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Originally Posted by YOhio
Admit it Triple Dad. The emphasis on advancement isn't the cause of your scouting discontent, but the fact that scouts camp in the yucky woods. Just think of all the bugs, bacteria, and latrines.
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I actually would try to hold it (#2) all week when we went to scout camp, but there were times when I absolutely would have to go.
I enjoyed the camping aspect of Scouts..we went to Philmont, Emerald Bay (on Catalina Island), white water rafting, John Muir trail, Mt Whitney, Yosemite, and whole bunch of cool places.
My troop was esp militant...full uniforms were required (shorts were ok), we had uniform inspections to make sure our patches were sewn on correctly, we had to march into our campsites, all that kind of crap. It was very annoying. I envied the LDS troops because they were always highly disorganized, very poor overall parent participation, the kids rarely wore their uniforms and when they did, maybe just the Scout shirt, they took off on Saturday night, and they basically seemed to just have a lot of fun.