3/17/16

Hello Scouters, 

As I mentioned in my first post, I wanted to discuss a little of the history of commissioner service. The position of commissioner is one of the oldest in scouting and is the origin of the professional scouting positions, which is why professional scouters wear the wreath of service today. During BSA’s earliest days (around 1916), the original, resourceful individuals who got the scouting movement going in America were called commissioners. Some of these commissioners became scout executives (at that time called field executives). The creation of these new executive positions led to the separation of roles as well as the partnership of the executive and the volunteer commissioner which is still in place today. As the organization and workload grew, the need for district commissioners and eventually unit commissioners became necessary.

If you know of someone in the Daniel Boone council who would make a good commissioner please email me at my address below. Each of our districts is in need of scouters who would like to stay connected with scouting and would like to work with units to help them succeed.

For current Commissioners: Please don’t forget about Commissioner’s college on June 4^th at Ridge Crest in Black Mountain. Please be sure to register and attend, it’s very worthwhile training. I can send you the registration information or you can register at pacommissionercollege.com. 

Yours in Scouting,

Thomas Kuster 

Council Commissioner

Daniel Boone Council

Kustert53@aol.com