The FORUM , Sea and Exploring Newsletter since 2003 April 2018 Issue

CR Central Point Highlights March 2018

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World Scout Jamboree Area 2 Patriots’s Path AdVenturee 2018 Venturing Jacket Patch Large Crews –Orderly Change of Youth Leadership

Southern Region Board Meeting Sea Scouts at the 24th Sea Scouts for Scoutmasters The Current FORUM Newsletter: http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/current_forum.php The FORUM Back Issues http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/venturing_archive.htm Large Crews http://minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/documents/FORUM- Crew_27-Large_Crews_articles.pdf UPDATED March Crew 27 Large Crew Series (Articles on Large Crew Operations) The FORUM Attachments Central Region

The FORUM Attachments National http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/regions/NAT-0418.zip Commissioner Commissioner_Tools_Troubleshooting Guide Commissioner-Service-to-Exploring-FAQs Sea Scouting Info: Sea Scout Advancement Requirements Sea Scout Boatswain Nomination Form Sea Scout Eligibility for Venturing Awards and Information On other Awards Sea Scout Liability Insurance for Watercraft Sea Scout National Flagship Competition Application Sea Scout New Century Universal Uniform Sea Scout Revised Safe Boating and Sailing Standards Sea Scout Standard Operating Procedures 2017 Sea Scout Power Point—State of Sea Scouts Oct 2017 Sea Scout Strategic Plan-SMART Sea Scout Sea Scout Log Fall 2017 Venturing Info: Venturing Awards and Recognitions Venturing Board of Review Guide Venturing Ethical Controversies Venturing Goal Setting Time Management for Venturing Crews Venturing Mentoring for Venturing Crews Facilitator Guide Venturing Standard Operating Procedures (Current Venturing Terms Lets get it Right Venturing Venturing FAQ

The FORUM Attachments Northeast Region http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/regions/NER-0418.zip NER-World Scout Jamboree

The FORUM Attachments Southern Region http://www.minsi-southmountain.com/newsletters/regions/SR-0418.zip The FORUM Attachments Western Region No Attachments The March 2018 edition of the Central Point, the Central Region Ven- turing newsletter, written by the Central Region's Venturing Officers is now available on our website at http://crventuring.org/Home/ Newsletters/.

Articles this month include:

Stay Connected with CRV Western Region Takeover Where to Go Venturing Back to Basics: VOAs VenturingFest 2018 and PTC Apply to be a Region or Area Officer Area 6 Spotlight Venturing Puzzle

CR Area Highlights Upcoming Activities Advisor's Minute President's Corner Sea Scout Decals and Magnetic Sign

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REGISTRATION FEES* $2,400 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT $2,500 REGULAR FEE FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT wsj2019.us/faq/

ARE YOU READY FOR THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME? The World Scout Jamboree is about Friendship, Fun, and Adventure. If you like to make friends, learn, and experience new things, this is the place for you! With 50,000 Scouts from 169 countries living side-by-side, you’ll participate in a global community and will meet amazing people faster than you can imagine. Don’t miss what will surely be the largest Scout celebration in the world! *Denotes pricing for Northeast, Central, and Southern Regions JOIN THE JAMBOREE VENTURING CREW FROM AREA 2! The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be hosted by the three nations of North America – Mexico, Canada, and the United States at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia from July 21 to August 2, 2019. UNLOCK A NEW WORLD, for young people ages 14 to 17 years from all 166 National Scout Organizations. The BSA contingent will include 10,000 people — the largest contingent the BSA has ever sent to a World Jamboree. 80 % of the participants will come from over 160 countries, with co-ed units just like Crews! The World Scout Jamboree has special programs for participants to learn about different cultures, sustainability, peace and community service. These activities are intended to give participants an opportunity to learn new things and to build new friendships. The focus is more on meeting people from different cultures and countries than doing high-adventure activities. Sure, you will have plenty of opportunities to zip-line, kayak, and ride mountain bikes, but you will also have many opportunities to meet new friends and learn what Scouting and life is like in other countries. To be eligible to be a Venturing youth participant at the 24th World Scout Jamboree

