Troop News

On behalf of Mr. Madison and Reverend Reid Crotty, thanks to all the Scouts and families that were present with Mr. Scott and the Vulcan District Executive,for the Presentation Belk's made to the Greater Alabama Council with the Troop representing the Council at the Galleria last Friday and as described below by Greg.....Means a great deal to the Scouting family for your support and being present for the occasion.

Want to also congratulate Mr. Morris and Mr. Miller for completing the second part of the two- parts of Leader Training this weekend at Camp Sequoyah..that completes their requirement for the "Trained" tab they can wear on the uniform and that we will present at a Troop meeting. Also thanks to Dr. Rusty Brantley for attending also and for completing his first part of the two part series for his tab. As earlier stated these, and those who have completed these and all the training we have participated in since January 2011, are positive ear marks for our staying abreast of the learning curve for the boys.

Thanks also to Mr, Camp for attending Merit Badge Couselor Training certification last Thursday and for Chief Stacy Cole for catching up for us on Quality Unit Rechartering and Unit Rank Advancement requirements also on Thursday during the Round Table sessions.

The following Scouts, thanks to Mr. Simon assisting with transportation requirements, went to Camp Comer this last weekend for the November Ordeal. C Hutchens received his Brotherhood while along as a member of the group, while E Kidd, N Ng, and N Bolding all assisted M Gunn, S Hardy, S Hardy, and J Elmore with delivering an effective "Pre-Ordeal" ceremony to the candidates who were present. We stayed the entire weekend, playing the Nunne-Hi Chapter Drum during the afternoon and evenings for the candidates entertainment, then thanks to Mrs. Hutchens, we headed headed back to Birmingham, arriving at the Hut close to Noon on Sunday.

Monday night, Nov 7, will be busy with a final headcount for Shiloh, fee payment and consent forms to Mr. Elmore, an excellent movie presentation and overview of the battle, and Mr. Hanke will outline what persons will be hiking what trails..along with a show of hands for the advance party and who will be assisting with meals for Saturday's breakfast, lunch, and dinner.....If a leader or a Scout cannot be present Monday night and plans on going, regardless of what capacity, the advance party leader, Mr. Gunn has to know, the patrol leader who will raise his hand to assure he gets meals has to know, Mr. Hanke has to know for a trail assignment, and Mr. Eggers has to know for meal planning. So it is important to be there of make sure your status is known. This is one of our larger trips and the numbers have to crunch correctly.

Again, as we know, Friday, Veterans Day, is a holiday for the Hoover School System..and we will be marching in the parade as as explained in the October 18th Blog on the Troop Web site...No need for the Scout to stay at home when you can drop him off at the hut to march in the parade with us and the rest of the Greater Alabama Council..just drop him off at the Hut at 8:00 AM (we have things to do there), with all his gear for Shiloh, dress for the weather, have lunch money for the Golden Corral Lunch, then after the parade we will eat at McDonalds, before we get to the Hut prepared to leave for Shiloh......the makings of great day....Again this will be addressed at the meeting Nov 7.

Uniform for the parade is the same as Shiloh..Class A in either Scout Shorts or Scout long pants (zipped on) no jeans or sweat pants showing under the shorts for the parade...in respect for the Veterans and the uniform itself....Troop Neckerchief and merit badge sash are optional....

For Shiloh, he will need his class A uniform also, a hat to protect from the sun is recommended, day pack to carry his water and snacks as well as his jacket if he starts off hiking with one ( it is usually cold in the morning then gets warmer during the day) he should also bring his rain suit in the day pack in case of rain..same for gloves and hiking boots/shoes with wool socks and polypropolyne sock liners for hiking the trails at Shiloh..


For All: Dressing for Shiloh is best practiced using the layering principle..take it off and carrying as you go in your day pack, but putting it back on as required and as the weather changes.....

Thanks again for all your support and for encouraging attendance.

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"