Scoutmaster Podcast 77

Joke about a scoutmaster hit by a bus — the committee chairman says 'he's got a great personality and he's real good with the scouts.'

Walter Underwood and Joe on homesickness and cell phone policies at camp; Bill McFarland on using glow sticks as a comfort for nervous first-year campers.

First five of Larry Geiger's ten tips for adults on scout camping trips: staying out of patrol areas and scouts' tents, establishing the adult area, keeping adults out of the troop trailer, and setting up separate campfires.

Anonymous blog commenter who withheld a Merit Badge blue card; Clarke explains BSA policy that the Merit Badge counselor has final authority and scoutmasters should refer concerns to the District Advancement Committee.