1. Prepared. For Life. ®
– Prepared. For Adventure.
– Prepared. For Leadership.
– Prepared. For Service.
– Prepared. For Learning.
Boy Scouting &
Troop 848
Robert Grupe
ScoutParents Coordinator
Chesterfield Missouri Troop 848
2013-03-02
tags :: BSA, Boy Scouts, introduction, overview
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2. Benefits of Boy Scouting
• Outdoor confidence and sufficiency
• Safety
• Leadership Development
• Community Service
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3. Benefits of Scouting
• The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's
foremost youth program of character
development and values-based leadership
training.
• Offer young people responsible fun an
adventure
• Instill in young people lifetime values and
develop in them ethical character as expressed
in the Scout Oath and Law
• Train young people in citizenship, service, and
leadership
• Serve America's communities and families with
its quality, values-based program.

4. Benefits of Scouting
• Access to an active, exciting fun-filled, and
adventuresome program.
• Ability to participate in advancement and recognition
programs and gain awards for performance
• Use of the council camps and Cub Scout day camp
with all their facilities
• Participation in international, national and regional
events, such as Jamborees and the National Order
of the Arrow Conference.
• Opportunities for training in leadership, Scoutcraft
skills, outdoor living skills, citizenship, swimming,
etc.
• Use of national high adventure bases.
– Philmont, Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier

5. Outdoor Adventures
Rocking Climbing
Pioneering & Rappelling
Outing
Challenge
Course

6. Outdoor Adventures
S-bar-F
Treehouse
Fort Leonard Wood
Camping
Philmont Scout Ranch
High Adventure

7. Eagle Recognition
• Eagle Scout rank is earned by only 5 percent of
Boy Scouts each year
– 51,473 youth earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2011
• Scholarships
• Employment
• Career advancement (military)
• Resume
• Lifetime recognition
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8. Notable Scouts
• Hank Aaron, Baseball Hall of Fame • John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. president,
member first Scout to become president
• Bill Bradley, Basketball Hall of Fame • Branford Marsalis, Grammy-winning
member (Eagle Scout) musician (Life Scout)
• Jimmy Buffet, musician • Sam Nunn, U.S. senator from Georgia
• Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. president • Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president
• Walter Cronkite, journalist, anchorman • Richard Roundtree, actor
and commentator • Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. secretary
• Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. president (Eagle of defense (Eagle Scout)
Scout) • Nolan Ryan, Baseball Hall of Fame
• Harrison Ford, actor (Life Scout) member
• Bill Gates, founder of M icrosoft (Life • Steven Spielberg, Oscar-winning
Scout) filmmaker (Eagle Scout)
• John Glenn, astronaut, first man to orbit • George Strait, country and western
Earth singer
• Dan Janssen, 1994 Olympic speed • Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart stores
skating gold medalist (Eagle Scout)
• Michael Jordan, Basketball Hall of Fame • Steve Fossett, world explorer (Eagle
member, two-time Olympic basketball Scout)
gold medalist • Robert Gates, U.S. secretary of defense
• Bill Marriott Jr., president of M arriott (Eagle Scout)
Corporation • Of the 12 men to walk on the moon, 11
were Scouts.
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9. Advancement
Path To Eagle
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10. Early Ranks
Advancement Plan
• The requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First
Class may be worked on simultaneously; however, these
ranks must be earned in sequence.
– Tenderfoot: 1 overnight campout, 30 days physical fitness
– Second Class: 2 overnight campouts, 5 activities
– First Class: 3 overnight campouts, 10 activities
• Merit badge requirements: Personal Fitness, First Aid,
Camping, and Hiking compliment rank advancement
requirements.
– Example: First Aid in rank advancements.
• Awards with complimentary requirements: Totin’ Chip,
Firem’n Chit, Leave No Trace, and Paul Bunyan
– Example: Rank advancement basics for Totin’Chip & Firem’n Chit.
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11. Senior Ranks
Advancement
• Star
– 6 merit badges (4 from Eagle list)
– Service Project: 6 hours
– 4 months leadership position
• Life
– 11 merit badges (5 new, 3 from Eagle list)
– Service Project: 6 hours
– 6 months leadership
• Eagle
– 21 merit badges (10 new, 12 in total from
Eagle list)
– 6 months leadership
– Service Project: plan and lead
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12. Merit Badges & Awards
• 130 Merit Badges to Choose from
• National Outdoor Achievement Badges & Medal
– Camping Segment: Camping* and Cooking, First Aid*, or Pioneering.
– Hiking Segment: Hiking* and Orienteering
– Aquatics: Swimming and Lifesaving
– Riding Segment: Cycling or Horsemanship
– Adventure Segment: Wilderness Survival or Emergency Preparedness*
• NOVA Awards (STEM)
– Science
• Merit badge choice: Archery, Robotics, Astronomy, Shotgun Shooting, Athletics, Space Exploration,
Aviation, Weather, Rifle Shooting
– Technology
• Merit badges choice: Automotive Maintenance, Farm Mechanics, Aviation, Motorboating, Canoeing,
Nuclear Science, Cycling, Railroading, Drafting, Small - Boat Sailing, Electricity, Space Exploration,
Energy, Truck Transportation
– Engineering
• Merit badges choice: Archery, Inventing, Aviation, Model Design and Building, Composite Materials,
Railroading, Drafting, Rifle Shooting, Electronics, Robotics, Engineering, Shotgun Shooting
– Math
• Merit badges choice: American Business, Orienteering, Chess, Personal Management, Computers,
Radio, Drafting, Surveying, Entrepreneurship, Weather
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13. Merit Badges for Adventure
• National Outdoor Achievement Badges &
M edal
– Camping Segment:
• Camping* and Cooking, First Aid*, or Pioneering.
– Hiking Segment:
• Hiking* and Orienteering
– Aquatics:
• Swimming and Lifesaving
– Riding Segment:
• Cycling or Horsemanship
– Adventure Segment:
• Wilderness Survival or Emergency Preparedness*
• Just for the fun of it
– Search & Rescue, Scuba, Geocaching….
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14. Merit Badges for Geeks
• NOVA Awards
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
(STEM )
– Electricity, Electronics, Computers, Robotics
– Space Exploration, Aviation
– Astronomy, Weather
– Nuclear Science, Energy
– Drafting, Engineering, Inventing, Surveying
– Model Design and Building, Composite Materials,
– American Business, Entrepreneurship
– Chess, Orienteering, Radio
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15. Into Venturing with Sea Scouts
• Ages 14-21 boys & girls
• Outdoor Bronze Award (2 electives), Ranger (4 electives)
– Backpacking
– Cave Exploration
– Cycling/Mountain Biking
– Ecology
– Equestrian
– First Aid
– Fishing
– Hunting
– Lifesaver
– Mountaineering
– Outdoor Living History
– Physical Fitness
– Plants and Wildlife
– Project COPE
– Scuba Certification
– Shooting Sports
– Watercraft
– Winter Sports
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16. Merit Badges
:: Leveraging Other Activities
• School Work
– Assignments
– Extra credit assignments
– Academic competitions (science, writing,…)
• Extracurricular
– Music: Band, Sports
– Sports
– Clubs: Theater, Debate
• Summer Camps / Fitness Clubs
– BSA
– Non-BSA
• Family Vacations & Trips
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17. Achievement Award
Opportunities
• Kayaking BSA, Boardsailing BSA
• Den Chief Service Award
• 50-Miler Award, Historic Trails Award
• Interpreter Strip
• Religious Emblems (medal)
• Mile Swim BSA, Snorkeling BSA, Scuba BSA
• William T. Hornaday Awards (medals)
• World Conservation Award
• Lifesaving and Meritorious Action Awards
(medals)
• Donor Awareness
• Cyber Chip
• NOVA STEM Awards
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18. Order of the Arrow
• Scouting's National Honor Society
• Boy Scouts
– First Class rank.
– 15 days and nights of Boy Scout camping during the two-year
period prior to election.
– Elected by troop scouts, as a recognition of honor
• Adult
– based upon their ability to perform the necessary functions to
help the Order fulfill its purpose.
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19. Boy Scout Troop Organization
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20. Troop 848
• Boy Led Troop – Patrol Method
• Monthly Adventures – Planned by Youths
• Outdoor Programs
• Personal Growth
• Leadership Development & Advancement
– 4 Eagles
• 96 over the past 20 years and counting!
– 7 Life
– 7 Star
– 5 First Class
– 6 Second Class
– 3 Scout/Tenderfoot

