Okay, I have only been to 1 Boy SCout summer camp. Been to quite a few camporees, and troop events, but only one summer camp.
Seems I read about or hear about the horrors of checking in - or more specifically - the agonizingly long line at the swim check.
First things first: We know having a troop swim check at a pool beforehand will save you time - unless the waterfront director decides to challenge you anyays - which hh has the right to do.
But putting that aside for a minute, what else can make things easier for a unit?
I don't know if this is unique, uncommon or happens elsewhere all the time, but it6 was new for our camp: scheduled unit check in times.
Our unit was scheduled to check in at 2:45 pm. The unit befoe us was schedules to check in at 2:00 pm.
The next unit after us was scheduled to check in at 3:30pm
Not sure it it was for our convienence or for the benefit of the staff. Don't really care.
So, there were no long lines anywhere. Not at swim check( we had 2 scouts who missd both troop checks), not at medical center, not at admin. Matter of fact, the only vehicles at admin were ours and the admin staff.
Another cool detail was the dining schedule: Breakfast and supper were the usual fare - colors before entering dining hall: Unit waiers enter 15 minutes early and set up unit tables, All stand for grace, all eat , all dismissed, unit waters clean up.
But lunch was different.
Instead of the usual 45 minute block of time, lunch was cafeteria style: You could come in whenever you wanted between 12 and 2 pm. Stand in serving line for food, take it to your unit's designated table(s), eat at your own pace, then clean your own mess and leave.
That worked out great for scouts who had MB sessions on the other side of camp or who were participating in waterfront activities before lunch. They had time to shower ( yeah, that's funny, I know! ) and change clothes ( yeah, that's even funnier) before wandering to the dining hall.
So again, I don't know if you do this all the time or never heard of such a thing, but I know it was new for our camp.
Seems I read about or hear about the horrors of checking in - or more specifically - the agonizingly long line at the swim check.
First things first: We know having a troop swim check at a pool beforehand will save you time - unless the waterfront director decides to challenge you anyays - which hh has the right to do.
But putting that aside for a minute, what else can make things easier for a unit?
I don't know if this is unique, uncommon or happens elsewhere all the time, but it6 was new for our camp: scheduled unit check in times.
Our unit was scheduled to check in at 2:45 pm. The unit befoe us was schedules to check in at 2:00 pm.
The next unit after us was scheduled to check in at 3:30pm
Not sure it it was for our convienence or for the benefit of the staff. Don't really care.
So, there were no long lines anywhere. Not at swim check( we had 2 scouts who missd both troop checks), not at medical center, not at admin. Matter of fact, the only vehicles at admin were ours and the admin staff.
Another cool detail was the dining schedule: Breakfast and supper were the usual fare - colors before entering dining hall: Unit waiers enter 15 minutes early and set up unit tables, All stand for grace, all eat , all dismissed, unit waters clean up.
But lunch was different.
Instead of the usual 45 minute block of time, lunch was cafeteria style: You could come in whenever you wanted between 12 and 2 pm. Stand in serving line for food, take it to your unit's designated table(s), eat at your own pace, then clean your own mess and leave.
That worked out great for scouts who had MB sessions on the other side of camp or who were participating in waterfront activities before lunch. They had time to shower ( yeah, that's funny, I know! ) and change clothes ( yeah, that's even funnier) before wandering to the dining hall.
So again, I don't know if you do this all the time or never heard of such a thing, but I know it was new for our camp.
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