1. Adult Leadership Recruiting Skit
Pack 634, Roseville
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Adult Leadership Recruiting Skit

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This yardstick represents your son’s life. Each half inch equals 1 year. Thirty six inches—72 years. An average person’s lifespan.

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At ½ inch (1 inch), he is cruising the carpet and furniture, getting into all kinds of things he shouldn’t.

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At 3 inches, he’s six and is in first grade. At 5½ inches he’s eleven and is moving on to middle school.

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At 9 inches he’s eighteen and graduating high school. You’re busting your buttons with pride for him in his cap and gown.

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At 11 inches he has graduated college and will launch into his own career with his own family.
How much influence and control do you get to have after that?

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Not much.

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During college, parents play an indirect, supportive role. Our direct influence is virtually none.

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During high school, parents encourage young men to be self-managing and responsible. Direct influence is greatly diminished. In middle school, the boys are already starting to pull away. Direct influence is weakening.

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Whether you did a great job or not, the first six years are gone. So right now, we have this.

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These 2½ inches, these 5 years are key years in your son’s development. Many of his decision making skills, ethics, and morals will be developed and reinforced during this time.

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Many studies show that young people who are close to a caring adult in these early years were less likely to get into trouble with drugs, crime, etc. and are more likely to continue in school. They are more resilient.

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These are the Cub Scout years. Lions through Webelos Scout. We need every family to be involved “this much.” “This much” is different everybody.

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Your “this much” might be as a committee member, or a den leader for your son and others. It might be organizing an outing, handling the Pack treasury, writing a newsletter, organizing the Blue and Gold Banquet. It might be as Cubmaster.

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Would the current adult volunteers please stand. If one person tries to do this much, the program will surely fail. But if everyone does “this much” in your son’s Scouting career, both he and you will have a great experience.

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So what are you waiting for. Sign up today. Fill out the interest forms that the scouts are passing around right now. We all make the pack GO.

17. Questions