Were you a girl scout or a boy scout, leader or equivalent as a younger person?

Ruthanne

Ruthanne

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My mother was a leader and we went on several nice trips with our troop long ago. We camped outside a few times and it was lots of fun. At that time I was about 7 or so. As I got a little older I became a Brownie and then a Cadette. It's hard to recall all of it but I do recall there were always nice times in scouting.

Any other leaders, cub scouts, boy scouts, brownies, cadettes, etc?
 

I was a cub scout leader. I got roped into it. I was suppose to have help with the boys but the other person backed out. Two of the boys were very hyper and hard to handle making it difficult to finish projects etc. One Mother was worse than her son. Not a week went by that she didn't have some petty complaint. Her son wasn't getting his patches on time or he had paint on his uniform,it went on and on. I stuck it out for the sake of the other boys and my son, but was so happy to see the year end. Not a fun experience at all.
 
I was a Brownie, then a Girl Scout. I got every badge and then I earned the Curved Bar, which back then was the equivalent of being an Eagle Scout.

My mother and one of her best friends were co-leaders and they were excellent at creating projects for us. They made it fun.

A number of years ago some area Girl Scout troops got together to clear and help rebuild a section of the Continental Divide Trail and I volunteered for the project. It was nice to see the Girl Scouts had as much fun as they did when I was a kid.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I was a cub scout leader. I got roped into it. I was suppose to have help with the boys but the other person backed out. Two of the boys were very hyper and hard to handle making it difficult to finish projects etc. One Mother was worse than her son. Not a week went by that she didn't have some petty complaint. Her son wasn't getting his patches on time or he had paint on his uniform,it went on and on. I stuck it out for the sake of the other boys and my son, but was so happy to see the year end. Not a fun experience at all.
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That's sad it didn't go well for you. Glad you stuck it out till the years end.

Smiling Jane said:
I was a Brownie, then a Girl Scout. I got every badge and then I earned the Curved Bar, which back then was the equivalent of being an Eagle Scout.

My mother and one of her best friends were co-leaders and they were excellent at creating projects for us. They made it fun.

A number of years ago some area Girl Scout troops got together to clear and help rebuild a section of the Continental Divide Trail and I volunteered for the project. It was nice to see the Girl Scouts had as much fun as they did when I was a kid.
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Pretty cool! That project sounds like a good contribution.

tnthomas said:
Cub Scout, then Boy Scout.

My mom was a Den Mother...


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Me in Boy Scouts

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Oops, that was Army not boy scouts....oh well, same thing. :cool:
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Ha ha ha. I thought you were a little more military looking there.

applecruncher said:
I was a brownie, I remember the little pin.
Younger brother was cub scout & really enjoyed it.
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I recall the pin, too! My brothers all were boy scouts, all three of them.
 
My younger sister and I were both brownies in the same troop ( I was in the pixie pack) .... and then I went on to be a Girl guide ( it's called that here not Girl scout )... my sister didn't continue on.. but I stayed till I was 14 ...
 
hollydolly said:
My younger sister and I were both brownies in the same troop ( I was in the pixie pack) .... and then I went on to be a Girl guide ( it's called that here not Girl scout )... my sister didn't continue on.. but I stayed till I was 14 ...
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We are scout sisters then Holly!!
 
Ruthanne said:
We are scout sisters then Holly!!
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yes we are Ruth...:D....when we gained our merit badges we had to see them onto our sleeves... did you do the same?

I had 6 or 7 that I can remember ...and we sewed them on to the sleeve of our uniforms in both Brownies and guides , and when that got full then onto the other sleeve..

from memory I had ...


Musician
Needleworker
kinitter
Hostess
Dancer
Cook
first Aid


The badges looked like this in the UK in the 60's...images.duckduckgo.com.jpeg

This was our Promise tie pin in the Brownies Brownie Promise Badge 1930-1967.jpg


...and this was the tie pin (trefoil) in the Girl Guides... Guide Promise Badge 1932-1967.jpg


The girl guide and Brownie promise was...




I promise that I will do my best,
to do my duty to God,
to serve the Queen and help other people
and keep the Brownie Guide Law


It's been changed over the years to remove the 'God' reference''... isn't that sad?
 
Falcon said:
Hey, Get this: My morning newspaper headlines say this: The Boy Scouts let girls join up.

What's your take on this ?
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They would have to change their name, like Youth Scouts or something like that.

In a way it could be good, teaching equality.

In another way, girls would lose that special bonding of sisterhood that Girl Scouts instill.
 
Sure was, here in Canada it was called Girl Guides.

I spent three years involved with Girl Guides. We did everything from our weekly get-togethers, to camping, to other wilderness outings such as hiking, boating, etc, and of course along the way we earned badges.
 
I was a girl scout. Later when my son was a cub scout, I was a den mother, then a den leader and ultimately became a Cub Scout Commissioner. We really worked hard to revive some almost defunct dens and I am proud of that.
 
My father was a legendary Boy Scout leader through my childhood and teenage years, so I had no interest in joining the Girl Scouts (the boys were much more interesting).

I was an assistant troop leader for one year when my daughter was in Girl Scouts. It was a thankless task.

On the other hand, my late husband was, at the time, the only male "official" Brownie Scout leader in our state and one of only seven in the country. When my daughter joined the Brownies in a newly-formed troop, the lady who was the leader had to quit and asked my husband if he would get certified and take over. He did and was a brilliant leader; the little girls loved him. It didn't go over with all the parents, but once they got to know him, the other parents approved completely. He had a rare talent with children, especially difficult kids. I've never seen anyone who could handle children like he did.
 

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