Length of troop numbers
Utah Cox (cox@VT8200.VETMED.LSU.EDU)
Fri, 31 May 1996 10:20:41 -0500
Snippet from Carol Breuer's post:
>Having served as registrar for our council a number of years ago, maybe I can
>shed a little light on this question. Yes, each unit is designated by a
>four digit number in the computer even though they generally go by the three
>digit or less number. In addition they are designated by the council number
>and the district number within the council. If I remember right (and this
>has been a while) I think the first of the four digits refered to the type of
>unit - pack, troop, post, etc. Troop 1 might be number 1001; Pack 1, 3001;
>Post 1, 5001.
In our council computer the following are used (for units I work with):
Pack 1 is P-0001
Troop 1 is S-0001
Post 1 is E-2001
Post 203 is E-2203
Doesn't make any sense to me.
I joined Pack 3155, Mather Field, California in 1952. Subsequently, I was
in 3 other packs in 2 different councils in Texas, 2 Troops in 2 different
states, and 3 Posts is 3 different states -- and all of these had 2 or 3
digit numbers. Only the first Pack was 4 digits.
Utah Cox
Iberville, Louisiana
Istrouma (Red Stick) Area Council
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