 you must be born between 22 July 2001 and 21 July 2005 (no exceptions to this).  If you are older on the given dates of the Jamboree, you may be able to apply to become member of the International Service Team.  The fee for participants and leaders for contingent crews in the Northeast Region will be $ 2,500 for Venturing Youth and Leaders (includes travel from a designated hub) and $ 1,800 for ISTs (no travel included). There is an early applicant discount: applicants who submit a $250 deposit between November 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018, and make all payments on time will have a $100 discount applied to their last payment. Go to https://wsj2019.us for information on registration and programs Jamboree units will be set up within the 27 Areas of the BSA, and leader will be recruited by the area committees. Our council is part of Area 2 of the Northeast Region, serving the following councils: Connecticut Rivers Council, Greenwich Council, Housatonic Council, Connecticut Yankee Council, Western Massachusettes Council, Rip Van Winkle Council, Hudson Valley Council, Westchester Putnam Council, Greater New York Councils, Theodore Roosevelt Council, and Suffolk County Council. The Crew will be formed from Venturers in Area 2. CONTACT YOUR COUNCIL SERVICE CENTER or email your council WSJ Chair for updates or more information. Council staff contact : Matt Conlon [email protected] Council WSJ Chair: Eric Anderson [email protected] AdVenturee 2018!

When: May 4 - 6, 2018 Where: Camp Somers, Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation, 750 Waterloo Road, Stanhope Who: Any registered Venturer, Adult leader or Venturing aged Boy Scout (14+)

What: The AdVenturee is a get together for Venturers held May 4th – 6th at Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation (Camp Somers). Scouts from both within Patriots’ Path Council and outside councils are welcome. The weekend will be full of fun activities, meeting other Venturers, and even completing requirements for the Award and Discovery, Pathfinder and Summit Venturing awards.

Activities: ATV, Pistol Shooting, COPE, Archery, Shotgun, Mountain Biking, Night-time Rock Wall Climbing, Movies, Star Gazing and more.

Cost: $45 per person - includes Friday cracker barrel, Saturday breakfast & dinner and Sunday breakfast. Fee also includes a tent site and all activities. Saturday lunch can be purchased from the camp snack bar or made in site by your unit. Cabin space is available at an additional $5 per person.

Due to the popularity of the ATV program and the limited number of ATVs, they will be offered to youth participants based on earliest registration.

Questions? Sam Brothman, Vice President of Program: at 201-874-0223 or [email protected] Chris Rozek, President: at 862-266-1881 or [email protected] Event Advisor: Mark Rozek, [email protected] Charlean Mahon, District Executive at 973-524-4459 or [email protected]

Registration: https://ppcbsa.org/ (click on the Council Calendar link and navigate to the date) Large Crews A series of articles By Pete Mapes, NCAC Crew 27 Associate Advisor

Program is the most important element of a strong Senior Division Unit (Venturing, Sea Scouting and Exploring). Without program that is interesting and fun for the Venturers, Explorers and Sea Scouts, any Unit will flounder and fail. For this reason, Dr. Pete Mapes leads off a series of articles this month on Large Crews with a discussion of Program. Over the next several months he will follow up with articles on Large Unit Operations, Recruiting and Youth Leadership. Stay tuned for a peek at what turned into the largest Venturing Crew in the fourth largest Council in BSA! Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

INTRODUCTION: The orderly change of leadership is essential to the gov- ernment of the United States and it is equally essential in the life of the Ventur- ing Crew. Small Crews of 5 to 15 Venturers have a relatively easy time of it. They know everyone and the leadership positions are limited in scope because the number of members served is relatively small. The large crew is a 'horse' of a completely different color.

