tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361557792051643637.post2270509971844831700..comments2023-06-07T02:46:29.454-06:00Comments on Adventures and Accidents: To be, or not to be... a merit badge counselorToryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530938857442378681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361557792051643637.post-78054370658225768362011-10-31T08:34:34.416-06:002011-10-31T08:34:34.416-06:00There's nothing wrong with putting yourself ou...There's nothing wrong with putting yourself out there as a resource for the younger boys, especially when you consider that a MBC is a Council resource, not a ward thing (unless said MBC is extremely provincially-minded). For example, my son earned the Robotics MB last summer. It's so new and so specialized that you'd be hard-pressed to find an expert in every ward, but I was able to track down a half-dozen counselors at the Council level, one of whom was fairly close by. <br /><br />If you evaluate your skills and abilities and weigh them against what's already available and needed, you may find that your particular skills are just the right fit for someone, somewhere.Eric the Half-beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14709170303854711662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361557792051643637.post-40133757088633001692011-10-28T13:12:07.358-06:002011-10-28T13:12:07.358-06:00It's a tough decision, but as you said, just r...It's a tough decision, but as you said, just registering doesn't require you to do merit badges, but it does make you available for more. :)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354008285781898221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361557792051643637.post-16489705495924575312011-10-26T10:47:44.614-06:002011-10-26T10:47:44.614-06:00Wow! Stealing my post. I was absolutely thinking...Wow! Stealing my post. I was absolutely thinking about this same thing last night as I was preparing a post. Wow!<br /><br />I am of the opinion that you shouldn't register as a merit badge counselor to ensure that there isn't any "I guess we did that so I will sign it off" kind of stuff. Lets not make it so easy for them (but I also don't want to make it difficult either). From reading your posts, you don't sound like that kind of guy. It isn't like a Ward or Stake (let along a list of MBC that the District SHOULD have compiled) shouldn't have the resources for every merit badge out there. Give others the opportunity to serve by letting them be a MBC. One of the points of boys having to go see MBC is that they are to expose themselves to other "good" adults. Since you are around as the Venturing adviser (and the YMP) and should have exposure to Varsity Scouts and Boy Scouts, why not let someone else do it? The boys know you.<br /><br />As a Varsity Coach, I am a MBC for about 4 merit badges but my boys don't know it. I work with Scouts outside the unit that don't know me. There are plenty of other good men and women out there that our boys could and should use on their path to Eagle. <br /><br />I try to eliminate myself in any leadership "job" other than my Coach job. My primary focus is to train boys in their jobs (Church and Scout), help them work out their concerns in their responsibility and then minister to them on a personal level. I need all the extra time I have to accomplish this. Let someone else do the work of the MBC.Fishguttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03341241565019533579noreply@blogger.com