A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty ,brave, clean, and reverent.
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"Camping works so well because it gives scouts lots of responsibility. The responsibility comes from needing to stay warm and dry and safe and not hungry. This is not trivial, and it requires a great deal of teamwork and individual fortitude to accomplish. Camping is where nearly all personal growth takes place in scouting. The outdoors presents a myriad of obstacles--some small, some large. And each of these challenges boosts the confidence of the scout who overcomes them--and tests the resolve of the scout who fails. "Personal Growth" is nothing more than the combined effect of multiple successes and failures." Why Scouts
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When we go camping... Lets remember our campsite is our home
The living room is the area in front of your patrol site. Your patrol's cooking area is the kitchen and the patrol dining table is your dining room. The showers and latrine are your bathroom, and of course your tent is your bedroom.
You wouldn't think of throwing candy wrappers onto your bedroom floor at home, or of leaving garbage in your dining room. And even if you did, your parents would soon get on your case about it.
So whenever we're in camp, let's treat the campsite the way you treat your own home. Cleanliness and neatness are the marks of a good camper. In this troop, they are a standard rule.
As Scouts, we have pledged ourselves to obey the Outdoor Code and our Wilderness Pledge which call for us to "be clean in our outdoor manners". That certainly applies to our life at home in camp, as well as when we're on the trail. Let's make it a habit to keep a clean, neat home in camp.
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