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- Sometimes it is beneficial to venture further to find the shower that is less used than others.
- Don’t drop your credentials off Consol Energy Bridge.
- When doing the Crystal Light challenge don’t down two packets at once.
- Have a friend tie a knot in your neckerchief for preparation for 2019 World Scout Jamboree.
- Make sure the porta potty and latrine have toilet paper before utilizing.
- Check the wind forecast before using the shower.
- Submit your photos to the Operation Arrow app.
- Convince your roommates to shower.
- Birkenstocks (with socks). Or chacos.
- Meet some international Scouts in the OA recreation area and learn a new language.
- Listen to jazz and do yoga often.
- Only use fire extinguishers for fires.
- Be kind to your barista.
- Drink water.
- Wear deodorant.
- Stop by OA HQ to pick up your mail and pre-ordered merchandise.
- Do laundry. Multiple times.
- A bandana is a great way to stay cool and keep your brow dry.
- Wear your zesty blue polo. Daily.
- Bring a filled nalgene with a carabiner attached to the shower chain.
- Don’t call Talon “vice chief.” Call him Robin, per our survey results.
- Call Garden Ground Mountain headquarters “the batcave.”
- You’re not getting a sweet tan, go to the shower and clean yourself off. It’s dirt.
- Get the soft serve from the Chat ‘n’ Chew.
- Tell the Scoutmasters that are hiking up Garden Ground Mountain that it is just “stretching your legs.”
- Wear shower shoes.
- Speak to Clint Takeshita about your thoughts on improving future national events.
- Show off your talent at your respective region’s gathering.
- Stop by the OA exhibit in Action Point and take a photo in the #ChooseOA photo booth.
- Understand that it is zesty blue, not baby blue.
- Don’t wear sunglasses in a photo.
Special thanks to contributors AJ Kelly, Tanner Maris, Collin Metscher, Justin St. Louis, Jon Hagneow, Chris Craig, Andrew Zucker, Brandon Kelly, Forrest Gertin, Michael Swalberg and Michael Shostek.