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  2. swilliams
    Better/finished picture of the rain garden and bocce court behind it.
  3. swilliams
    Interesting. Filling out the application today and having it signed tomorrow anyway, but very good to know. For those who were following son's project woes in the other thread... here are a couple photos. He had some problems with drainage of the court after the beneficiary changed the location, and there was a 3-4' diameter mud puddle. (The first location would have had the drainage trenches leading directly to a ditch.) So he got to fundraise a little more and add a rain garden to the project. Behind the rain garden is the other scout project (gaga pit) that was referenced before.
  4. rallybug started following What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive?
  5. rallybug
    Very council-dependent, and age of scout etc. In comparison, for my scout who just crossed over: $86 registration (no dues), summer camp is $100 this year (troop covering the remainder through fundraising), other monthly local 1- or-2-night camps are $10 per night, his uniform was bought for Webelos with much room to grow into, so that will be a while. As a family, we've bought, for him, a tent, hike shoes, hike boots, wet weather gear, going to need a better sleeping pad than my 20-year old Therm-a-Rest 😄and we'll gradually upgrade stuff as we need to (for him and me..)
  6. RememberSchiff
    As we saw through the pandemic, it was/is through the volunteers who carry the fire that scouting continues. Quoting A. J. Kierstead opinion from recent Concord (NH) Monitor "In moments like this I am unbelievably grateful for the decentralized nature of the scouting program. Councils, districts, and units hold the most responsibility for what the scout does when they show up to an event or meeting. Tips are given to help leaders navigate the extensive curriculum, but there are many online resources we rely on that expand upon that base... In my experience, councils, districts
  7. DannyG
    Registration and dues $200/year. Summer camp $500+. New complete uniform $150. Monthly camp fees and gear, averages $50/month, say $600/year. High Adventure $2500. It costs around $1200-$1500 per year per scout, +$2500 if going on a high adventure trip. The troop fundraises year-round to offset some of the costs.
  8. fred8033
    Yep. When our first son started in 2000 (2001?), the cost was way way way less. I think registration for him was $12? Plus $5 for a year of Boy's Life? Plus, another $12 for the adult leader app? It was reasonable. Add a Tiger cub shirt and minor items; reasonable cost. Ten years ago when I had four sons and my wife and I were registered ... and active ... we were easily spending $5,000 a year. A high adventure a year. Four summer camps. Campouts every month for at least two kids. Activities. Uniforms. etc, etc. ... I can't imagine what the cost would be now.
  9. fred8033
    Eagle application deadline is not when the scout turns 18. BSA Guide To Advancement; section 9.0.1.5. https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf The scout has up to 24 months to complete the Eagle Board of Review; BSA GTA section 8.0.3.1. Assuming three months to schedule the EBOR, the Eagle application needs to be submitted within 21 months after the scout turns 18 ... but ... just turn in the Eagle application ASAP. The Eagle rank "REQUIREMENTS" must be completed before the scout turns 18; not the application. https://www.s
  10. InquisitiveScouter started following Asking for a Friend...
  11. InquisitiveScouter
    With the CC's approval, another committee member could sign on his behalf.
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  13. skeptic started following What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive? and Asking for a Friend...
  14. skeptic
    Not a huge issue. Someone representing the committee signs, maybe with a notation as to why. DO not hold up the youth.
  15. swilliams
    If a scout is finished with all requirements and is filling out the Eagle Rank Application, but finds out that his Committee Chair is out of the country, and the scout will turn 18 within days of the CC's expected to return to the US, is there anyone else who can sign the application in the CC's absence? Does the scout need to wait for the CC? What happens if there are flight delays, or something else unforeseen happens?
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  17. yknot
    I am an editor by trade -- or at least by one of them. For many years, I edited peer reviewed medical journals in a variety of fields. It was part of my job, with the help of medical review boards composed of national and international experts in their fields, to assess the validity of research in articles, or the citations used to support a recommended standard of care. With sometimes millions or even billions of dollars at stake, major pharmaceutical companies often employ strategies similar to what BSA did to produce or highlight favorable research or recommendations. These strategies are o
  18. qwazse
    We have enough backpacks and tents in circulation from alumni scouts, that we now encourage first-years to borrow from our “gear library” until they figure out exactly what they want. I think that is a metaphor for what remains BSA’s strength. Here are a series of parts, practices, and techniques that can be passed from generation to generation.
  19. SiouxRanger
    Without doubt. For all the rest, one word: "Tufte."
  20. SiouxRanger
    I misstated my practices. If any vehicle fell behind for some reason, I slowed down until all caught up. Convoying as we practiced it was slower than a single vehicle driving at legal limits. Slowing for others to catch up, however, caused me some concern, as I am not comfortable driving below the speed of other traffic. More-a lot more. For over 24 years, I've attended every troop meeting (less 3 or 4), every campout, troop activity, and summer camp (less 3 or 4), attended Roundtables, held District and Council level positions, been Chair of cub summer camps, cub weekend campou
  21. qwazse
    @AwakeEnergyScouter, I’m a statistician by trade — primarily in psychology and cardiology. My employers and clients pay me for my independent evaluation. That does not mean they have me in their back pockets. The opposite holds. I retain (and have exercised) the right to withdraw my name from any document that misrepresents facts. But by-and-large, authors — even industry clients — defer to me on matters of presentation and interpretation. Reputation is the only capital worth acquiring. The same applies to time volunteered reviewing manuscripts for journals. The questions you and @yknot
  22. mrjohns2 started following Scouting Podcasts
  23. mrjohns2
    I’ve enjoyed Scout On Chattanooga. https://www.cherokeeareabsa.com/podcast . A lot is hyper local, but I like their chemistry enough to listen. I was irritated with Scouter Stan when he specifically gave out incorrect uniform advice. If I recall it might have been a recruiter strip for adults and maybe a district patch.
  24. AltadenaCraig
    I've run across a couple of Scouting podcasts that remain freshly updated: Scouting on Purpose: Mark Cherry's presentation could use some pep & sound production, but his heart is in the right place Scouter Stan: Stan Richards provides over 180 short subject episodes (5-10 min. apiece) as an "Online Scouting Commissioner Podcast", but are a great resource for all Scouters. Alas, two of my old favorites appear destined for the worldwide web graveyard: Bobwhite Blather hasn't been updated in nearly a year ScoutmasterCG at least used to partially resolve, but now
  25. skeptic
    I am a bit confused that this is even still working. The answer is simply NO. The reasons have been explained in a variety of ways. It can cause dangerous driver actions, and just because it is not an actual convoy, it is still NOT allowed. Plan and if need have meeting spots to regroup. Know where you are going if driving; do not expect to just "follow". How often does it need to be said?
  26. Jameson76
    The best method we have found is rally points along the way. We all depart at the same time and maybe meet at some designated break spot, then meet at the next logical point. For our winter trip this past January departed the CO, met about an hour down the road (got outside the major city we live near), then another hour to our first trip stop. We departed there a few hours later and the meetup was an hour down the road for the camping spot. On heading home day met an hour down the road for a tour stop at a historic place, then an hour or so up the road and after we hit the main hi
  27. AwakeEnergyScouter started following What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive?
  28. AwakeEnergyScouter
    I'm with you! The ventilation and being able to transfer the weight onto the hips is huge. I have two external frame packs and I'm not getting rid of them at any price! My old, smaller pack for my scout, the larger volume one for me. The soft packs were originally for climbers and it made sense for them, but I'm not a climber, I'm a hiker.
  29. InquisitiveScouter
    Which means they would have to exceed the legal limit?
  30. qwazse
    Saw the driver ahead of you rush an intersection and get t-boned, and I never set convoy again. We arrange rendezvous points. The scout riding shotgun navigates for me. (I have paper maps for the very purpose.) He also checks my texts while my car is rolling.
  31. BetterWithCheddar
    I no longer view Scouting as "inexpensive," but when assessing the program, I consider cost a strength because it still fits in most family budgets. Cub Scouts can be done well for $50/mo. Scouts can be done well for $100/mo. Sure, it adds up fast, but those are reasonable numbers for 2024.
  32. SiouxRanger
    That is the hard part. Never had that happen. I had to anticipate light changes and a green light in the distance, well, I'd slow down to make sure we all had to stop. I am not saying it was easy-it was not. Very stressful. Sometimes the light was so short that the whole convoy did not make it through and we'd pull onto the shoulder for the rest to catch up. I'd only do that if very low traffic, etc. If not, then I'd proceed at just at legal limit so folks could catch up.
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    • swilliams
      Asking for a Friend...

