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The requirement with the fewest words and greatest clarity will be the one most subject to \u201cinterpretation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The volunteer who takes all available training for the position, and the one who takes none, are both called Scoutmaster.<\/p>\n
All volunteer meetings start late\u2026except the one you\u2019re running late for.<\/p>\n
In precisely 91.37 percent of all situations in which a percentage is given, that percentage will be incorrect.<\/p>\n
The campfire always burns brightest and best immediately after the last Scout has left the campfire ring.<\/p>\n
The quality of any speech is in inverse proportion to the perceived status and authority of the speaker.<\/p>\n
On camp-outs, the best guarantee of rain is not using a dining fly.<\/p>\n
When your son agrees with your chastising him for having done something wrong, the greatest further likelihood is that he\u2019s already done something wronger that you haven\u2019t discovered yet.<\/p>\n
Today is the worst day of your life only because tomorrow hasn\u2019t arrived yet.<\/p>\n
The amount of toilet paper in the latrine is in inverse proportion to how much you\u2019re going to need.<\/p>\n
If The Patrol Method and Patrol Leaders Council are intended to be \u201cmini-democracies in action,\u201d why do Scoutmasters dictate to them?<\/p>\n
On any trip to camp, the one vehicle that breaks down will be the one with the most Scouts in it.<\/p>\n
Listen carefully to what a new acquaintance tells you he\u2019s best at; this will be his greatest weakness.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong story short\u2026\u201d will be longer than the original. (Corollary: \u201cI\u2019ll make this brief\u201d is your warning that it won\u2019t be.)<\/p>\n
Only two essentials are needed to reason with a bully: (1) A calm demeanor, (2) a length of 2×4 hickory.<\/p>\n
Your new Swiss Army knife will always be missing the one tool you need most.<\/p>\n
Whether you believe \u201cthis new Scout will be trouble\u201d or not, you\u2019ll be right.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you\u2019re the boss,\u201d is the clearest possible signal that the speaker intends to ignore and undermine you.<\/p>\n
When you see a pretty woman wearing a PRESS badge, remember that it\u2019s a definition, not an instruction.<\/p>\n
And finally\u2026 The three life stages of a Scouting trainer: (1) Let\u2019s ask Andy, (2) Let\u2019s borrow Andy\u2019s syllabus, (3) Andy who?<\/p>\n
Happy Scouting!<\/strong><\/p>\n Andy<\/strong><\/em><\/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. 391 \u2013 4\/1\/2014 \u2013 Copyright \u00a9 Andy McCommish 2014]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ________________________________________ The requirement with the fewest words and greatest clarity will be the one most subject to \u201cinterpretation.\u201d The volunteer who takes all available training for the position, and the one who takes none, are both called Scoutmaster. All volunteer meetings start late\u2026except the one you\u2019re running late for. In precisely 91.37 percent of all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-22"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638","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=1638"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1642,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions\/1642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}