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By pchadbo, January 30, 2013
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Why there is no turning back on changing membership standards... 1 2

By DeanRx, April 27, 2013
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Current BSA Policy Vs local option poll 1 2 3 4 25

By MichScouter, February 6, 2013
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New topic something other than gays and gun

By Basementdweller, April 25, 2013
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National looking at letting homosexuals in the BSA 1 2 3 4 7

By Crossramwedge, January 29, 2013
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Gun Control, what is reasonable? 1 2 3 4 8

By Basementdweller, December 18, 2012
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A joke with a purpose

By MattR, February 18, 2013
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Let's put the God/morality issue to rest 1 2 3 4 9

By Monkey Tamer, February 5, 2013
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Let em expire! 1 2 3 4 10

By Beavah, December 2, 2010
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If the Local Option happens, how will Troops deal with practical problems? 1 2 3 4 5

By AZMike, February 9, 2013
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Methodists Ask for Delay 1 2

By bnelon44, February 24, 2013
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Is your troop/pack in danger? 1 2 3 4 6

By NH195SM, February 11, 2013
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CA bill could remove tax breaks for BSA 1 2

By Merlyn_LeRoy, February 21, 2013
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Someday soon, all families may once again associate Scouting with good character 1 2 3 4 5

By SCOUTER-Terry, January 29, 2013
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Connecting the Dots: Guns, Gays and Obamacare 1 2

By DigitalScout, January 31, 2013
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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted 19 hours ago
  
  I too hate the term.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By DuctTape · Posted 19 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 19 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.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By qwazse · Posted 20 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.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By MikeS72 · Posted 20 hours ago
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

Help me understand your point of view 1 2 3 4 7

Why there is no turning back on changing membership standards... 1 2

Current BSA Policy Vs local option poll 1 2 3 4 25

New topic something other than gays and gun

National looking at letting homosexuals in the BSA 1 2 3 4 7

Gun Control, what is reasonable? 1 2 3 4 8

A joke with a purpose

Let's put the God/morality issue to rest 1 2 3 4 9

Let em expire! 1 2 3 4 10

If the Local Option happens, how will Troops deal with practical problems? 1 2 3 4 5

Methodists Ask for Delay 1 2

Is your troop/pack in danger? 1 2 3 4 6

CA bill could remove tax breaks for BSA 1 2

Someday soon, all families may once again associate Scouting with good character 1 2 3 4 5

Connecting the Dots: Guns, Gays and Obamacare 1 2

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