21. Troop 848 :: You’re In Good
Hands
• Scoutmaster: Jun Fabella*
• Assistant Scoutmasters (13): Mark Alan, John Barr*, Ken
Bezeau , Doug Broyles*, Joe Duffell, Mark Kammeyer*, Michael
McDonald*, Judy Newell, Stephen Newell, Joe O’Hanlon*, Donald
Pruitt*, Robert Romaine*, Thomas Sander*
• Chartered Org Rep, Secretary, Advancement Chair: Jennifer
Adams
• Committee Chairman: Mike Andert
• Treasurer: Mark DeStefano
• Pack Liaison: Kevin Matzdorf
• Committee: Katie Barry, Tamara Burlis, David Mack, Sarah
Shaefer, Chris Whiting, Sandy Young , Shelby Zhu
• ScoutParents, Adult Training, & Merit Badge Coordinator Robert
Grupe*
* Order of the Arrow
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22. Troop 848 Rules
• No personal hatchets, axes, or sheath knives - the Troop provides hatchets
and saws when required. Boys are given instruction and must prove proficient
in handling and safety before use is allowed. This is accomplished with the
Tot’n’Chip card program. There is no need for a sheath knife; a pocketknife is
safer and will handle all cutting needs.
• No iPods, cell phones, radios, two way radios, tape players, TV, electronic
games, etc. - we can enjoy these diversions at home. There are other
activities to occupy us when we go on outings. We may employ the
'immersion test' if these are discovered.
• No pressurized or liquid fuel lanterns or stoves unless toasted chit training is
completed - safety is the key consideration.
• No liquid fire-starters e.g. charcoal lighter fluid.
• No flame of any kind in tents - again, safety. We use flashlights for tent
lighting.
• No fireworks - safety and fire danger.
• No matches or cigarette lighters - strike on the box matches will be provided
by adult leaders. “Strike anywhere” matches are prohibited.
• No alcohol, drugs, etc. - obvious reasons.
• We do not allow any solid fuel or liquid fuel hand warmers. Air activated hand
warmers are acceptable substitutes.
• No hitting anyone or hazing.
• No leaving the campsite after lights out without permission from an adult.
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