Pathfinding- done! (sort of)

In what Kyle and Sander agreed was the easiest merit badge this side of Fingerprinting, they, along with Tristen, did the first of the Historical merit badges in an afternoon session today. I think it took MAYBE two hours, and really not even that long. Most of the work for the boys had been done in preparation, and there was a lot of discussion, not so much on the merit badge requirements itself, but on how things have changed in the 50-100 years since the badge was active. "Tourist camp".. "county farm agent" it was cool both to hear unfamiliar terms, but also for Scoutmaster Bucky to talk about them, and how Scouting and everyday life has changed during the century of Scouting. Since these are Historical merit badges, I appreciated the focus being not just on the simple requirements, but also on the history itself. Bucky's a cool cat, to be sure.

Speaking of which, it's his hard work and constant connection to folks at the local council and national that has pushed this through. Word is that the historical merit badge program is on hold, but it was Bucky himself who called up national and confirmed, the program IS on- the requirements ARE correct, and the only delay is to get the computer systems set up to handle these new/old badges. 2-8 weeks, it's said. So, the boys have their cards, but won't hand them in until the word comes down from National.

22... and tomorrow he should meet with Carrie to a) finish up Family Life, and b) maybe start up Pets. We can hope!