Thread: Are Your Kids or Grandkids

I have never been a scout neither have our kids and our grandkids are too young but it is a most worthwhile organisation from what I have heard.

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Hi to everyone have borrowed this from the link that Bob put in re Scouting I am an activity leader for Jamboree of the Air or JOTA in Bundaberg District and have spend a great deal of time as a leader in the Cub Joey and Venturer sections of the movement my kids have been involved and will prob one day go back as leaders/ helpers .

So, what really happens to a Scout, when they have left the Scouting movement?
Records show that for every 100 people who join Scouting:
Rarely will one be brought before the juvenile court system.
4 will become Queen's Scouts. At least one of these will say they value their Queen's Scout Award above their College degree.

MMMMMM and another one of those 4 would be me !! i was presented to the Governor of Victoria (Sir Brian Murray) on the 5th of May 1984 .
Yes my Queens Scout has opened many doors for me in my life and its an award i worked extremely hard to get and for me still is one of the proudest moments in my life !!!! cheers jules

oppps forgot this bit sorry hehehe jules

I was a Sea Scout (what is a Queen's Scout - I assume that it is some kind of award).

I really enjoyed it, but the frustrating thing was that I knew enough to attain the highest level badge of every type basically, but nobody had the time to test me... Grrr. :mad:

The funny thing is that my Scout Leader trusted my knowledge enough to have me test other people for some pretty major badges (I can't remember what they were called now) - even though nobody had tested me for them. Mind you, I didn't really rate the award of badges all that high. I think that the problem was that I wasn't interested in any of the smaller ones and wanted to go straight for the big green one (highest badge)... But never got around to it.

Oh well. I can safely say though that I wouldn't rate it as highly as I rate my "college" (meaning uni of course) degree.

That being said, I reckon that it was a blast and I really enjoyed the time I spent there. When I have kids I will probably become a Scout Leader.

Cam

I was a scout. Didn't get on with one of the leaders so I left. Still got me woggle somewhere....

Used to hate bob a job week. Where I live is mostly old age pensioners. You'd work your butt off to wash their car or mow their lawn and they'd reward you with a measly 20 cents! There you go sonny, there's two bob since you worked so hard.

[quote=CameronPotter]I was a Sea Scout (what is a Queen's Scout - I assume that it is some kind of award).

A Queens Scout is the highest award you can earn as a youth member is worke don int he Venturer section between the ages of 14- 18 i am the first and still the only female to have one in the area i grew up in Victoria
mmm well each to their own but my uni degree in many ways isnt worth the paper its written on but hey thats only my opinion and it had a bout a zillion hrs of blodd sweat and tears to get the flaming thing ....

cheers Cam have a gr8 day jules

Ahhh. I didn't go on to Venturers...

i am the first and still the only female to have one in the area i grew up in Victoria

But that is really cool. Something that will always be able to be treasured. Well done!

Cam

Gold Boomerang in Cubs
Green Cord in Scouts
Queen's Scout in Venturers.


Yes - I may be considered a nerd by some, but dammit - I loved my time in the Scouting movement.

Abseiling, white-water canoeing, canyoning, Australian Jamboree (SA, 1988), Dragon Skin, a trip to NZ to walk the Milford Sound Track..........great experiences, and all stuff I would not have done if I wasn't a part of it.

Was a leader at Cubs for a while, but decided it wasn't 'cool' when I was 18ish.

Now-a-days most of my spare time is spent with the local Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, but I'm spending that time with a lot of people I met during scouts. Would love to put some time back into the movement....hopefully one day....

Great organisation - shame it is seen as 'daggy' or 'uncool' by some.

Yeah. Scouts can be really good, but so much depends on the leaders and the amount of time they are able to put into it. Cam put his finger on it - if they can't do the testing for the badges, then the whole activities regime falls over. If they won't supervise organising camps and go on them, then there is no camping and no chance to do the activities that makes scouting good fun.

I was lucky - we had a scout leader who was an ex-RAF fighter pilot and we ere able to do Air activites. It got me into aeroplanes and gave me years of great hobby time.

I hope I will have time to get involved again when Rob and Anna reach the right age.

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I went through cubs and scouts. Didn't go on after that though.

I was the only sixer with only one eye open and the only patrol leader without a million badges on my shirt.

We had fun though, nuggeting new chums etc :eek:

Yep. The first day I went to scouts, they tied me and my friend up on chairs! Problem was, I got out pretty quickly... After that, they learnt to tie knots better.

Originally Posted by CameronPotter

Yep. The first day I went to scouts, they tied me and my friend up on chairs! Problem was, I got out pretty quickly... After that, they learnt to tie knots better.

We had one get away once. :mad:
You weren't at 13th Caulfield by any chance ?

I bet they don't do that stuff now.

Scouts is a good activity for kids, having gone from cubs through to venturers and spent a few years as a leader were all experiences with a lot of rewards. Friends made in those times you carry for many years.

John

I was a scout and had a great time.
My son joined the scouts ... and the first group was a noisy rabble. So we changed groups. That was good ... until a junior leader left, and the mob became a noisy rabble (this junior was running the show it appears).
He's never been back and I don't blame him. It was expensive and gave back bugger all. But it's all about the leaders - get good ones, and it can be great, but there are too many stories about duds and I know more blokes with crap experiences than good ones. Guess I struck out lucky as a kid.

Richard