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Pagina in het Engels, omdat de meeste belangstelling hiervoor van buitenlandse scouts komt.

Once a Scout, always a Scout. When I was young, I was a cubscout and boyscout, but left Scouting when I was 12yo-ish. In 2012 my son (then a boyscout) asked me if I wanted to be his scoutleader, since his current leaders were more into games than into Scouting techniques. So I became an active Scout again. 😀

My Scouting resumé

Sometimes people ask me what I do in Scouting, the answer can take some time.... 🤣 So, I listed below what I did/do in Scouting, sorted by starting year:

Lots of small things, like giving workshops related to roles above, are omitted. Then I can better just post my calendar here. 🤡

In the future I hope to be IST at the 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Poland. No better way to spend your summer vacation than camping with 1000+ other Scouts. 🥰

Jamboree on the Air

I am a scout and a HAM Radio operator, callsigns PC5E and WC5E. So I regularly am part of an international JOTA station, as you could read above. You can check out my PC5E HAM Radio site if you want to know more about my HAM Radio hobby.

Qualifications

qualified leader (beavers/cubs/scouts)qualified teamleader (beavers/cubs/scouts)camping qualification (scouts/explorers)qualified development mentor qualified instructor (level 1 trainer)qualified sailor level 3 (CWO 3, external qualification)qualified First Aider, including CPR/AED and First Aid for children (external qualification by Orange Cross)qualified HAM Radio operator Full (external qualification)

At Scouting Nederland we have an extensive set of qualifications, of which I hold (from left to right):

  • qualified leader (beavers/cubs/scouts)
  • qualified teamleader (beavers/cubs/scouts)
  • camping qualification (scouts/explorers)
  • qualified development mentor
  • qualified instructor (level 1 trainer)
  • qualified sailor level 3 (CWO 3, external qualification)
  • qualified First Aider, including CPR/AED and First Aid for children (external qualification by Orange Cross)
  • qualified HAM Radio operator CEPT Full (external qualification
  • qualified Scouting Method specialist (no qualification badge yet)
  • qualified Marcom A (maritime General Operator Certificate, external qualification) (no qualification badge)

Wood badge is not a qualification you get by doing all applicable trainings, but you receive wood badge after doing a personal Gilwell coaching course. Since I did a couple similar ones in my working life, I still did not do the Gilwell course. Hmmm.... 😏

Awards and appreciations

On 10th of October 2020 I was awarded the badge of appreciation for special merit by Scouting Nederland. This award is intended for volunteers who have made an above-average contribution to Scouting Nederland for a short period of time, for example by supporting a national, regional or local project. It came with a medal, I could wear on special occasions... The badge I wear on my uniform, the medal I keep in my Scouting collection.

This award is part of an extensive appreciation system of Scouting Nederland.

My scarf collection

On the wall of my livingroom I have a part of my scarf collection on display.

It contains neckers from most recent Scouting groups I am a member of and events I attended. Scouting Polaris, Scouting FRET, 2x WSJ, Roverway, Intercamp, Nawaka, Radio Scouting and more. After receiving additional neckers the collection on display will change. 

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