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The Patrol Method

Lessons and questions of Scout leadership and operating troop program

814 topics in this forum

  1. Patrol Method/System Resources

    By LeCastor,   
    • 46 replies
    • 3924 views

  2. New troop. New opportunity. Advice?

    By shortridge,
    • 2 replies
    • 90 views

  3. Patrol Method not so much

    By RainShine,
    • 35 replies
    • 1228 views

  4. Building a Stronger Patrol

    By mrkstvns,
    • 11 replies
    • 260 views

  5. Mealtime Question

    By Onslow,
    • 4 replies
    • 142 views

  6. Supporting the Patrol Method - as Unit Commissioner

    By The Latin Scot,
    • 13 replies
    • 398 views

  7. Patrol Method Started!

    By Buggie,
    • 1 reply
    • 219 views

  8. Patrol cook and chef kits now

    By Double Eagle,
    • 12 replies
    • 464 views

  9. ASMs assigned to Scout Patrols?

    By Chadamus,
    • 9 replies
    • 273 views

  10. Can the Patrol Method Be Revived?

    By dkurtenbach,   
    • 64 replies
    • 2594 views

  11. New Scout Patrol vs Mixed Age Patrols (YPT)

    By SubSM,
    • 23 replies
    • 841 views

  12. Any tips for conducting an ILST?

    By Jackdaws,
    • 22 replies
    • 856 views

  13. Troop Communications and the Patrol Method

    By SouthScout,
    • 22 replies
    • 3390 views

  14. Patrol Identity, Then and Now...

    By mrkstvns,   
    • 5 replies
    • 489 views

  15. How to increase usage of Patrol Method

    By Eagle1993,
    • 22 replies
    • 1763 views

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    • yknot
      Where would you go?

      By yknot · Posted

      I'm just wondering if the problem is that they can no longer get liability insurance. I know they were fighting with their insurers who were balking. Bankrupt or not, if you don't have insurance, I don't think you can operate. That could leave all of us nowhere. Anyone know more about insurance than I do and have a learned opinion? 
    • Cubmaster Pete
      Where would you go?

      By Cubmaster Pete · Posted

      Those are fees I've never minded paying....
    • Cburkhardt
      Where would you go?

      By Cburkhardt · Posted

      Annual fully-loaded cost to run a Troop with a full program here in DC is about $1,000 per Scout, without high adventure.  We raise about 1/3 of that and the families and parents pay dues and camp fees for the balance.  Compared to other youth group expenses this is favorable.  Travel athletic teams, private athletic or music lessons or even purchasing junky electronics devices/toys Are easily double or triple these BSA costs.  In a lower cost area those Annual Troop operation cost figures might be up to 1/3 less.  Adding another $33/year by doubling is nearly meaningless in this context.  If someone migrates over this, they are leaving for other reasons. Some of this will be solved when the financial restructuring bankruptcy is filed.  The BSA will offload the costly liability of the Youth Protection fails of earlier years and insurance rates won’t be subject to such big swings.  And, that process will probably result in a right-sizing of overall council/national cost structures as well.  I will stay put and all the families in our troop will too.
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      Now there's some cash outlay....golfing.  $500 for clubs (yeah I know cheap set), $50 for green fees, $20 for a dozen balls...not to mention fees at the 19th hole  
    • desertrat77
      possible fee increase coming

      By desertrat77 · Posted

      I live in a rural area as well.  There aren't many deep pockets around these here parts.  Those with resources are bombarded with requests from well-meaning organizations in need of funds.   Our community is generous but folks are financially fatigued, in every sense of the phrase.

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