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2023 Summer Camp – Class Registration for Early Birds

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Is there a merit badge class at camp that you really would like to take, but fills up quickly… like Cooking*, Fishing, or Welding?  Class registration for 2023 Summer Camp at Camp Davy Crockett is opening very early – now starting October 1, 2022.  Grab desirable classes by first checking the one-page worksheet and/or the class catalogue and then letting Mr. Hasler know by email or in writing (with your name!).  You’ll be informed when your schedule is entered.

Payment for Summer Camp (June 18-24, 2023) will be posted later once better information is available – likely after the Recharter effort is done.  One reported change is that there will not be class fees, but the base camp fee was increased to save time adjusting these for every scout participant.

Citizenship in Society MB: Star and Life Scouts important information!

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Beginning July 1, 2022, the Citizenship in Society merit badge will be required!!!!

Attention Star and Life scouts!!!!

If you are working on getting your Eagle Scout something to think about is the newest merit badge that will be a requirement. 

If you do not have your BOR completed by 7/1/2022 . 

the Citizenship in Society merit badge:

Beginning July 1, 2022, the Citizenship in Society merit badge will be required for any youth seeking to achieve the prestigious Eagle Scout rank. The Boy Scouts of America introduces the Citizenship in Society Merit Badge, the newest merit badge for youth in the Scouts BSA program.Nov 1, 2021

The first MB workshop for the new Citizenship in Society Merit Badge will be held on June 11th at the Langston Centre in Johnson City. Hours look to be 9:00-1:00pmwith lunch included. Promo for this is going out in council newsletter on May 1. This merit badge MUST be done by a council approved representative until further notice. ( we are working on getting approved leadership)

We will need to know your availability so check your schedule and report PLEASE NOTE space will be limited! Mr. Hasler will be helping with the registration process. Please see him asap
Please read requirements carefully!!!!

1. Be active in your troop for at least six months as a Life Scout. The BSA’s Guide to Advancement

requires Scouts attend 75 percent of all meetings and 50 percent of all troop outings. 

2. As a Life Scout, demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God, how you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life, and how your understanding of the Scout Oath and Scout Law will guide your life in the future. List on your Eagle Scout Rank Application the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recom- mendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious (if not affiliated with an organized religion, then

the parent or guardian provides this reference), educational, employer (if employed), and two other references.

3. Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the Life rank), including these 13 merit badges: (a) First Aid,

(b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communication,

(f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management, (k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life. Beginning July 1, 2022, the Citizenship in Society merit badge will be required

You must choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories h, i, and k. Any additional merit badge(s) earned in those categories may be counted as one of your eight optional merit badges used to make your total of 21. ( this will be changed so that you will have 1 more required and 1 less optional July 1 2022 ) 

4. While a Life Scout, serve actively in your troop for six months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility11:

Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, troop guide, Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief, scribe, librarian, historian, quarter- master, junior assistant Scoutmaster, chaplain aide, instructor, webmaster, or outdoor ethics guide.

Venturing crew. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, den chief, historian, guide, quartermaster, chaplain aide, or out- door ethics guide.

Sea Scout ship. Boatswain, boatswain’s mate, purser, yeoman, storekeeper, crew leader, media specialist, specialist, den chief, or chaplain aide.

Lone Scout. Leadership responsibility in your school, religious organization, club, or elsewhere in your community.

5. While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project must benefit an organization other than the Boy Scouts of America.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and unit committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, BSA publication 

Please meet with Chris Garrett if you are a life scout and have any questions

cggarrett@charter.net

6. While a Life Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Scoutmasters need to determine whether a Scout is “active.” As leadership and has satisfied all points of the requirements listed.

MBU Questions

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For scouts with questions after attending MBU.

Please be advised and reassured that since 2001 ( the first MBU) we have been able to get documentation within a few weeks from the teaching staff of the scouts did not take notes we will have documentation posted (much like summer camp ) please be patient.

MBU – The instructors typically have two weeks to put the partial/completion information into the tracking program. A list of completions will be shared once verified, and Incomplete MB sheets will be created to give to each scout showing the remaining requirements and appropriate counselor(s). Follow-up is then for the scouts to arrange with the counselors.

Our amazing Vic will be checking for progress every few days, and we will get them out asap

Also there was NO PATCH, your scout did not lose it unfortunately one was not presented .

2022 MBU (Update): Thursday 3-3

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Merit Badge University Attendees: (Leaders please share with your scouts)


MBU is SATURDAY!!!

  • Please register in front of the theatre which is in the Wellmont Regional Performing Arts Building.
  • Kick-off will be at 8 and registration will begin at 7.  
  • Classes begin at 8:30.
  • Lunch will be divided into two sessions (12:15 and 12:45) so we can have the hottest food possible.  
  • There will be walking to lunch and to the career center so wear comfortable shoes and plan for East Tennessee weather which means it might snow or rain or give us sunburn!
  • Please try to bring a pencil and paper and a water bottle. If you have time, you might want to print out the requirements or workbook for your badge(s). 
  • If you are in welding, aviation, metal work or one of the technical hands-on sessions, please wear closed toe shoes and long pants.
  • If you are in sustainability, bring your water bill, power bill, and gasoline usage for the past month.
  • If you are in personal management, think of a big-ticket item you (or your family) might want to purchase in the next 12 months.

Everyone bring a positive attitude as the day will be fun. 

If you have questions, let me know.

Thanks

See you soon,

Miss Julie Byers

MBU planning volunteer

CDC Summer Camp 2022 (Jun 19-25) – Sign up for classes!

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2022 is Camp Davy Crockett’s 50th Anniversary!  Class schedule has been announced – and now open for registration.  

