[nrv-hams] Possibility of setting up at Scout Camps

[Knight, Dave]

The last time I volunteered to do anything for the BSA (I volunteered to
provide FREE NRA-certified Chief Range Safety Officer (CRSO) instruction to
ADULT scouts & leaders to qualify as Range Safety Officers at scout
shooting events),  they "required" my SSN on the application form.  I
declined to provide it because I had already been a victim of identity
theft perpetrated by an AZ phone company employee using my SSN, as
"required" by the phone company.  The BSA reps still INSISTED that my SSN
was REQUIRED, *even though I would be an unpaid volunteer,* so I withdrew
my offer to conduct the training.

AFAIK, they never did the training "required" by their rules for shooting
event RSOs, i.e. taught by an NRA-certified CRSO ... so much for their
"rules"!

Regardless, I created an account (no SSN required thus far) to take the
Youth Protection training and will work on it, but if at any point they
"require" my SSN, I'm outta there!

--

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The trouble with many of today's college graduates is not that they're
ignorant, it's that they've been taught so much that just isn't so!

                                                      (with apologies to
Ronald Reagan).



On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 10:09 AM Ben Williams <jbwillia at math.vt.edu> wrote:

> This is the first time ever that North America has hosted the World
> Jamboree.
>
> they will be having an extensive ham radio setup
>
> more info:https://k2bsa.net/world-jamboree-na1wj/
>
> I am working out the logistics now with the local District Executive and
> the Reservation Program Director.
>
> if we can get in to both Camps that would be great. I am planning on my
> system at one.
>
> I propose this as a club outreach event.
>
> Objectives:
>
> Proposed Dates July 22-26 (as many as possible or only one day TBD)
>
> primary: 1) Scouts make contact with scouts at the world Jamboree 2)
> scouts make contact any way we can do it (hf,vhf/uhf repeaters, dmr)
>
> secondary: if we have stations at both camps if nothing else scouts from
> each camp and make contacts
>
> equipment:
>
> hf gear and antenna, suggest batteries (and there may be a possibility
> of electric power)
>
> computers for digitial communications
>
> vhf/uhf gear
>
> dmr if you have it
>
> ALL going to the Camps must have a current Youth Protection Training
> Certificate.
>
> https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/
>
> (takes about an hour for this training )
>
> you do not have to be registered with the Scouts to take the training
>
>
> If you are interested in this event please let me know
>
> Ben KK4EWT
>
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