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07-25-2012, 06:39 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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My kid...
Earned his Tenderfoot rank and 2nd & 3rd Merit Badges last week in Scouts. He was also elected Patrol Leader for his Patrol, The Secret Squirrel Squad (which has some significance that only a handful will know). Very proud of this kid.
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07-25-2012, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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Good job Liam!!!!!!
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07-25-2012, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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shoulders up- chest out...
suck in that gut soldier !
heh heh...
tell him to be careful of those knees
Congrats to Liam !
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07-25-2012, 07:32 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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John, Tell Liam GREAT JOB!!!
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07-25-2012, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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He looks nothing like you. LOL
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07-25-2012, 08:07 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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1st step on his trail to Eagle........Nicely done.  |
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07-25-2012, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Congrats to his mother  |
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07-25-2012, 08:11 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Congrats to Liam.
Didn't know Tenderfoot ranked scouts could be Patrol Leaders?
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07-25-2012, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Very nice. Congrats. to Liam (and you also)!
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07-25-2012, 10:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: CONNECTICUT
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congrats to liam and you and wife for helping making it happen.
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07-25-2012, 10:47 AM
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Gone Dark
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Buzzards Bay
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07-25-2012, 11:00 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Congrats to Liam.
Didn't know Tenderfoot ranked scouts could be Patrol Leaders?
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Any Rank can be a patrol leader....its up to the boys who they want.
Some troops may set down Guidelines for leadership, but it is not a BSA Requirement.
The only requirement our troop has is that to be the Senior Patrol Leader you need to be a 1st Class scout and to be the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader you need to be a 2nd Class Scout...after that all leadership positions are open to all ranks |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-25-2012, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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Congrats to Liam on a great accomplishment! Mom and Dad must be very proud.
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07-25-2012, 11:10 AM
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Here fishy fishy
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Whoville
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Congrats Liam, and congrats to you to John. I know you do a lot with the Scouts and it must be time consuming.
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07-25-2012, 11:51 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Congrats to Liam!
I was also surprised to hear a tenderfoot could not only be a Patrol Leader but was allowed to work on Merit badges.
Back in 10 BC when I was a scout they were strict about a tenderfoot did nothing but work on becoming a second class then a second class put all efforts into being a first class. Then to become a Star Scout you had to earn 5 merit badges and have leadership experience , thus you tried to become a Patrol Leader.
Anyway , he's well on his way if he has 3 merit badges already. I predict First Class Scout in 1 year from now! |
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07-25-2012, 02:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
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Sounds good!
Tenderfoot is an early rank for a Patrol Leader but it just shows that the other Scouts must respect him as a leader. Great life lessons!
Our Troop recently returned from a week at camp where we successfully defended our championship in the camp-wide relay and our 30 Scouts earned over 60 merit badges during the week.
On Sunday, I leave with a crew of 8 older Scouts and 4 Dads for Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico, for 11 days of backpacking and mountain adventure.
Good times! |
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07-25-2012, 03:00 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Is that Camp Bell? The green tin roof looks familiar.
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07-25-2012, 03:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Is that Camp Bell?
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07-25-2012, 03:15 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Thats why it looks familiar...we went there a in 2005 and 2006
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-25-2012, 09:37 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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The "Patrol" of the youngest scouts - his Squad, he still reports to the SPLs and such
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-25-2012, 10:57 PM
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Stuck In Reality
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Holden MA
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Congrats Liam and nice work Dad!
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07-26-2012, 08:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
Earned his Tenderfoot rank and 2nd & 3rd Merit Badges last week in Scouts. He was also elected Patrol Leader for his Patrol, The Secret Squirrel Squad (which has some significance that only a handful will know). Very proud of this kid.
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You should be proud....it's good to see youth spending time learning that hard work will lead to reward...congratulations to both of you! |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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07-26-2012, 10:18 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Keep him on track! That is great!
The only thing my wayward son has earned this summer is an OUI......
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07-26-2012, 03:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Westport
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 That's awesome!! Congrats to Liam, and kudos to you dads that put in all that time with scouting. It can be tough (for the kids) to stick with it when the peer pressure of the hormone years kick in, but the kids that do inevitably turn out to be winners in life. Nothing like having the last laugh... nobody picks on an Eagle Scout.
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
He looks nothing like you. LOL
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Nah, not at all...  |
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07-26-2012, 05:05 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Excellent!!! Congrats Liam!
you must be proud John
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07-26-2012, 05:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Hard aground
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Good job Liam, could we be taking after Gramps?...
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07-26-2012, 07:05 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
He looks nothing like you. LOL
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Good one. Congrats Liam . You done good John  |
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07-26-2012, 07:52 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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Congrats!
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07-26-2012, 08:02 PM
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Bait Boy's Dad
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: South Shore MA
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He is getting pretty big. They grow up too fast. Congrats! |
May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it - Irish Blessing
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07-27-2012, 04:56 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BMEUPSCOTTY
It can be tough (for the kids) to stick with it when the peer pressure of the hormone years kick in, but the kids that do inevitably turn out to be winners in life.
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Alcohol
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