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http://troop127farmersville.ScoutLander.com
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Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Motto
Be Prepared
Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean, and reverent.
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Scouting is unlike anything your son has ever experienced before.
Unlike school, organized sports, or perhaps even in the home setting, in a Boy Scout troop the youth are the ones who are in charge. THEIR desires become our agenda. THEIR ideas for adventure, fun, and excitement are what the adults guide them to bring into reality. In Scouting, THEY speak and the adults listen.
By practicing representative democracy, they pick their own leaders who create the yearly agenda. Scouts work together on every issue, from what to eat at camp, deciding who will wash dishes and shop for food, they learn and PUT INTO PRACTICE communication, public speaking, teamwork, conflict resolution, and leadership.
By taking advantage of any of the 130 possible merit badges, they gain exposure to areas of interest ranging from Rifle Shooting to Chemistry, from Small Boat Sailing to Aviation, and from Reading to Nuclear Science. Statistically, the Merit Badge program often leads to life-long hobbies and even career choices. At a minimum, Merit Badges help a young man try things he may never have had a chance to do if not for the Scouting experience, such as rifle shooting, archery, sailing, or camping.
While boys are busy "being Scouts" and having fun, they start to embody the virtues of Scouting defined in the Scout Oath and Law.
What is Scouting? It's "fun with a purpose".
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WHAT should you look for when you visit a troop?
WHAT are some signs of a "good" unit?
Keep these questions in mind...
- How is the attendance at the meetings?
- Were the boys AND leaders in the proper uniform? Are boys advancing at an individualized rate? Is there a mix of ranks among the Scouts, even in the same patrols? (Right answer is "yes")
- How many EAGLES have they had?
- Were YOU welcomed? Did they make you feel genuinely welcomed and wanted?
- WHO is TEACHING? Boys, or adults? (With the exception of "advanced" skill instruction, boys should be running the meeting, not adults.)
- Are they having FUN? Do boys look interested, or bored?
- Are there boys of various ages?
- How long has the Scoutmaster been the Scoutmaster?
- Is there room for you as a leader or on the Troop Committee? If you're told, "we're all full", that is NOT a good sign!
- Are the boys well behaved? Do they respond to the "Scout Sign" or was someone screaming "SIGNS UP!!!"?
- Ask what trips they've had, and what they have planned.
- WATCH YOUR SON! Did he blend in? Did the boys make efforts to include him?
- Watch for different "stages" of the Troop meeting. There should be distinct periods of Skill Instruction, Patrol time, Inter-patrol Activity, and some formal opening and closing ceremonies.
- What are the facilities like? Is there adequate meeting space.. storage space...space to "do things"?
- ASK the Scouts if they like the troop, and then ask WHY they gave that answer.
- Ask about camping fees or monthly dues.
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