Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Meet Assistant Quartermaster Ted Whealton

Serving as an assistant quartermaster for Gilwell Troop 1 is Ted Whealton, district commissioner in the Muskogee District.

Ted has amassed nearly 45 years as a Scout and volunteer in four different councils — including the Transatlantic Council while he was stationed in Germany during his service in the Army. His list of volunteer capacities is extensive, and just a few of the most noteworthy ones include cubmaster, scoutmaster, assistant scoutmaster, unit commissioner, assistant district commissioner, dean of the bachelor’s course for the College of Commissioner Science, and director or chair of a number of district and council program and training events. He is also an active member of the district Eagle Board. He is a recipient of nearly 25 Scouting awards, the most noteworthy of which include the Baptist Good Shepherd adult religious emblem, Silver Beaver Award, Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award, District Award of Merit, Distinguished District Commissioner Award, Commissioner’s Doctoral Award, and Chattahoochee Council’s Wood Badge Gilwell Award. He is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow and has served in various capacities and has received several awards recognizing him for his “cheerful service” to the Order.

A member of the Owl Patrol, Ted first attended Wood Badge in 1978 as part of Occoneechee Council’s Wood Badge Course SE-CS-4 in Raleigh, N.C. In 2010, he served on staff of Chattahoochee Council Wood Badge Course SR-1078 as assistant scoutmaster for facilities/quartermaster. In 2013, he served as assistant course director for the council’s National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) course in addition to serving as assistant scoutmaster for facilities/quartermaster for the 2009 and 2010 NYLT courses.

Ted is a retired Army master sergeant from the 3rd Infantry Division’s Inspector General’s Office. He and his late wife Lynne, a Scouting volunteer herself, have three adult children all of whom have as extensive Scouting resumes as their parents. His son Bill is also serving on S9-91-14 course staff as assistant scoutmaster for facilities.


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