I was assistant scout leader for many years back when you didn't have to have several adults along when we took them camping. I say "we" but most of the time it was just "me", since the scout leader always had an excuse why he couldn't be there that weekend.
Never had one of them to get lost but you would be surprise what mischief they can get into. All in all they were a pretty good bunch of boys. Tough too. Many times we had bad weather during our campouts and I never once heard one complain.
Never had one of them to get lost but you would be surprise what mischief they can get into. All in all they were a pretty good bunch of boys. Tough too. Many times we had bad weather during our campouts and I never once heard one complain.<<
My friends always turned to me when their son's troop was going to do something that sounded dumb. I'm an old Eagle Scout (Nixon was the honorary BSA President that signed my card). Once they were going to a glacier summer hike, with shorts and nothing to speak of in the way of equipment...
Once they planned on going on a 50 miler trail hike, and this were not even aware the trail conditions. I wasn't either, but just said "Call the ranger station and find out about the trails." It was rocks, no markings to speak of, and the rangers would "find" two or three lost parties every week during the season.
There was one thing that caught my eye. A scout official, and a boy left in camp. Last I heard scouts implemented a two by two requirement. No groups smaller than two scouts two adults. Period. This did not follow that rule. Any ideas?
DK