Scoutmaster Podcast 205

Opening joke from the ScoutmasterCG Institute for Advanced Camping Physics: the probability that a piece of gear is left at home is proportionate to its usefulness.

Listener mail from Bill Monroe (app review), Scott Oath (Northern Tier Okpik cold-weather training), and James Keefe (app and site feedback); Clarke announces the new scoutmastercgcom site launching by end of week and previews the episode topics.

Evaluating positions of responsibility by focusing on individual progress in responsibility rather than written metric standards or leadership contracts.

Multiple emails answered: Tracy asks whether cooking merit badge is required for a 2014 Eagle board of review when all requirements were signed off before January 1 2014; Christine Bennett asks about displaying old rank patches on the merit badge sash; James Zappelli asks about troop program planning and meeting plans; Chris Johnson shares a conversation with a reluctant Scout and asks how Clarke would have handled it.