{"id":1294,"date":"2012-07-03T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2012-07-03T16:30:37","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:30:37","slug":"issue-319-july-4-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/2012\/07\/issue-319-july-4-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 319 \u2013 July 4, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDEPENDENCE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The usual day we make resolutions for ourselves is January first. I think today\u2014Independence Day\u2014may be even better. Here are my Independence Day resolutions\u2026<\/p>\n

o As Scoutmaster, I will train and guide the Scouts in my troop to lead themselves.<\/p>\n

o As Scoutmaster, I will make sure the troop I serve has a Patrol Leaders Council and I will keep myself from speaking at their meetings.<\/p>\n

o As Cubmaster, I will step back from running the entire pack.<\/p>\n

o As Cubmaster, I will encourage all dens to participate in our pack meetings, even when that means I have to cancel the clown and the reptile folks and give the meeting to the dens and their Cubs.<\/p>\n

o As Venturing Crew Advisor I will step way back as these capable teens plan, organize, and run their own program.<\/p>\n

o As a Den Leader, I will treat the boys entrusted to me as if they were my own.<\/p>\n

o As Committee Chair, I will recruit new blood and give them rein to manage their self-selected responsibilities.<\/p>\n

o As Unit Commissioner, I will offer counsel and guide the volunteers of the units I serve to discover their own solutions to situations.<\/p>\n

o As District Commissioner, I will recruit and personally train if need be the people who will provide counsel to our unit volunteers; I will support the Commissioners in my charge, counsel those who may go astray, and replace those not fitting this diplomatic role.<\/p>\n

o As District Chair, I will assure a complete complement of district-level volunteers who have chosen and know their responsibilities, and I will step aside so that they can carry them out.<\/p>\n

o As a District-level volunteer, I will support my district and council in achieving its goals and I will not engage in or permit disparagement of my district, my council, or the BSA.<\/p>\n

o As a council-level volunteer, I will support all efforts of our districts in whatever ways I\u2019m able.<\/p>\n

o As Council President, I will engender and contribute to goodwill and forward-thinking throughout our executive board and council committee.<\/p>\n

o As a Scout parent, I will support my son\u2019s interests and never demand that he choose between Scouting and other natural activities. I will study the Scouting program and insist that the volunteers to whom I\u2019ve entrusted my son provide a complete and correct Scouting program.<\/p>\n

Happy Scouting!<\/strong>
\n <\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy<\/strong><\/em>
\n <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a question? Facing a dilemma? Wondering where to find a BSA policy or guideline? Write to askandybsa@yahoo.com. Please include your name and council. (If you\u2019d prefer to be anonymous, if published, let me know and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

[No. 319 \u2013 7\/4\/2012 \u2013 Copyright \u00a9 Andy McCommish 2012]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INDEPENDENCE DAY The usual day we make resolutions for ourselves is January first. I think today\u2014Independence Day\u2014may be even better. Here are my Independence Day resolutions\u2026 o As Scoutmaster, I will train and guide the Scouts in my troop to lead themselves. o As Scoutmaster, I will make sure the troop I serve has a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-18"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1294"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}