I have to agree with Jerry. I was my little brother's Weblo's den leader when he was 10 and his scoutmaster for a year before I was transferred to Germany. I loved the experience. It was very rewarding for me. And the best part was that the Army was very understanding and supportive of me doing this. Every Wednesday night I would drive from Fort Irwin to my brother's home (90 miles each way) and do the den leader/scout master thing. The Army would let me take the necessary weeks off during the year for camping events and jamborees without me having to use any of my leave. If you have the chance to do this, I highly recommend it. You won't regret it and you are helping kids do something more constructive than just "hanging out" at the mall or whatever.
Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Johnson Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 11:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: I finally did it... Younger kids (under 10) are Cub Scouts. 10 year olds are "Webelos". 11 and up are Boy Scouts. Cub scouts seldom participate in organized overnight campouts. Seldom handle sharp things, and seldom handle firearms. Boy Scouts often do all of the above. The level of involvement is completely up to the kids and the parents. Some people eat and breath it, some come every other meeting. It all depends. But what you get out of it is in direct proportion to the commitment of the kids. (just like baseball, karate, or school). There can be lots of homework if the kid is committed. I was in scouts from the age of 3 (unofficially, but my mom was a den mother, and i went to every event) through the age of 18. I also was a Webelos leader in my mid 20s. I cannot recommend the experience highly enough. It will feel very familiar to someone with a military background. Much of the principles of organization are based on turn-of-the-century (1900) military manuals. They promote citizenship, personal and civic pride, patriotism, and respect for others. all good things in my book. As for time commitments, depending on your local council, there is often something every night, local meetings (den meetings) usually once per week, pack meetings once per month or once every other month, and events just about every weekend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240828 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
