I knew Nathan would be excited about joining the Elite Scouts. He’d shown great promise and steely determination ever since joining the movement and this particular accolade was the prize he’d clearly always had his eye on. I like to stay fairly aloof when it comes to the boys in my troop. I pride myself on being a firm-yet-fair type of Scoutmaster. If you’re too happy-go-lucky with the boys, they don’t respect you and never learn that hard-worked-for praise is worth its weight in gold.