The Ten Essentials of Scoutmastership penned by William 'Green Bar' Hillcourt were part of the Scoutmaster's Handbook for many years.
If you have occupied the passenger seat as your sixteen-year-old learns to drive you have exercised immense faith in times of uncertainty.
Scoutmastership is a 'trust fall', an often blind leap into the unknown. Will the program work or will it fall flat? Will the Scouts be engaged or will they walk away? When all is said and done will my efforts be rewarded by having actually made a difference?
On a caving trip I discovered that I was none too eager to get down on my belly and squirm through an unlikely opening in the rocks and enter the cave. I confided my uncertainty in my Senior Patrol Leader and asked if he wouldn't go ahead and tell me if I'd be okay. He squirmed through the narrow opening and called back that there was actually plenty of room inside, that I was unlikely to get stuck. Reassured I followed him and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
If youv'e just become a Scoutmaster, or have been one for some time and are looking for encourgement to let the program work I can tell you that there is plenty of room, you won't get stuck and will thoroughly enjoy the experience.
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