Boy Scout Troop 325
Scoutmaster Minute
New Year's Resolution
January 3, 2006
Michael Shantz, Assistant Scoutmaster

Well, Scouts, did you make any New Year's resolutions? I hope some of you resolved to bring up your grades in school and be more helpful around the house. I'm sure your parents would be delighted with those resolutions.

In Scouting, we make a resolution almost every time we meet. Each time we repeat the Scout Oath or Law, we're resolving to do our best to do our duty and to make ourselves the best citizens we can be. I'm inclined to think that resolving to follow the Scout Oath and Law are the most important resolutions you can make - now and in the time to come. The Oath and Law cover almost everything that makes a good man and a good citizen. So, I think, as we start the New Year, when we repeat the Scout Oath and Scout Law we should think carefully about what we are saying so that we can apply these principles in our daily life.

Thank you and God be with you.