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Greetings Scout Leaders, do you find it challenging to develop great questions for the Board Of Reviews? For those of you who do not know, a Board of Review happens when a Boy Scout has completed all the requirements for a rank. The board members ask various questions to ensure that Scout is ready. If the board passes the Scout, then they earn that rank, else they may have something they need to work on and will appear before the board again at a later date.

Remember, the goal of the board, above all, is, is to evaluate the health of the unit. How is the overall spirit/soul of the unit? Are there areas the unit could be doing better? Where is the unit doing well? What do the scouts think of how the unit is doing?

Keep in mind many of the questions, as phrased below, are probably more for higher ranks. So use your best judgment on what questions are appropriate for the scout before you.

 

It is common for board members to ask questions like tie this knot or tell me about an experience you had on a campout. But what about questions that require more thought?

So here are some questions...

If you were asked to remove two points from the scout law and replace them with two new words, what would they be and why?

Tell us about something that went wrong on a recent activity, what did you learn from it and what can be done differently next time?

What is your least favorite thing about Scouting & why?

Can you tell me about how you recently demonstrated Scout Spirit at school?

 

What does Reverent mean to you?

What is your favorite subject at school & why?

 

Is there an activity you wish the troop would do but has not and why?

Tell us about your favorite service project you have done since you were a scout? What makes it so special?

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Scott sent in this question: My son is home schooled and has to do the requirement for second class 7c. The drug awareness part. do you have any suggestions on what he can do to meet this requirement? Any help would be great. Thanks Scott This is Second Class requirement 7c: Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions. I recommend you check out the BSA substance abuse program Drugs: A Deadly Game . You can order the materials online. They are often available at your local Scout shop as well. He could do this program with his patrol, troop, home school association, etc. While these types of programs are often completed ......

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Scouts BSA Troop Committee Responsibilities Printable Copy More Resources Board of Review Questions Leadership Succession Committee Positions What Does a Troop Committee Do? Like all BSA units, Scouts BSA Troops have committees. Since a troop is lead by the youth, rather than being lead by the adults as in a pack, the committee functions differ. The main difference it that instead of carrying out much of the work themselves, committee members are providing the support and resources which the youth leaders of the troop need. A Scouts BSA Troop committee is essentially the board of directors for a Scouts BSA Troop. This committee is a group of at least three people who assist with supervision and management of a the unit. They help provide the ......

It is really important for kids to learn how to say Thank You. Gratitude is something which needs to be taught, and Cub Scouts is a perfect forum for doing this. The link at the bottom of this article is for a template for a thank you note. Use this template to help your Scouts write a thank you note for somebody who has made a difference in their lives. Have them take the time to write it on a blank piece of paper, rather than just filling in the blanks. The form is just to help give them some structure and specifics for writing the note. Download a printable copy of Thank You Note Template for Thanking a Special PersonDownload For some special cards to write in to say Thank You to your favorite Den ......

From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in California and beyond, our countrys national parks hosted 237 million people in 2020. But despite the continued popularity of these wide-open spaces, there is one National Park Service offering that remains lesser known. Its the Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger program, which offers an oval-shaped patch to Cub Scouts and Scouts who participate in organized educational activities or volunteer service projects for a minimum of 10 hours at one or more national parks. Last year, Cynthia Curley-Obrero, a Webelos den leader from Pack 540 of Atlanta (Atlanta Area Council), was discussing the award with Jake Boling. He is the park ranger at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia.Jake was saying that it really hasnt been a very active award maybe due to a lack of exposure, Cynthia says. My son, William Kai, was the first to achieve it at our local ......

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Pack Trainer is a position which you will find filled on some, but not all, Pack Committees. The main responsibility of the Pack Trainer is to ensure that the adults involved in the Pack are trained for their positions and are aware of supplemental training opportunities. A secondary role for many Pack Trainers is to help the Cubmaster and Den Leaders learn of resources which are available and to help ensure that they have all of the information they need to plan an effective program. After ZM crossed over to Scouts BSA, I stayed active as the Pack Trainer. We hadnt had a Pack Trainer for about three year now and I was able to lend a hand. A typical list of the responsibilities for the position of Pack Trainer is given below. Adjust them ......

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