camping trip, or any other overnight event can happen without one, and it needs to be someone other than the first aid person. i had been camping since i was a cub scout, and at the time i was a trainer of boy scout leaders. i thought i’d make a good troop camper for my daughter’s troop. after the meeting ended i approached the leader and offered up my name. she told me there was required training. i asked her if my experience would be a substitute for the training, and she said she’d ask.
a few days later she called to tell me that the folks at the girl scout 