Knights Code Of Old

Here is the Knights Code of Old:

Be always ready with your armor on, except when you are taking your rest at night.

*Defend the poor and help them that cannot defend themselves.

*Do nothing to hurt or offend anyone else.

*Be prepared to fight in the defense of your country.

*At whatever you are working, try to win honor and a name for honesty.

*Never break your promise.

*Maintain the honor of your country with your life. Rather die honestly then live shamelessly.

*Chivalry requireth that youth should be trained to perform the most laborious and humble offices with cheerfulness and grace; and do good unto others.

Calling All Eagle Scouts...Some Mike Rowe Wisdom

Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe Wrote This Per a Fathers Request:

(Mike Offers a Potential Eagle Scout His Eagle Perspective)

Mike,
I'm not sure where I heard that you are an Eagle Scout, which brings me to my question. Could you PLEASE take a moment & post to my 13 year old son Kelby & encourage him to finish scouting (& anything else that'll help with this?) Reason I'm asking is that he only lacks 1 1/2 - 2 years in reaching Eagle, but some of his buddies have got him to thinking scouting isn't cool at his age. Thanks much, Gary -- scooterdave

Kelby,
Your Dad asked me to drop you a line and say something inspirational that might persuade you to dig down deep and find the determination to make the rank of Eagle Scout. It's a reasonable request, from a father who obviously wants to see his son succeed. But here’s the thing - The Eagle Award is not really meant for people who need to be dragged across the finish line. It’s meant for a select few, and I have no idea if you have the guts to see it through. Statistically, I suspect you do not. Only one out of a hundred Scouts make Eagle, so if you fail, there will be lots of other people with whom you can share excuses. Quitting now might disappoint your Dad, but I doubt that he or anyone else will be overly surprised. Anytime 99 out of 100 people do the same thing, it’s not exactly a shock. I’m not trying to be cute with a bunch of reverse psychology. When I was 15, there was nothing that anyone could have said to me that would have inspired me to do something I didn't want to do, especially a stranger with a TV show. So I’m not going to assume you’re any different, or pretend that I have some influence or insight that you haven’t already heard from a dozen other people who actually know and care about you. I’ll just tell you straight up, that doing something extraordinary can be very lonely, and most people simply aren’t cut out for it. Being an Eagle Scout requires you to be different than most everyone around you, and being different is really, really hard. That’s why the award is called “an accomplishment.”Personally, and for whatever it’s worth, the best decisions I've made in my own life, are those decisions that put me on the outside of being cool. Singing in the Opera, working in home shopping, staring in the school play when the entire football team laughed at me, and especially earning my Eagle, were all choices that required sacrifice, hard work, and delayed gratification. I have no idea if you possess those qualities, or even envy them. But I can tell you for certain, that NOT getting your Eagle, will be one of the easiest things you’ve ever done.Anyway, I have no idea if you would prefer an easy life of predictability and mediocrity, or if have the passion to follow the road less traveled. Only you get to decide that.

Good Luck, Mike

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Scout Trivia - Outdoor Skills

(Question answers will be written at the bottom of this post, and are from the Scout Mania book. No cheating is allowed, after all, you are a Scout or Scout leader, correct?

1) Name two of the three methods for measuring height in the field.
2) What is the "Scout's Pace"?
3) To conserve water in your canteen, what can you do on a hike to keep from getting thirsty?
4) What is the most important piece of equipment for a hike?
5) What constellation is used to find the North Star?
6) What is the most effective heat to boil on?
7) Name two methods of measuring width in the field.
8) When packing a backpack, where do the heaviest items go?
9) What is another way to refer to a Scout backpack?
10) When packing a pack for overnight camping how haevy should it be?Okay, do you have you answers chosen?
Are you ready for the correct answers according to the Scout Mania Trivia book? Here they are....
1) Pencil, tree felling, muddy water
2) Jog 25 paces, then walk 25 paces.
3) Place a small clean pebble in your mouth.
4) Good hiking shoes or boots to take care of your feet
5) Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper
6) Flame, not coals.
7) Napoleon, stick, compass
8) High, and close to the back.
9) A bag of bags.
10) No heavier than one-fourth of your own body weight.

Scout Skills: Social Skills

It is time once again for ten questions from the Scout Trivia book. This week's topic in "Social Skills". Keep in mind that these questions are based on the 1984 Boy Scout Handbook so you may find a question not covered in the current book.(Question answers will be written at the bottom of this post, and are from the Scout Mania book. No cheating is allowed, after all, you are a Scout or Scout leader, correct?)

1) What is the nickname of the flag of the United States?

2) What is the most common immediate treatment for chemical burns?

3) What are the two ways of communication?

4) There are four "C's" which describe the way to act in an emergency. Name three.

5) When carrying the United States flag, where does it go in relationship to other flags?

6) What system of communication uses a series of dots and dashes?

7) What sums up, in the words of great Americans, the things for which America stands?

8) What are the three "W's" when phoning for help for an accident?

9) When should the United States flag be flown below another flag?

10) Which one of the following is NOT a right granted to you as a citizen of the United States in the Bill of Rights? a) Freedom of speech, b) Freedom of worship, c) Free access to all land, d) Freedom to vote.

Okay, do you have you answers chosen? Are you ready for the correct answers according to the Scout Mania Trivia book?

Here they are....

1) Old Glory

2) Wash off with lots of water

3) Two-way, one-way

4) Confidence, Common sense, Calmness, Cheerfulness

5) At its own right, or in front of other flags

6) Morse code

7) The American's Creed

8) Who, What, Where

9) Never

10) Free access to all land.Did you do well?

Stay tuned for more trivia in future postings.

Eagle Scout Application

We may have one coming soon. Praise the Lord. If we can do this 15 more times we will be trully blessed. We are so very proud of our young man. I can not even begin to express the pride we feel for Seans application to Eagle Scout. Says so much for the father of this young man. For one to be of such great character he must come from one of great character. We are trully blessed to have been a part of this young man's life. God Bless this family and congratulations for all the fine work you have done together.

(This was the letter given to the first Eagle Scout, how proud he must have been, enjoy)