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The Patrol Method

Lessons and questions of Scout leadership and operating troop program

838 topics in this forum

  1. Forming New Scout Patrols 1 2

    By Twocubdad,
    • 24 replies
    • 3.8k views

  2. Reviving a Dead Topic ...

    By MomToEli,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views

  3. The Old New scout patrol debate 1 2

    By Thomas54,
    • 19 replies
    • 3k views

  4. Merit Badge Classes 1 2 3

    By jeff-o,
    • 33 replies
    • 7.6k views

  5. Banned Items on Camping Trips 1 2 3 4 6

    By Eagle732,
    • 77 replies
    • 16.4k views

  6. Getting Youth Leaders to Step up 1 2 3

    By SPL1Warwick,
    • 36 replies
    • 6.1k views

  7. Nudging my Troop in the "Right" Direction 1 2

    By EagleScouter2010,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.8k views

  8. Help, the boys are not allowed to vote 1 2

    By richardhawk,
    • 27 replies
    • 3.8k views

  9. Family outings and the Patrol Method

    By Buffalo Skipper,
    • 5 replies
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  10. How does your Troop seperated into patrols? 1 2 3

    By Troop22,
    • 43 replies
    • 7.8k views

  11. Boy Lead Patrol coming from an adult lead troop 1 2

    By SPL1Warwick,
    • 27 replies
    • 3.9k views

  12. district-level TLT? 1 2

    By GKlose,
    • 23 replies
    • 3.5k views

  13. New Troop New Patrols - Scouts Are Amazing!!!

    By WVCubDad,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. WHY the patrol method works 1 2 3

    By OneTime Runner,
    • 30 replies
    • 5.9k views

  15. Does boy lead create future adult lead units?

    By Scoutfish,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views

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      What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

      By DuctTape · Posted

      Increasing number of units as a performance metric is contradictory to closing non-performing units. Personally I have no issue with declining membership and closing of units as long as Scouting remains true to its core methods and aims. Chasing market share is a corporate goal, not a scouting goal. I know some people argue that scouting better achieves its goals by having more scouts, I disagree. When Scouting sacrifices its aims and methods to chase numbers it erodes the very goal it claims to promote. Secondly, Scouting is no longer the only activity with its aims. Others have the same aims, where Scouting differs is in its methods and outdoors camping based medium. We should double down on what truly makes Scouting unique.  We can be McDonalds or a Michelin star restaurant. I choose the latter.
    • InquisitiveScouter
      What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      Is this what Commissioners are supposed to do? Problem is, no one is willing to use the stick.
    • Tron
      What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

      By Tron · Posted

      I think Scouting America has a good product, a high quality product. I agree with you that there is a consistency problem. Let us compare Scouting America to Walmart for the sake of argument. When a unit, district, or council are doing horrible, recruitment is down, retention is down, fundraising is down, engagement is down, etc ... what does Scouting America do? From where I am in the organization I don't see Scouting America doing a single thing. Contrast that to Walmart. When a Walmart store is doing bad, high theft, above average complaints, low sales, etc ... Walmart sends in a corporate trainer to evaluate the situation, temporarily take over certain aspects of the store, and correct the problems; if the problems cannot be corrected the trainer recommends closing the location. Could Scouting America learn something from Walmart? 
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      Good to hear something positive!!
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      So, I am at Camp Cherokee in NC and having a blast. Eating well, best camp food I ever had. Thank you .

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