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  1. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership 1 2 3 4 7

    By Eagle1993,
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  2. What did he do wrong? 1 2 3 4 7

    By LongHaul,
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  3. TampaTurtle: Unneeded parents on hikes 1 2 3 4 7

    By Tampa Turtle,
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  4. A lot of negatives in the media, is scouting in danger? 1 2 3 4 7

    By Double Eagle,
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  5. Smoking and campouts 1 2 3 4 7

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  6. SpiralScouts 1 2 3 4 7

    By NWScouter,
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  7. Cradle of Liberty Council loses land deal with Philadelphia 1 2 3 4 7

    By MarkNoel,
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  8. My cold dead hands... 1 2 3 4 7

    By LovetoCamp,
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  9. Please stop homosexual activists and atheists 1 2 3 4 7

    By LovetoCamp,
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  10. Religious Tolerance (or not) 1 2 3 4 7

    By Trevorum,
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  11. Screaming Irony 1 2 3 4 7

    By jkhny,
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  12. Street Wrong To Evict Boy Scouts 1 2 3 4 7

    By fgoodwin,
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  13. An experiment involving Atheists, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, etc. 1 2 3 4 7

    By MattR,
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  14. Firearms proposal from da Basement 1 2 3 4 7

    By Basementdweller,
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  15. Alrighty Then, Now That We Have That Settled.... 1 2 3 4 7

    By Stosh,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • rallybug
      Are undershirts required...

      By rallybug · Posted

      Not required, although some may like to (my son doesn't like the feel of the scout shirt on his torso, so wears an undershirt or a performance "activity uniform" shirt underneath). I wear a performance shirt underneath if camping in cooler weather, etc Reference top button, as the ASM in charge of Trail to First Class said, "You're not in church, so undo that button!" 😄
    • rallybug
      Scouting America

      By rallybug · Posted

      Less willingness, or less ability/time to do so? My wife and I are already having talks about how far down the Scouter rabbit hole do we go. I'm an ACM for the pack with our youngest (just got his Wolf), and an ASM for the Troop where out eldest just crossed over. My wife is the Wolf (now Bear) DL and Pack Treasurer. (Our CM is also an ASM, and our pack CC is also an ASM - the joys of kids split by age, and the CC, CM, and our sons are all in the same Den, so that could be "fun" for the pack in 3 years...). I did the NRA RSO training last weekend as my wife works with one of the Council rifle/shotgun instructors, and he mentioned that they are always short of RSOs, so I might be called in there on Saturdays or evenings. We have a Camporee this Saturday (pack is taking 41 in total - cubs, scouts, and adults - woohoo!),  then I'm off with the eldest to a 2-night camp the following weekend. Yet to plan is the probably wilderness survival camp with the Troop for June, and we have summer camp in mid-July - one parent going with a Scout can put more pressure on the parent staying home with the other kid(s), especially during summer break and the parent is still working. Add in that both kids also have other extra-curriculars that we need to get them too, and time gets to be squeezed.
    • SSScout
      Pinewood Derby Success ! !

      By SSScout · Posted

      See? This is what happens when you don't ask your Highway Commissioner if she ever was a Cub Scout....
    • Eagle94-A1
      Scouting America

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Last time National improved the program, Bill Hillcourt had to come out of retirement to lead it.
    • Eagledad
      Scouting America

      By Eagledad · Posted

      I’ve been preaching for a more simple cub program for many years because it pulls down the membership for all the other programs. But, I fear it’s the troop program that will be changed, which doesn’t need change. National has rarely shown to make changes to better the program toward a better program. Barry

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