2022_Merit_Badge_Class_Signup_Worksheet

Class_Catalog_2021

Scouts can sign up for classes once the $26 youth deposit is paid to Mr. Browning.  Paper copies of the sign-up worksheet will be in the wire racks which need to be given to Mr. Hasler for your choices, including preferred time slot. Most classes have a hard maximum of 25 students with as few as six allowed for Archery. Some classes have minimum age limitation, while others have fees to cover the cost of supplies.  See the Class Catalog for details.

For new scouts (joining November 2021 or later) or those who need a boost, half-day Eagle Bound focuses on the skills needed for early ranks. Troop 48 also recommends Swimming merit badge as underpinning for all water activities. (Note to parents: Swimming also ensures your scout showers at least once a day.) From there, pick activities which sound interesting to you.

Full are:  9am Crockett’s Wild Frontier Marksmanship Program, Fishing, Robotics, Water Sports, and Welding. 10am Cooking, Emergency Prep, and Fly Fishing are Full.  11am Chess, Engineering, Mammal Study, and Motorboating are Full.  2pm Full are Archery, Rifle Shooting, Water Sports, and Welding.  4pm Water Sports. 5pm Snorkeling BSA.  Wait List option does allow you to sign up for/hold an alternative.  Check out this Class Attendees Report on Pages 4-6 for Week 2 to what is available.

Merit Badge Counselors for Troop 48

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In order to qualify as a merit badge counselor, prospective volunteers must have the education and skills needed to provide instruction and to evaluate performance.  They must be at least 18 years old, able to set a positive example through both good character and rapport.

Officially, certifying merit badge counselor (abbreviated MBC in this post) is the responsibility of the Sequoyah Council with annual certification for Youth Protection Training and which merit badges.  A BSA Adult Leader Application with position code 42 is required for new merit badge counselors, which can be completed for free or added to a recent (in current calendar year) application for Assistant Scoutmaster role.  In addition, Form 34405 Merit Badge Counselor Information must be completed every calendar year (really wish Scouting BSA would align with two-year Youth Protection Training cycle).  The trio of forms electronically (including downloading a Youth Protection Training certificate) were created in about half hour.

While national BSA has online training for this role available in My.Scouting.org, it is not consistent on which courses are needed – and frankly are really dry to listen to, thus our preference is for Troop 48 MBCs (current and new) to review this presentation for The Merit Badge Program which is also available by national BSA.

If interested in being a Merit Badge Counselor for Troop 48, then please complete the information form for your top eight merit badges.  If you really want to be able to counsel more, then recommend printing the form to allow a second page, and then scan and send as a PDF. If you are counseling for district or council events, then provide the Adult Leader Application and Youth Protection Certificate to have the complete set of paperwork.

This information is to be routed through our troop’s Advancement Coordinator, Mr. Hasler.

7 April 2021 update. Currently we need Merit Badge Counselors for Canoeing, Chess, Crime Prevention,
Exploration, Fish and Wildlife Management, Genealogy, Insect Study, Inventing, Metalwork, Model Design, Motorboating, Moviemaking, Oceanography, Search and Rescue, Signs, Signals & Codes, Small Boat Sailing, Water Sports, and Wood Carving.

CDC Summer Camp 2021 (June 20-26) – Sign up for classes!

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Sequoyah Council class registration for 2021 summer camps.   This link is the class schedule which returns to the historical arrangement of three slots in the morning and three in the afternoon (plus Mile Swim).  No evening classes are being offered.

Scouts can sign up for classes before paying their deposit by letting Mr. Hasler know of the choices, including preferred time slot.  Most classes have a hard maximum of 25 students with as few as six allowed for Archery.  Some classes have minimum age limitation, while others have fees to cover the cost of supplies.

The 3pm Diversity & Inclusion MB has been replaced by Disability Awareness.

21-April Update, FULL are

  • 9 am Crockett’s Climbing, Wild Frontier Marksmanship, Eagle Bound, Fishing, Golf, Robotics.  
  • 10am Cooking, Electronics, Emergency Preparedness
  • 11am – All classes are FULL:  Art, Chess, Fish and Wildlife Management, Motorboating, Weather 
  • 2pm Archery, Chemistry, COPE, Eagle Bound, Motorboating, Water Sports, Welding.
  • 3pm Astronomy, BSA Stand Up Paddleboarding, Oceanography
  • 4pm – All classes, except Insect Study, are FULL:  Archaeology, Medicine, Water Sports, Wilderness Survival
  • 5pm Mile Swim, BSA Snorkeling  
  • Also Wilderness First Aid Certification

Wait List option does allow you to sign up for/hold an alternative.  

For new scouts (joining November 2020 or later) or those who need a boost, half-day Eagle Bound focuses on the skills needed for early ranks.  Troop 48 also recommends Swimming merit badge as underpinning for all water activities.  (Note to parents:  Swimming also ensures your scout showers at least once a day.)  From there, pick activities which sound interesting to you.

Take advantage of the significant fun and experiences offered by Camp Davy Crockett.

For those who have purchased a Crockett Card from Sequoyah Council, please let Mr. Hasler know to enter into your registration to cover the $280 youth camping fee. Any activity charges are still handled through Troop 48.

2021 Sequoyah Council: Merit Badge University

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SOLD OUT (2/23)

Sign Up Now HERE

20210313 Troop 48 MBUDownload

Merit Badge University
Camp Davy Crockett
March 13 2021 8:30AM Classes Start
Youth – $12 – Patch, Lunch and two classes through February 19 then $20 March 5th. Registration closes end
of the day on March 5th.
Adults $10 – Patch and Lunch
Meals will be provided with a staggered lunch
All participants will be asked to complete the COVID Pre-event medical screening and their temperature will be
taken upon arrival. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.