title: The Scouting Journey: Guiding Scouts to challenge, adventure and achievement
author:  Clarke Green 
description: Clarke Green has worked with thousands of Scouts and Scouters as a director at his local Scout Camp (Camp Horseshoe), and as a Scoutmaster for 30 years. He is the recipient of a number of awards recognizing his service to Scouting, including the B.S.A.s Silver Beaver, District Award of Merit, and is a Vigil Honor member of Octoraro Lodge 22. He is the author of the blog and podcast at Scoutmastercg.com and Thoughts on Scouting. An avid outdoorsman and amateur actor, he lives in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania with his wife Teddi.
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  Peace Manoeuvres  
    
  
  
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  # Peace Manoeuvres
  
  
  ### Richard Harding Davis
  
  
  
  
  
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  Prepared by Don Lainson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The scout stood where three roads cut three green tunnels in the
  
  
  pine woods, and met at his feet. Above his head an aged sign-post
  
  
  pointed impartially to East Carver, South Carver, and Carver
  
  
  Centre, and left the choice to him.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The scout scowled and bit nervously at his gauntlet. The choice
  
  
  was difficult, and there was no one with whom he could take
  
  
  counsel. The three sun-shot roads lay empty, and the other scouts,
  
  
  who, with him, had left the main column at sunrise, he had ordered
  
  
  back. They were to report that on the right flank, so far, at
  
  
  least, as Middleboro, there was no sign of the enemy. What lay
  
  
  beyond, it now was his duty to disc