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The Patrol Method

Lessons and questions of Scout leadership and operating troop program

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  1. Outstanding Annual Planning meeting

    By HelpfulTracks,
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  2. Asking an SPL to Resign? 1 2 3 4

    By ChristianDad,
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  3. Who manages the ASMs in your troop? 1 2 3

    By ParkMan,
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  4. Patrol Meetings

    By happyhappyjoyjoy,
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  5. Election question 1 2 3

    By Kcaine,
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  6. Videos on managing scout accounts and leader-to-parent communications

    By ScoutmasterDanny,
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  7. Behavior problems: What is expected, how to deal with? 1 2 3 4 7

    By Grubdad,
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  8. How many in a patrol 1 2 3

    By sheilab,
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  9. Beating Court of Honors Scripts Doldroms 1 2

    By Deaf Scouter,
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  10. Patrol Yell for Coyote Patrol 1 2 3

    By ShutterbugMom,
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  11. Eagle Project

    By JasonG172,   
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  12. Let the Boys Lead

    By Stosh,
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  13. NSP and Veteran Scouts 1 2

    By Stosh,
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  14. elections? 1 2 3 4

    By thrifty,
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  15. Adults At It Again 1 2 3 4

    By Eagle94-A1,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • yknot
      Troops not meeting the week of Thanksgiving and over Christmas break? This is a thing now?

      By yknot · Posted

      I couldn't agree more. The increasing focus in scouting on earning more well marketed advancement bling in talkfest meetings vs. doing something active, preferably outdoors, is such a self evident turn off for youth. I cannot comprehend this perspective at all.  
    • clbkbx
      Chapter 11 announced - Part 14 - Plan Effective

      By clbkbx · Posted

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    • Eagle94-A1
      CORs : change

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Don't know about today, but back in the day DEs were told, at least in my council, to select folks who agreed with everything council wanted. I was told point blank to get rid of a bunch of people, basically the ones keeping the district together, because they were constantly questioning the council. One reason I was not popular at the office, I knew their value, and would not do it.  I did tell one volunteer they needed to pick 1 role, besides CM, as they had 4 district roles, and it was overwhelming her, and she refused to recognize it.    Not necessarily. I know volunteers hate change, but I bet you its the pros running councils that do not want to lose their power. Fewer councils= fewer SEs etc. And My understanding is that everyone who was eligible for retirement has taken it. So they are fighting for their jobs.  Most definitely. Council consolidation in their bankruptcy plan was supposed to take 5 years if memory serves.
    • HashTagScouts
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By HashTagScouts · Posted

      I'd encourage your son to send an email tonight to the SM asking if he could take a few minutes of the his time to have the SMC tonight, and even an offer to meet prior to the meeting if the SM is available. Might get him farther with the SM, and removes the opportunity for the SM to use an excuse of he is feeling cornered that it is "last minute" (in his mind). 
    • Armymutt
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By Armymutt · Posted

      Trying to light a spark, not take over.  The problem is, the CC and the SM are married and the former SPL, now ASPL, is their son.  There's a lot of undue command influence, as we would call it in the Army.  I asked the SPL why we were having this drug talk again and was told "my mom said we had to have one".  This summer, the SM said he was done at the end of the year.  I volunteered for the job and he said he was staying on for another year.  I watched this troop for a couple of years before we joined.  They were very active - camping at least monthly.  Things changed when the original SM left.  Now we aren't even going camping in December as a troop - just a game day.  
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