4
E8 7/10/19 – Crossover for Adult Leaders? https://youtu.be/lcCS1McYZXY
E9 7/17/19 – Summer Camp for Scout Leaders – Learning and Having Fun https://youtu.be/x4es0Tvadww
E10 7/24/19 – Summertime Scouting – Scouts BSA Year-round https://youtu.be/g7OxU6bNb-8
E11 7/31/19 – Scout Service to Your Charter Organization https://youtu.be/Xyq44QhuMZA
E12 8/7/19 – Recruiting Scouts is Year-round – School Night Signup https://youtu.be/xSjVPuzgt8o
E13 8/14/19 – New Leaders – Understanding Scout Facing or Backstage https://youtu.be/9DHD1zcdCH0
E14 8/21/19 – Training for ALL – Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leaders https://youtu.be/CxMmurNp2iI
E15 8/28/19 – District Roundtable, a Meeting You Need to Attend https://youtu.be/7LWYJYEuh4M
E16 9/4/19 – Scouts For the Whole Family https://youtu.be/QcIPVK5cGy4
E17 9/11/19 – America Needs Scouting https://youtu.be/eTfbhZG1-Uw
E18 9/18/19 – What’s the Order of the Arrow about? https://youtu.be/rK3dULQ-vFM
E19 9/25/19 – Wood Badge https://youtu.be/P9OUM97ux4s
E20 10/2/19 – What’s a Den Chief? The Most Important Youth Leadership Position! https://youtu.be/6wPXj12rsQc
E21 10/9/19 – Burnout Prevention and ScouterStan’s Rule of Five https://youtu.be/cJPfqkqMeg8
E22 10/16/19 – The Charter System https://youtu.be/UbfNX9UGoBc
E23 10/ 23/19 – The Most Fritenning Tai of Scarry Rechartering! https://youtu.be/ZtNWjJ5Ns1E
E24 10/30/19 – First Season of Commission’s Weekly Rap-up https://youtu.be/oDf4r_UzYkQ

Wood Badge is the Highest Level of Adult Scout Leader Training

♫ “Back to Gilwell O’Happy Land…
I’m Going to work my Ticket if I can.” ♫

Wood Badge is the highest level of adult Scout leader training available in the World. The first Wood Badge training was organized by Francis “Skipper” Gidney and lectured by Robert Baden-Powell and others at Gilwell Park in the UK in September of 1919. The first course in America was held at Schiff Scout Reservation in 1948. Scouters wanting to take the course must be fully position trained with current YPT. All levels of Scouts BSA are encouraged to take this high-level training. Wood Badge is set up as a 6-day course. One full week or two full weekends of training. After completing the course members of Troop 1 start working their “ticket” to complete the training. On completion, the Scouter is awarded the Gilwell Wood beads, neckerchief, and woggle. Warning, this is high-level training. I have seen it change people’s point of view of the world. Your critter and patrol members will become a special part of your scouting life.

🌐 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Badge
🌎 Wood Badge Website: https://www.scouting.org/training/adult/woodbadge/
📄 https://scoutingmagazine.org/2014/02/wood-badge/

For additional information about Wood Badge, please contact your local council service center.

Scout Service to Your Charter Organization?

Charter Organization Representative (COR’s) is your units connection to the community. Many units don’t even consider a service project for their own. If you’re with a faith organization, think about all of the holidays when they need service. Schools need flag presentations at the PTA meeting. Other community service organizations have many needs. Units will have problems if they’re invisible to there organization that charters them. Talk with your COR and get thinking about all the service opportunities.

About the BSA: https://www.scouting.org/about/