Disappointed....

My stupid entry got wiped out. Anyway to summarise the other entry, I am very disappointed with some secondary 4s scouts. Especially when they are the Executive Committee of the Scout Troop. This is because of their actions that they displayed yesteday at the stepping up ceremony. Such audacity!

Another point would be i feel that the Secondary 3s are finally being groomed to become appointment holders of the troop. It seems as though, they were looking forward to this particular stage in their lives. Besides the fact that they tend to overlook safety, they are ready to run the show. This is provided they get assistance from the dedicated secondary 4 ExCo member and the guidiance from the Scout Leaders of the troop.

Next, i would personally disallow any scout to continue joining the scout troop or even gain a scout name if it was within my reach.
To enlighten how one person would be eligible for it would be as follows as of 2006:

• He or She during his Scout Section life should attain at least a 1st Class Scout Award or higher
• He or She is called forward by a Scout Leader with a Scout Name to earn the name either after long and dedicated service, to serve in the Scout Troop as a Scout Leader of any appointment or have contributed to the troop to a large extend that during his or her time in scouting, it became a milestone.

The decision however still lies overall with the Scout Leaders who have attained the Scout Name.

Last and not least, i would like to bring across to those scouts who are getting tired that they are doing something they do not like to do. A woodbadger used to tell me,

there are two groups of scouts. First being those who sailed with the wind and second , those who sailed against the wind.

Let me explain. The first group of scouts would be those who would never get burned out because they believe in what they do and their Passion/ Scouting light would never extinguish. As for the second, they are scouts who just force themselves to commit to scouting even though it is against their own will. They are those who will get tired, burned and eventually die out.