As we prepared for merit badge requirements, we also began reading about the Boy Scout Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan, Sign, Salute, and handshake... these figured fairly prominently in some of the merit badges so we wanted to have a firm grasp... we liked a lot of what we read, but didn't really feel like certain aspects were a great fit for what we were doing. It's important to remember we're amending something written for boys and we're adults... some of these tweaks are to be expected :) Ultimately we felt that, in the spirit of this whole process, we should come up with our own oath, etc. We also thought we might be able to approach this a bit more efficiently and combine some of the above... so we whittled it all down a bit and made it our own. To start, I got us all cool journals to document everything we'd be doing.
Before we get into what we created, it may be worthwhile to share the boy scout versions so you can have a basis for comparison.
Scout Oath:
On my honor, I will do my best
Scout Oath:
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Scout Law:
A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
Scout Motto:
Be Prepared.
Scout Slogan:
Do a good turn daily.
Scout Sign:
Scout Salute:
Scout Handshake:
Now a lot of this is good material, but there's a fair amount that we felt we could cut as adults. In particular, the whole bit about being obedient and being clean. We just aren't very clean people... especially when we're engaging in Raven Scout activities like hiking and camping. There was also a bit of redundancy and we didn't have much use for a salute. What we ended up creating is as follows, though we may make a tweak or two. In particular - do we want a handshake or not? If we come up with one, could we make it cooler than the boy scout shake which is just shaking with your left hand?
The Raven Scout Oath
I will do my best
To support my troop
To help and respect all people regardless of race, religion, creed, gender, or sexual orientation
To devote myself to learning
To be trustworthy, friendly, courteous and kind
To be open-minded and to try to leave the world a better way.
The Raven Scout Motto
Be prepared and strive to be the best version of yourself.
The Raven Scout Sign
Scout Law:
A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
Scout Motto:
Be Prepared.
Scout Slogan:
Do a good turn daily.
Scout Sign:
Scout Salute:
Scout Handshake:
Now a lot of this is good material, but there's a fair amount that we felt we could cut as adults. In particular, the whole bit about being obedient and being clean. We just aren't very clean people... especially when we're engaging in Raven Scout activities like hiking and camping. There was also a bit of redundancy and we didn't have much use for a salute. What we ended up creating is as follows, though we may make a tweak or two. In particular - do we want a handshake or not? If we come up with one, could we make it cooler than the boy scout shake which is just shaking with your left hand?
The Raven Scout Oath
I will do my best
To support my troop
To help and respect all people regardless of race, religion, creed, gender, or sexual orientation
To devote myself to learning
To be trustworthy, friendly, courteous and kind
To be open-minded and to try to leave the world a better way.
The Raven Scout Motto
Be prepared and strive to be the best version of yourself.
The Raven Scout Sign
-Mouse
The Adventure continues...
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