Posted on 05/19/2015 12:21:06 PM PDT by grundle
The Boy Scouts of America has put out approved activities for its members, and water gun fights are strictly prohibited.
A blog for the organization’s leaders said May 6 that pointing simulated firearms at people is not allowed.
“Why the rule? A Scouter once told me this explanation I liked quite a bit: A Scout is kind. What part of pointing a firearm [simulated or otherwise] at someone is kind?” said Bryan Wendell on the scouting website.
The rule is clarified in the Boy Scouts of America National Shooting Manual, which says “For water balloons, use small, biodegradable balloons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball. […] Water guns and rubber band guns must only be used to shoot at targets, and eye protection must be worn.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Years ago when I was a Scoutmaster, the Shooting Merit Badge was one of the most popular as was swimming, camping, orientation, life saving etc.
They’ve turned them into the Swishy Scouts.
“Who the heck is making up all these ridiculous rules? Who hijacked this once great organization?”
That’s the question that should always be asked. Cowards thrive under anonymity. It allows them to create rediculous rules and laws with impunity. A good reporter would post the names of those individuals. Unfortunately, there are very few good reporters.
That’s because you are still living in your mother’s basement and would rather whine and huff than get out and add value.
You are a waste of air.
OTHERS?
BOY SCOUT ALTERNATIVE:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/unapologetically-biblical-alternative-to-boy-scouts-experiences-dramatic-growth-119714/
GIRL SCOUT ALTERNATIVES:
http://www.ahgonline.org/
If you were in Third Grade, you were a Bear Scout. That is the first year you were able to carry a pocket knife. But only after achieving Bear Advancements 19a-d to receive the Whittling Chip.
The same requirements as dating back to at least 1964. (My oldest Bear book). And likely much earlier than that.
Tell me again how they’ve just turned into pussies.
You are still in the running for least intelligent posts!
I would expect better from you.
Trail Life USA, a Christ centered boys outdoor program ENCOURAGES manly activities. We have Warrior Games, including Paintball and Airsoft. Nerf and Waterguns are not discussed in our safety guidelines, neither are water balloons. That’s because those things are fun, “nice” and unrestricted
A few months ago, my troop had an airsoft day. Six solid hours of warrior games.
Trail Life is holding a summer adventure camp that includes a paintball tournament.
BTTT
Good to hear...
Sorry ‘bout your luck, bub.
bump for later
Only the Super Soaker ™ water guns at the highest pressure, and pretty much point blank range to the face might hurt. And if people turn to physically fighting like punching and tackling when squirting each other with water, then there’s bigger problems than squirtguns.
That explains a bit, thanks.
Jennings is despicable, as are those who put him into such a position of power over children.
Unfortunately it looks like it’s time to start a new one.
This organization is toast.
We need a really cool macho name...
Well, with my history of more than 20,700 brilliant FR posts, I suppose I can live with having one or two that you find "least intelligent."
Nevertheles, my tenure as a Cub Scout precedes your oldest Bear book by almost a decade.
I and all of my peers were playing unsupervised mublety-peg with scout knives since before I was a Cub Scout. It's possible after all these years that my memory is a bit faded in terms of whether I needed to prove my ability to handle a jack knife at a level that met Cub Scout standards when I finally became a Bear cub. But I doubt it.
I'm pretty sure that the only thing that needed to happen for me to have a jack knife was for my mom to buy me one when she bought me my first Cub Scout uniform. Actually, I already had one by that time.
In any case, this entire thread about no water pistol fights is sufficient to demonstrate that the Scouts have deteriorated quite a bit since I was a red-blooded American boy.
Still, whether or not my memory is a bit faulty, might I suggest that with all the money you make for a living, perhaps you might consider purchasing a long course of therapy to help you deal with the unresolved issues that undoubtedly lie at root of your uncalled-for hostility, your appalling rudeness, your insufferable arrogance and your wildly elevated sense of superiority.
Nice mid-life crisis car, by the way.
Your judgment of me is as accurate as your judgment of this issue, in other words plainly ignorant.
Maybe they can call it The Nancy Boy Scouts of America...His Royal Swineness will be pleased..
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