ABOUT CREW 27: Crew 27 in the National Capital Area Council finished last year with 82 registered Venturers. After recharter, that number narrowed to a mere 69 after the departures for college and loss of interest took their toll. Fifty -four of the 69 remaining are assigned to six MiniCrews and 15 are in a group of registered Venturers we refer to as 'inactive.' The inactive Venturers want to maintain their association with the Crew and participate to some degree but cannot be active enough to participate in the life of the "MiniCrews."

Crew 27 currently has six active MiniCrews. Each MiniCrew is 'patrol sized', generally with five to ten Venturers assigned to it. The MiniCrews meet regular- ly outside of Crew 27 meetings, plan their own events and have their own pro- gram. A MiniCrew Guide (Leader) in Crew 27 is like a Crew President in a 'normal' Crew. Here are the demographics on our current Venturing MiniCrew & Inactive organization. Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

Unit Male Female Venturer Discov- Path- Summit Outdoor- Ranger ery finder Bronze A 4 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 B 5 7 9 1 0 1* 2 1* C 2 6 6 1 0 0 2 1 D 3 6 6 0 1* 0 1* 0 E 4 5 4 3* 1 0 1* 1 F 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 Inactives 12 3 9 2 0 0 0 3 Σ 32 37 46 9 3 1 6 7

* Same person in each row

Note: Not included in this tabulation are 2 Silver Award holders and 9 Eagle Scouts

As you can see, MiniCrew B either needs to split or spin off some people to the 'inactive' list.

The MiniCrews elect their own leaders (MiniCrew Guides) and the Crew Presi- dent convenes the 6 guides as the Crew Leadership Council on a monthly basis to handle the business of the Crew. This is identical to the function of the Pa- trol Leader's Council in a Troop. The President is the Chief Executive and only votes to break a tie. Each MiniCrew has an elected or appointed assistant lead- er (Also a MiniCrew Guide) who can stand in for the principal Guide if needed. Whether they are elected or appointed is determined by the elected MinCrew Leader (Principal Guide). If both are busy, the MiniCrew can send any member to the CLC to vote the intentions of the MiniCrew. MiniCrew Guides are really important and they run the Crew as a whole as well as their own MiniCrew.

ELECTING THE NEW PRESIDENT: The first order of business at the elections meeting are the nominations from the floor. This year everyone pretty well knew who the incipient President was because she had such a distinguished year as Vice President. After she was nominated and seconded, no more nomi- nations were received. Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

Her speech as a candidate follows in bold italics:

"Good Evening Crew 27. As many of you already know I am Mel. For the past year I have served mainly as Crew 27’s Vice President of Program but for the future year I would like to be your president. Aside from VP Program I have led the crew on a shooting sports trip, on two ILSC training days and last but not least the most accomplished two weeks at Goshen the crew has ever had.

I joined the Crew when I was 13. I found out about it from my older brother Garrett. After hearing about all the awesome adventures he was going on and seeing how many friends he was making I decided this Venturing Crew was for me as well. I went to my first meeting and witnessed a basement full of people who were all so friendly to me and so organized what with their different posi- tions and mini crews. Crew 27 has lived up to those expectations and gone be- yond. We have seen three scouts in the past year earn their Ranger, we have gone to a high adventure base the past two summers and are excited to go to Sea Base this coming summer, and through all of this have continued to be the friendly, down-to-earth yet intense (haha) crew I witnessed when I was thirteen.

These achievements are physical and easily measurable. However, Crew 27 also has more subjective impacts. The active scouts of the crew learn life skills of cooking, leadership, accountability and communication, they support each other in times of grief, and they support each other in endeavors outside of scouting like sports and drama. The crew also introduces youth to many inspir- ing adults ranging from our advisors, committee, and parents to special guests that come and speak to us. Where else would I meet a Tuskegee Airmen?

Outside of our monthly crew meetings, Crew 27 does other incredible things as big as attending the World Scout Jamboree in Japan to as small as day-trips. In addition to these monthly adventures, most everyone participates in the leadership skill trainings that the BSA has to offer; Introduction to Leader- ship Skills, National Youth Leadership Training, and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE). My combined completion of these trainings, makes me feel confident in my aptitude for serving as your President. They teach you skills of communication, you network with similar scouts from all over, you learn how to work through difficulties in a mature way and more.

