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In article <brenner.727748163@well.sf.ca.us>, brenner@well.sf.ca.us (Anita Susan Brenner) writes:
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|> I don't know about you folks, but the uniforms for girl scouts were
|> better when I was a kid. The fabrics they use now are of such poor
|> quality and the styles leave a lot to be desired. Some of the leaders
|> have used their own navy blue suits, with the regulation blouse and scarf.
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|> Shades of Troop Beverly Hills perhaps?
|>                         Anita Brenner
|>                         Mount Wilson Vista Council
|>                         Troop 99
|>                         (Pasadena California)

  I have noticed this trend in Boy Scout uniforms as well.  When I first joined
up, the Scout shorts and Scout pants were the toughest in existence, with the
possible exception of military fatigues.  Yet now, they seem to come apart at the
seams almost immediately (I'm thinking in particular about the shorts one
Scoutmaster wore at Philmont -- they split from waistband to hem before we even
left base camp).
  As for the styles, I was most disappointed when BSA decided to make all the
emblem backgrounds khaki.  I have never been particularly fond of khaki, and I
liked having a variety of colored backgrounds on my uniform.  (I must admit,
when the color change started, my dad and i went to the scout shop and bought up
all the patches we thought I'd need, like Senior Patrol Leader, Jr. Asst. Scoutmaster
and Asst. Scoutmaster.)  I am glad that the Explorer position emblems (President, etc.)
are still red.

Just my $.02 worth...
- Dave Lodge
 Sec'y/Treas.
 Post 1266
 Sam Houston Area Council

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