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    • Eagle1993
      Scouting America

      By Eagle1993 · Posted

      Perhaps for Cub Scouts but absolutely not for Scouts BSA.  Scouting isn't for everyone.  If a kid doesn't like camping out two nights or wants a day camp experience perhaps just stick with travel indoor sports.  Also, while adult leader meetings are a great time for adults to drink and eventually discuss the Troop, scout outings are not.  As a parent who has kids in both travel sports and scouts, I find the fewer parents involved in scouting a major benefit.   Let's not destroy scouting by taking everything that is bad with travel sports and applying it to Scouts BSA.
    • InquisitiveScouter
      National Annual Reports

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      To be a Merit Badge Counselor, you must be 18. A Summer Camp Counselor (staffer) is not a de facto Merit Badge Counselor. And ONLY registered Merit Badge Counselors may sign off requirements completions. You must have never read your Scout Handbook, any Merit Badge pamphlet, taken the Merit Badge Counselor training, or read the Guide to Advancement to have this all jumbled up.
    • mrjohns2
      National Annual Reports

      By mrjohns2 · Posted

      Yes? That do that with the counselor. That counselor may end up not being an adult. It is up to the council advancment committe (see other parts of the guide to advancement) to manage the quality of the summer camp mb program. I can assure you that about 90% of MBs am nation wide are taught by counselors under 18. Have you been to camp? Have you assured yourself and your scouts of quality instruction? I have. If you have, you’d know that the requirements are done with an MBC that is more likely than not under 18. You must be new to the program to have this all jumbled up. 
    • InquisitiveScouter
      National Annual Reports

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      G2A "There must be attention to each individual’s projects and fulfillment of all requirements. We must know that every Scout—actually and personally—completed them. If, for example, a requirement uses words like “show,” “demonstrate,” or “discuss,” then every Scout must do that. It is unacceptable to award badges on the basis of sitting in classrooms watching demonstrations, or remaining silent during discussions. "
    • BetterWithCheddar
      Scouting America

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      ^^^ If I could upvote this twice, I would. It's probably the most concise explanation for why families choose youth sports over Scouting. Rather than try to compete with youth sports, Scouting just needs to acknowledge it's fundamentally different and position itself as a compliment or alternative. We might consider making the program more inviting by offering additional day camps or 1-night camping options. I find this preferable to an indoor program (or no program).

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