Re: Camping nights awards?

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> There are no Official Boy Scout awards for 25 nights camping and so
> forth, so this sounds like a Troop policy.  The nice thing about
> scouting is if you want to create your own awards, you can also make
> the rules for it.  There are no right or wrong answers, just have fun
> and honor the boys who meet or exceed your expectations.
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> Yours in Scouting,
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> Tom Newman
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> *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On
> Behalf Of *bowen1@...
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:30 PM
> *To:* TMTUG@...
> *Subject:* [TMTUG] Camping nights awards?
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> Hi All,
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> I know that this is not a TM-specific question, but I know that there is
> a lot of expertise on this list, and many of you are very willing to
> share your opinions!
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> I am responsible for keeping track of nights camped for our scouts, as
> well as for the adults in the troop. We present awards at 25 nights, 50
> nights, etc. The nights must be under the stars or in tents.
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> We also allow new Scouts to include nights camped as Webelos Scouts, but
> not Cub Scouts.
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> This is the way we do it, and I have always taken guidance from our
> existing leadership. My questions to you all are:
> - is this standard BSA policy?
> - is this the way other troops handle this?
> - is there a national policy? I looked but could not find anything...
> - do others include Webelos camping?
> - do others include Cub camping?
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> Thanks!
> Jim
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