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  1. No women allowed - is this usual? 1 2 3 4 8

    By scoutscooter,
    • 113 replies
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  2. Struggling to stay in Scouts 1 2 3 4 5

    By Phrogger,
    • 73 replies
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  3. Can I bring my younger son to scout campouts? 1 2 3 4 5

    By newtoscoutsdad,
    • 66 replies
    • 24.1k views

  4. Revoking Merit Badges? 1 2 3 4

    By NobodyReally,
    • 55 replies
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  5. Women and siblings on campouts 1 2 3 4

    By Crossramwedge,
    • 51 replies
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  6. merit badge counselor 1 2 3 4

    By christineka,
    • 51 replies
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  7. Can Senior Patrol Leaders Run Twice? 1 2 3 4

    By Jarmfam,
    • 49 replies
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  8. Adult leader qualifications 1 2 3 4

    By gordosdabom,
    • 48 replies
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  9. Can a parent with felony convictions attend troop meetings? 1 2 3 4

    By KayW,
    • 46 replies
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  10. SPL Charging $ to participate in games at camping event 1 2 3 4

    By Cindy121,
    • 46 replies
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  11. Question about the Outdoor Code! 1 2 3

    By The Latin Scot,
    • 43 replies
    • 17k views

  12. How much? 1 2 3

    By MamaCM,
    • 40 replies
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  13. Two Deep Leadership 1 2 3

    By errab,
    • 39 replies
    • 10.9k views

  14. My kids love scouts, but.... 1 2 3

    By RookieMom,
    • 36 replies
    • 15.1k views

  15. Common traits of successful troops 1 2 3

    By Bob White,
    • 34 replies
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • qwazse
      First Scout week trip in 31 years

      By qwazse · Posted

      Hopefully the WiFi is so bad that you won’t read this until the week ends. Have a hand time!
    • SSScout
      Can someone answer this?

      By SSScout · Posted

      1) What was his record before the camp? Was he a "Scout" in the (minimum of how many years?) before he was passed as Eagle?  2) what was his "attitude" before the camp? Is Scouting something he does to please his dad/mom? Is it because he is (was?) trying to beat his brother/sister?  3) Family dynamics (see #1,#2).  Are there mom and dad issues?  5)  Would he rather be (sport/gang/Marines/anything but this sissy Scout stuff)?      I once helped a dad (newly divorced, it turned out) plan the Eagle CoH for his son.  I only knew the Scout by sight. The dad had a nice but simple  affair planned, formal invitations to family, friends, Troop.  The Scoutmaster was military and could not be there that day, but the ASMs did the good job.  I really have no idea why, but we had only about 15 people there, theoretically could have had thirty or forty with Scouts and family.  Words said, thoughts expressed, Scout/Eagle  Promise made, cookies eaten, and boom everyone left.  We never saw that Scout again at our Troop activities, altho he was only 16.  Thinking about it, I could envision this Scout basically saying to the dad:  "There, I did it, now get off my back."  
    • Tron
      I Think It Is Time to Shut Down the Troop

      By Tron · Posted

      I would not recommend taking a break. Lower intensity, yes, taking a break, no. Cancelling anything is the kiss of death, skipping meetings leads to inconsistent attendance. 
    • Tron
      Can someone answer this?

      By Tron · Posted

      Most likely the best case of action is to hold a scoutmasters conference. Let the scoutmaster get an idea of what is going on with the scout. You never know, maybe the scout was told something unexpected.
    • Double Eagle
      Can someone answer this?

      By Double Eagle · Posted

      fred8033 is 100% correct in his post.  Too often national takes forever to finalize paperwork where it can take months to receive anything back.  Also, the ECOH is what the scout decides as formal as wanted and timing to their liking.  Pretty much the family wants in conjunction with the troop.  Most of the time the ECOH will review the scout's adventure on the trail with a story, display, location, and acknowledge the mom/dad pins, mentor pin(s), any neckerchief/bolo/slide, and gifts from scout friends.  Hope this shed more light on your situation and gives you some backing on what actions you wish to take. 

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