As president my vision for Crew 27 is to continue to be an exemplary crew. To me this means activities every month that have a purpose, have more than a few scouts attending them, fundraising more per scout than we did last year and have at least 70 registered scouts when we recharter at the end of the year. When we don’t fundraise people who would love to go on trips and we would love to have on trips can’t go. Simple fact. Secondly in order to have purposeful, popular activities the activity planning process needs to be refined. Each activi- ty needs to be promoted sufficiently, be planned in a timely manner, RSVPed to . . . DAD . . . and get the information about their trip in front of the committee three months in advance. In order to do this, a clearer step-by-step standard op- erating procedure must be published on TroopTrack. Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

Thirdly we need to continue membership growth. As people join, people graduate so we can never let up. We can make recruiting as well as fundraising fun, strategic, and effective as long as everybody participates. Popcorn does not have to be our only big fundraiser.

As VP this past year, I have attended CLCs and committee meetings regu- larly and through this have gained a real respect for Amy’s hard work and dedi- cation to our crew. I hope to continue Crew 27’s legacy of great presidents and together we can. Thank you."

THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: The Crew had a quorum of 45 Venturers present (out of 69) and the secret ballot was unanimous in favor of the nominee.

ELECTING THE MINICREW GUIDES: The next order of business were the Mini- Crew Leaders (Guides). The six MiniCrews each picked a portion of the large meeting area and held there elections for their Guides. Since the current Ven- turing Handbook doesn't contain a patrol method and since there is no Ventur- ing insignia for a patrol leader equivalent, Crew 27 calls its MiniCrew Leaders 'Guides' and uses the pre-1958 youth leadership insignia. Each of the MiniCrews elected their leader and then the leader and the MiniCrew conspired to either elect or appoint their assistants. Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

APPOINTING THE STAFF: The new Crew President now had two weeks to inter- view and appoint the VP-Admin, VP-Program and the other Crew officers (Secretary, Quartermaster, Historian, Treasurer and Webmaster). The first meeting in February would be the occasion for the new officers and staff to get sworn in.

ORGANIZING THE CREW SCHEDULE: Crew 27 plans a schedule a year at a time and the schedule is staggered with the election of officers. This is important because the new slate of officers arrive on duty in February with a published schedule already coordinated with the Crew Committee through the end of Au- gust. They do not have to panic to immediately plan and execute a new Crew Program immediately upon arriving in office. Instead, the conduct an all day planning meeting and develop the subsequent schedule that runs from the end of August through the end of the August after that. That schedule gets present- ed to the Committee at the March Committee meeting.

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS: The annual installation of officers is quite the party. It occurs on the first meeting in February, right after the new charter takes effect. The Crew has its winter awards ceremony followed by the installa- tion of officers. The Crew then moves to the common room where they have a 'pot luck' dinner and an inspirational speaker. This year they were treated to Colonel Martha Lenhart, USA, MC (Retired). Dr. Lenhart had a very distinguished career serving our country. Her specialty is orthopedic surgery of the hand. She deployed twice as the Chief or Surgery into the area of responsibility. Once to Baghdad, Iraq and a second time to Mosul, Afghanistan. The Crew was com- pletely spellbound as we listened to her tell us about surgeries on children who comprised most of her patients as they tangled with land mines left in Afghani- stan over decades of conflict. Nearly every Venturer in the room wanted to en- list and help! Large Crews Large Crews - Orderly Change of Youth Leadership By Pete Mapes

Thus ended the orderly change of leadership in Crew 27 for another year! Now the Crew is ready to get back to having fun with a host of stupendous activities. Let's go Venturing! ORDER YOUR VENTURING JACKET PATCH TODAY - $5/each

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This past week, I attended a Regional Meet- ing for the first time. It was as incredible opportuni- ty to be introduced to the Southern Region Board and connect faces to names. Not only did I feel wel- comed the moment I registered, but I was asked to start and end the meeting. Thanks to Mr. Yarboro, the Regional President, I was tasked to do the Pledge of Allegiance in the Opening Session and the Sea Base Grace for the closing luncheon.

