BSA Troop
Yaphank, NY
50 years of Being Prepared!

BSA Troop 79 of Yaphank, NY -- Useful Scout Links Page

Advancement

• The Following 7 resources may help answer any questions you may have about scout advancement.
  1. Meritbadge.com is the resource to go to determine the requirements for any rank or badge or award. Also at Meritbadge.com you can find a list of Merit Badge Pamphlet Revision Dates
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. The 12 steps from Life to Eagle
  5. Advancment FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) - not from our council; but useful none the less.
  6. BSAtrainer.org site is also a good location to visit to learn more about the BSA's advacement program.
  7. A Guide for Conducting Boards of Review

Effective Troop Leadership Links.

• 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. The Mac Scouter has a broad depth.
• 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.

Scout Skills

Camping and Hiking

Flag Ettiquette

First Aid

Knots and Pioneering Projects

Orientering

Water Safety

Camping and Hiking

• 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.
• The inquiry.net is also worth investing time in.
• The offical BSA website for purchasing needed equipment is scoutstuff.org

Flag Ettiquette

Proper Display and Care of the US Flag. -- from the Pinetree Council BSA.

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).

National Flag Foundation

First Aid

• The following 2 links are from the University of Oklahoma Police Department.
  1. First Aid for poisoning
  2. First Aid For choking.
• What the US Department of Homeland Security says should be in a first aid kit.
• 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.

Knots and Pioneering

Knots

1. The 42nd Brighton scout group's famous animated knot page
2. Scoutingresources UK knot page
3. Troop 7 0f Coral Gables, Florida's - illustrated knot page.

Pioneering Projects

• foothills-bsa.com
• Pioneering Projects.org

Orientering

• A pamphlet on Orientering for the Young
• Links compiled by the Vulcan Orienteering Club
• Orientering Merit badge requirements and usefull links from Meritbadge.com .
• US Orienteering Federation

Water Safety

• Swimming and Water Safety Techniques

Scout History Links

• Visit the offical BSA Museum homepage.
• 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.
• The US Scouters service project a non-profit organization run by scouters brings you a well-written history of the BSA.
• BSA Badge History-- a comprehensive history of BSA badges.
• 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 open directory has a great links page to other scout history sources.

Scout Troops,Organizations and Scouters

National & World Scouting

Local Councils

Local Troops

Useful Scout Troop and Scouter Sites

's in other states.

National and World Scouting

World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)

Boy Scouts of America (BSA)

Troop 97 of Fort Collins, Co has an interesting page that explains the current status of the and its relationship with the various national organizations.

boyscouts.com- a commercial site has many links to scout troops and other useful info.

Local Scout Councils

1. Our Council --Suffolk County Council
2. The neighboring council; Nassau county's Boy Scout Council -- Theodore Roosevelt Council
3. Connecticut Yankee Council
4. Cradle of Liberty Council, BSA -- Philadelphia PA and vicinity.
5. 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.

Local Troops Websites

1. Troop 45, Port Jefferson, NY.
2. Troop 3, Smithtown, NY.
3. Troop 123, Middle Island, NY
4. Troop 5, East Northport, NY
5. Troop 161, Shoreham, NY
6. Troop 17 Elmhurst, NY This stretches the defination of local a bit, but this is an awesome site and troop.

Useful Scout Troop and Scouter websites

Useful Scout Troops Sites
1. Troop 24 of Berkley, CA is useful as a starting point for doing research on any matter. As it has many links.
2. Troop 97 of Fort Collins, Co. has a website this is extraordinary site for explaining the organization and history of scouting.
3. Troop 7 0f Coral Gables, FL site is also useful, mostly for info on knots.
Useful Scouter Sites
1. Roger Knapp's page is an extensive collection of scout links and useful scout info.
Mr. Knapp is also Dr.Knapp a kid's doctor, and his pages on other themes are intersting also.
2. Netwoods.com is another place to look.

Troop 's in other states.

1. Troop 79, Raynham, MA
2. Troop 79, Long Grove, Illinois
3. Troop 79, Lafayette, Colorado
4. Troop 79 Bowling Green, Kentucky
5. Troop 79, Pacific Skyline Council, California.

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