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By Eagledad, January 20, 2017
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'tis the season....

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How has the addition of girls affected Scouting in other countries? 1 2 3 4 5
By vol_scouter, November 24, 2016
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Mike Rowe on Voting, a right not a duty. 1 2 3
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Using Cub Scouts in Political Campaign

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Massive Cuts Coming To Scouting? 1 2
By Midwest Scouter, October 5, 2016
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Family Inclusive Cub Scouting! 1 2

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Patrols 300ft, Marijuana 500ft? 1 2 3

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Girl's Life Magazine vs. Boy's Life Magazine 1 2

By minn, September 8, 2016
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Female Venturers and Boy Scout Advancement 1 2 3 4

By meyerc13, August 16, 2016
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What if the Boy Scouts went coed? 1 2 3 4 14

By SpEdScouter, September 3, 2015
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Chaplain's aid prayer policy 1 2 3 4 12

By LilSisKin, July 28, 2016
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Boy Scouts at the 2000 Democratic Convention 1 2

By fgoodwin, January 26, 2006
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Insight into Public Perception of BSA 1 2

By JoeBob, July 13, 2016
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So This Happened 1 2 3 4 15
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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  I too hate the term.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By DuctTape · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  I cringed when I read the term "Family Troop". My initial reaction was, "there's the final nail in the coffin of the Patrol Method".
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By FireStone · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  This is so poorly worded and tone deaf. Family Scouting was a smart concept for Cub Scouts. It makes no sense as a marketing tool for Troops. And like Jameson76 mentioned, it's not what 11-17 year olds want. Also pitching this as a solution to inadequate numbers needed to start a single-gender troop is just pure nonsense. This didn't come about to solve that problem and we all know it. I'm 100% in favor of this all happening, it's long overdue, but I don't get this particular marketing pitch to roll it out as "family scouting". It makes no sense.
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  By qwazse · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak. I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.” The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.
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  By MikeS72 · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

Girl Scouts march in DC

'tis the season....

How has the addition of girls affected Scouting in other countries? 1 2 3 4 5

Mike Rowe on Voting, a right not a duty. 1 2 3

Using Cub Scouts in Political Campaign

Massive Cuts Coming To Scouting? 1 2

Family Inclusive Cub Scouting! 1 2

Patrols 300ft, Marijuana 500ft? 1 2 3

Girl's Life Magazine vs. Boy's Life Magazine 1 2

Female Venturers and Boy Scout Advancement 1 2 3 4

What if the Boy Scouts went coed? 1 2 3 4 14

Chaplain's aid prayer policy 1 2 3 4 12

Boy Scouts at the 2000 Democratic Convention 1 2

Insight into Public Perception of BSA 1 2

So This Happened 1 2 3 4 15

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