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Me too!! Even had the Camper Advanced.

I love doing outdoor stuff, I had the Backwoodsman and Pioneer badges too

As a former Youth leader in SJA I feel I should point out that...*looks around furtively*RUN!!!! RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN! IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME BUT YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER CAN STILL ESCAPE THEIR VILE CLUTCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okaaay, she's studying for her First Aid badge now

What!! TB that's terrible!!!

I know. Would you trust any organisation that would allow me to be in charge of other people's kids?


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Especially as I ended up going out with one cadet who was on a camp I was one of the adults on.

I'm sure you were a perfect Gentleman TB

Yes, I waited till after I was no-longer in a position of authority before I asked her out. However apparently all the other adults and some of the cadets guessed we'd end up going out together.

Good for you

then three years later she ripped out my heart and stomped it into mush

So has she done any other subjects yet or is first aid her first?

She's done her membership badge and got her uniform, I think she has to pass the first aid badge before she can go on active duty, not bad since she only started at the beginning of January

Did you have to buy the uniform yourself, or did the unit provide it?

I had to pay £20 towards it but she got a Jumper, shirt, belt, beret, tie and epaulettes for it, if she loses any of it I have to pay the full whack but if she grows out of it they'll replace it, the trousers I had to provide and they're still waiting for the Pouch

Sounds like a lot of bits of uniform! But it's great that she's doing well. No sign of a badge then?

No, the badges they get are a bit more practical

That's reassuring. The badges have to be enjoyed, but have to serve some purpose too.

The first aid one is important because she can't actually do any first aiding without it but they do do others and can work towards a Duke of Edinburgh's Award if they want to

Sounds good. Makes sense to do the badge first too.

Yeah it does

So long as she's enjoying it too. The number of kids who go into something like that because their parents send them, and then fall out of it a few years later can be quite sad,. The you get a few who start at a young age and stay forever.