The US Scouting Service Project Guidelines for scout advancement is an explanation of the the philosophy of scout advancement.Also at he US Scouting Service Project Site is
Mr. D's Merit Badge Review-- an analysis of the difficulty level and time required for each merit badge.
The following link to the Great Salt Lake Council website is a description of the duties of being a merit badge counselor and merit badge counseling in general. You can also visit this website for good info on advancement in general.
You can't just snap your fingers and help run a troop effectively, like an other endeavour it takes time to plan and knowledge and because it involves boys extreme patience. These 4 links will help you to acquire the knowledge.
pinetreeweb.com is one of the oldest scouting related sites on the web. There is much to learn here for a tenderfoot or a pro alike.
The Green Bar Bill Page passes along the knowledge and philosphy of William J. Hillcourt otherwise know as "Green Bar" Bill. Who could have been described as the ultimate scoutmaster.
The inquiry.net is a compiliation of advice on scout leadership and skills. There are links here to many "traditional" scout skills and books by famous founders of scouting scout as Baden-Powell and Daniel Carter Beard
Ultimately however all leaders should take training in order to improve their leadership abilities. Click here for info on scout leader training offered through Suffolk County Council
A good site for infomration on junior leader training is The whitestag.org site.
Bob's Backpacking Bits is a web page by a new Venturer leader who at this page explains the basics of backpacking, hiking and camping to those who need to know, but despite his protests to the contrary offers much useful detailed information some that seasoned scouters might not know.
The Ol' Buffalo Page is an extensive listing of links to camping and scouting related sights.
The US Scouting Service Project's
low-impact camping page is useful in teaching how to camp while doing minimal damage to the environment.
US Flag Retirement Ceremonies --from Explorer post 369. (Sometimes a pop-up ad from mymall.ws opens up on top of it, just close that and the website you linked too will appear).
First Aid for snakebites Not that a scout from Long Island is likely to run into a poisonous snake on LI. Except for those kept as pets, there are no poisonous snakes on LI. However treating snake bit is a requirement for advancement.And it is good to know.
This link is to a introductory primer in first aid designed for kids.
The Ultimate Scout History Page. Randy Woo's page is truly the ultimate page on scout history. Scout History Quizes too! One fact you will find on Randy Woo's page is that the first Eagle Scout Arthur R. Eldred was from Long Island. Randy Woo's page tells all about him.
Troop 97's A brief history of scouting in the United States is as very good on probrably the best troop site in the country. This website is comprehensive but too the point. It even includes predicitions about the future of the BSA. Troop 97 has a section just on the history of the BSA Handbook
The Greater New York Councils represent the city of New York. These 5 councils: Queens, Kings, Bronx, New York and Staten Island combine their resources.
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