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rr t*DAY AMERICA NEEDS tens of thou-
sands of men who are trained to give
leadership to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and
Explorers.
Our membership is growing rapidly. Already it
is nearing the three million mark. To meet this need
and to help our country grow stronger, the Boy
Scouts of America has adopted a Three Year Pro-
gram of action with the slogan "Forward on
Liberty's Team." Every top Unit Leader a basically
trained man is one of the nine goals for this Pro-
gram. For the Cub Pack this means that the Cub-
master is to complete Cub Scout Leader Basic
Training, for the Scout Troop it means that the
Scoutmaster is to be complete Scoutmaster Basic
Training and the Explorer Advisor is to complete
Explorer Leader Basic Training.
But before going on, let me define basic training
for you. It is the prescribed training plan which pro-
vides the minimum essential training for Unit
Leaders and members of the Commissioner's Staff.
It is printed in booklet form by the National Council
and can be used for courses, personal coaching or
home study. Copies may be obtained from your
Scout Office.
The new Three Year Program also calls for the
training of other Unit Leaders such as Den Mothers,
Junior Leaders in Troops, and elected leaders in
Explorer Units. It is a proved fact that boys like
Scouting best when their leaders understand how to
make Scouting fun. Training gives both adult and
boy leaders the "know how" to do this.
As is true with Unit Leaders, so is it true with
members of the Commissioner Staff — the man who
is trained gets satisfaction from his work in Scouting
and gives greater seiwice to others. The Three Year
Program calls for every Commissioner to be a
trained man for his specific job.
Wood Badge Training
It takes many instructors to conduct the training
program of a District or Council and they need spe-
cial training for this task. The Wood Badge Course
provided by the National Council is just such train-
ing because it offers an opportunity to learn how to
train others best.
In the past four years, over a thousand key in-
structors have been trained in Wood Badge Courses
and in 1952 there will be additional opportunities
in every section of the country for men to attend
these courses. Such training requires eight days of
living in camp and learning the skills of Scouting
followed by written work and practical help with
a Council's training program.
Selection of men to take a Wood Badge Course
is by invitation from the Chief Scout Executive
upon recommendation of local Scout Executives.
Dates for the various courses are listed with each
G/ie uocc
11Y
•IOSEI'll M. THOMAS
Director, Volunteer Training Service
Council Office. Men who have had Wood Badge
Training refer to it as a "Mountaintop" experience
and a veteran claims that it was the finest experi-
ence in his many years of Scouting.
Junior Leader Training
It is the Unit Leader's responsibility to train his
own Junior Leaders, and the basic manuals for
leaders in each of the three program phases of
Scouting provide outlines and suggestions for such
training. Councils and Districts supplement this
training with Junior Leader Conferences and Junior
Leader Skill Events taking a full day, although in
many localities a two or even three day period is
scheduled. The basic outline for such events is con-
tained in a nationally distributed pamphlet entitled
"Junior Leader Training Events" and is available
through Scout Offices. Inquire now concerning the
local dates for this plan of training and arrange for
your Junior Leaders to participate.
Commissioner Training
A brand new plan for training Neighborhood
Commissioners is available. It consists of an orienta-
tion and five on-the-job projects. Each new Com-
missioner is aided by an experienced coach who
helps him to understand his job and how to do the
projects. The coach will check these projects as they
are completed. The training is based upon the Neigh-
borhood Commissioner's Job Card with its five areas
of responsibility. Commissioners who have tried this
type of training are enthusiastic about it.
New Visual Aids for Training
The Visual Education Service of the Boy Scouts
of America is constantly producing new filmstrips
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