As with a lot of other Scouts, I’m excited about the upcoming Jamboree. This will be my first Jamboree and hopefully not the last. I will be staffing at the International Hosting division. To keep a record of this event, I will try and update this blog with the day to day activities and experiences I have. More to come soon!

“By Rovering I don’t mean aimless wandering. I mean finding your way by pleasant paths with a definite object in view, and having an idea of the difficulties and dangers you are likely to meet by the way.”
– Baden-Powell

Here is a movie the representatives created to show the UN Delegates that scouts around the world are actually doing things… not just talking about it.

I’m having a great time in Copenhagen, Denmark for the Scouts for Climate Summit. We have over 30 countries and National Scout Organizations (NSO) represented here. Not only are we learning tools to implement our climate projects, but we are forming great relations as well. All of the participants have been asked to create a climate project for their home country. This could be educating scouts about how we interact with the environment in our every days lives to putting solar panels on all the scout huts.  There are many ways these younger adult scouts can help bring awareness to environmental issues. More to come!

The BSA’s 2010 National Jamboree has a few perks for younger adults. They are offering a lower rate for 16-25 year old staff members which saves those Millennials about $400. Go to http://www.bsajamboree.org/ for more information and to apply to staff this great event!

During a recent Scout trip I was talking to a youth, who was the Senior Patrol Leader of his troop. He told me how the youth leadership in his troop would plan an outing and not tell the adults until 1 week before the trip. The scoutmaster and a few other adults were invited to these outings, but usually camped in a different campsite, close enough for safety, but far enough away that the youth were not bothered. I asked the Scout why he ran the troop this way. He told me “adults should not be in the organization to go camping and have fun. We have too many adults who just want to camp.” While Scouting is just as much fun for youth Read more…

I was asked to give a speech at the 2008 Montana Council Dinner. This is a copy of the speech.

“I became a Tiger Cub in 1990. For the next 13 years my mother, father, and countless volunteers guided me through the Scouting program. Along the way I learned citizenship, outdoor skills, and leadership. In 2003 I received my Eagle. For most youth today Eagle means the end of the road. Read more…

The Millennial Generation is a new term in most people’s vocabulary. William Strauss & Neil Howe define the Millennial Generation as any persons born between the years 1982 and 2000. Thus anyone between the ages of 8 and 26. This generation has also been titled Generation Y, The Boomlet Generation, and the Net Generation. However, studies have shown that Millennials prefer to be called Millennials. Read more…

Hello everyone and welcome to this new website. This site has been in my brain for a year or so now and I’m just finding the time to get it going.

I foresee this site being a hub of all things Millennial and Scouting. Millennial meaning the Millennial generation, and Scouting being the Boy Scouts of America. Now, some of you gray hair folks might be turned off by what this site offers, but it is not ment to be that way. Read more…