At the closing meeting

The meeting throughout the two days were informative as well. I was able to give a Sea Scout report in the Adven- ture Program meeting, which was a huge With Regional OA Chief and success. A main focus the Sea Scouts as Venturing President a region have been working on is mem- bership. Our goal is to have forty new ships by the end of year 2018. I believe we can do it, with the right support and commitment to the vision we contain. An opportunity I took after my meetings were adjourned Thursday night, was to attend a local Sea Scout meeting. Ship 851, home of my Boatswain Mate, James MaGuirk, invited me to sit in their meeting and interact with them. This ship was diverse, courteous, and kind to such visitors like Commodore Cook, Skipper Peter Cushman, and myself. A unique thing I encountered there meeting’s agenda. Instead of having copies printed out, the ship politely sat down in the designated area and waiting for their Quarterdeck to start. Then, once the meeting did begin, James and Nathaniel the Boatswain of the ship prepared a effective meeting. They incorporated knot teaching time and the “Challenge of the Week”, which included scenarios that needed assistance. These past two days have definitely impacted my life as a leader and individual. I was able to experience a Board Meeting outside of my home state, and interact with fellow scouts. In fact to top off the meeting, I was introduced the Boy Scout of the Year in his council, Great Smoky Mountain. If you have not heard his story yet, it is incredibly in- spiring! And, you can make a dif- ference too, please continue sub- mitting applications for Regional and Area Boatswain. The team is excited to start reviewing appli- cations, and setting up interview times! — Savannah Cushman, Southern Region Boat- With Ship 851 swain Sea Scouts at the 24th World Scout Jamboree by Sea Scouts, BSA

Are you ready to “Unlock a New World? The USA Contingent to the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019 is accept- ing applications for participants, adult volunteers, and International Service Team (IST) members. We hope that you can join us for an adventure of a life- time. Not sure what a World Jamboree is? Simply put, the World Jamboree is a 12-day party, with 50,000 scouts from 169 countries who all came together to meet, bond and begin life-long friendships. Sea Scouts can apply to join the United States Sea Scout Contingent by selecting their home ship when completing the application. This group of 36 Sea Scouts and 4 adult volunteers will come from across the country. Special coordination with Sea Scouts from other countries is being explored now.

Dates:July 22 – August 2, 2019 (USA Contingent will arrive on July 21, 2019) Location: Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve West Vir- ginia, USA Eligibility: Birthday between July 22, 2001 and July 21, 2005 – Youth participants (boys and girls) must be age 14-17 Birthday before July 22, 2001 (age 18 and older) – Adult unit leaders (age 18 and older) – International Service Team (IST) age 18 and old- er How to apply: The USA Contingent application sys- tem is open now at wsj2019.us/apply. Application Process: Participants, adult leaders, and IST will complete an online application. Appli- cations will be reviewed on both a Council and Na- tional level. Fees: Total fees, along with a payment schedule, and scholarship information was published on the web site. If you do not make the age cutoff, there are plenty of IST opportunities which include water sports positions. If you have any questions about joining the Sea Scout Contingent, con- tact the Sea Scout coordinator, Mike Philbrook at [email protected]. For more information on the Jamboree or US Contingent be sure to check out wsj2019.us. Sea Scouts for Scoutmasters By Sea Scouts, BSA

At one time or another you have probably heard the age old adage, It is easier to turn a scouter into a sailor than turn a sailor into a scouter. Commo- dore TW Cook has written the Sea Scouts for Scoutmasters guide make that transition even easier. If you are an experienced Boy but new to Sea Scouts, this document explains Sea Scouts in terms familiar to you, and will help you get off to a great start in Sea Scouting.

This guide is now part of the growing library at the New Leader Resource Page.

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