      By swilliams · Posted

      Better/finished picture of the rain garden and bocce court behind it.  
    • swilliams
      Asking for a Friend...

      By swilliams · Posted

      Interesting.  Filling out the application today and having it signed tomorrow anyway, but very good to know. For those who were following son's project woes in the other thread... here are a couple photos.  He had some problems with drainage of the court after the beneficiary changed the location, and there was a 3-4' diameter mud puddle.  (The first location would have had the drainage trenches leading directly to a ditch.) So he got to fundraise a little more and add a rain garden to the project. Behind the rain garden is the other scout project (gaga pit) that was referenced before. This has been quite the journey.  Four and a half days to his 18th birthday!!!  Not the position we ever thought we'd be in.  
    • rallybug
      What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive?

      By rallybug · Posted

      Very council-dependent, and age of scout etc. In comparison, for my scout who just crossed over: $86 registration (no dues), summer camp is $100 this year (troop covering the remainder through fundraising), other monthly local 1- or-2-night camps are $10 per night, his uniform was bought for Webelos with much room to grow into, so that will be a while. As a family, we've bought, for him, a tent, hike shoes, hike boots, wet weather gear, going to need a better sleeping pad than my 20-year old Therm-a-Rest 😄and we'll gradually upgrade stuff as we need to (for him and me..)
    • RememberSchiff
      What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive?

      By RememberSchiff · Posted

      As we saw through the pandemic, it was/is through the volunteers who carry the fire that scouting continues. Quoting A. J. Kierstead opinion from recent Concord (NH) Monitor   "In moments like this I am unbelievably grateful for the decentralized nature of the scouting program. Councils, districts, and units hold the most responsibility for what the scout does when they show up to an event or meeting. Tips are given to help leaders navigate the extensive curriculum, but there are many online resources we rely on that expand upon that base... In my experience, councils, districts, and units are not a reflection of the nonsense we see at the national level. Scouting America will continue to be the corporate arm of one of the best citizenship and community building programs in the world. I will stay involved to make sure sanity is not lost in my little corner of the program, while hopefully raising the awareness of those who have not fully considered the implications of what this programming means." Well said.
    • DannyG
      What is it about the BSA that has allowed it to survive?

      By DannyG · Posted

      Registration and dues $200/year. Summer camp $500+. New complete uniform $150. Monthly camp fees and gear, averages $50/month, say $600/year. High Adventure $2500. It costs around $1200-$1500 per year per scout, +$2500 if going on a high adventure trip. The troop fundraises year-round to offset some of the costs.

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