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But of course, you want MORE... BSA National Training opportunities Check out The BSA National Training Page at http://www.scouting.org/nav/boyscout/atrns.html Literature: * You'll get your leader-specific Handbook (e.g. The Scoutmaster Handbook) when you take Leader-Specific Training. * Scoutmasters: every six months you need to conduct a training day for your patrol leaders, SPL, and ASPL. Here is a powerpoint presentation (jltpresentation.ppt) to go with the video you order from the scout shop * You'll want to learn asap about local poisonous plants (tenderfoot requirement 11) here in TAC. Here is an article in German: german_poisonious_plant_german_article.pdf along with an English translation: german_poisionous_plants.rtf * Order the new 2004 version Boy Scout Fieldbook, which has been revised to useful, practical tips for anyone who wants to be active in the outdoors, including all-new chapters on o Cold winter survival o mountain-biking o climbing o kyaking o treking on horseback. You'll love it! * Your troop probably has a complete library of merit badge booklets. You could borrow camping, cooking, or any other booklet you're interested in. * Some other great materails are in a 1977 junior leader training weekend sylabus: * Scouting Magazine has its complete archive online: http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/ * Great outdoor cooking recipes, including the recipe, "Best of Both Potatoes," that Troop 240 used to win "Best All round meal" at the 2003 Fall Camporee. Useful scouter resource links: Merit Badge Research Center: http://www.meritbadge.com Animated Knots: http://www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/42ktmenu.html The Scouter Network: http://www.scouter.com/ The U.S. Scouting Service Project: http://usscouts.org/ The Net Woods: http://www.netwoods.com The MacScouter: http://www.macscouter.com The Scouter Crossing: http://www.scoutxing.com The Insane Scouter: http://www.insanescouter.com The Inquiry Net - your complete scouting resource center: http://www.inquiry.net Online Scout Songbook: http://www.scoutsongs.com/http://www.scouting.org/nav/boyscout/atrns.htmlMoreTraining_files/jltpresentation.pptMoreTraining_files/german_poisonious_plant_german_article.pdfMoreTraining_files/german_poisionous_plants.rtfhttp://www.scoutingmagazine.orghttp://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0103/a-cook.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5

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