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  1. A very sad news story that we might learn from

    By Eamonn,
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  2. Boy stops coming to scouts - What to write mom 1 2

    By Thomas54,
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  3. Boy / Girl Leadership

    By Venividi,
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  4. Mild autism

    By chaoman45,
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  5. If Scouting were left up to the Scout 1 2 3

    By SSScout,
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  6. A scout is obedient. 1 2

    By fred8033,
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  7. How do you handle willful disobedience? 1 2

    By chaoman45,
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  8. Headem up, movem out

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  9. what DO I get for doing this?

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  10. R.I.P. Colonel Charles Murray, Medal of Honor, Eagle Scout

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  11. The Power of Leading By Example

    By LeCastor,
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  12. Handling Death 1 2

    By Engineer61,
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  13. Hail, Hail, The Gangs are all where?

    By SSScout,
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  14. Creating problems, intentionally, about participation 1 2

    By MattR,
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  15. The Easy Chair 1 2

    By Beavah,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • Eagle94-A1
      What is Going On With the OA

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      I have been inactive for quite some time. Once the kids became Cubs, I had to pick and choose what to focus on, and OA went out the window. My chapter essentially folded circa 2017, as that was the last time elections were held. Tried to get  them to come, no response. Well the SM got a neighboring chapter to come in for an election. Yep our chapter is dead, and the hope is the chapter can get restarted. But here is the funny thing. 1. The chapter advisor ran the entire election process. Youth basically said their names and whether they were Brotherhood or Vigil. 2. As long as you were First Class, the camping no longer mattered. 3. The only adult, 21+,  was voted on and not nominated. 4. Everyone seemed to get elected, including folks who had just joined the troop, and no one really knows them. While I am glad they got elected, This shocked me.   Is this now the norm, or a freak anomaly?
    • Eagle94-A1
      What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Glad you got a good job, cause i sure don't.  
    • Armymutt
      How do I point out to the SM that his actions are questionable?

      By Armymutt · Posted

      That would be great.  It would also be great if 75% of the troop actually wanted to be there rather than being forced to be there by their parents.  Most of them want to be on their phone or running around.  We've tried to give them ideas for games, given them resources, even conducted a game or two to show them how to play it.  They always move back into some "game" that has no apparent rules.  The rest want to sit on their phones and play games.  They have no desire to be good at Scout skills.  No desire to plan or prepare for the campout that is coming up.  We've given them guidance on what to practice for the camporee because their skills across the board are not up to snuff.  Half the Scouts First Class and above can't tie anything other than a square knot.  We have 3 PLs that have no interest in the job.  Our SPL was elected for some reason that escapes the kids who actually want to be there.  He's constantly lost, does no prep work outside of Scout meetings, and has to be constantly reminded about everything.  He was teaching lashings last week and taught them incorrectly.  The ASPL was the previous SPL and he acts like an 11 y/o most of the time.  The SM told me last week that it would be great to put together a patrol of kids who actually want to be there and put the rest into two other patrols.  Then we can just let those two patrols do whatever while the rest actually do the program.  
    • Tron
      How do I point out to the SM that his actions are questionable?

      By Tron · Posted

      I don't get the BOR thing. Scouts should lead the meetings. Adults don't have to be registered to sit on a BOR. Adults should be in the back/outside/under a rock STFU. That means if a scout needs a BOR, there shouldn't be a problem grabbing 3-6 adults and doing a 15min BOR at any moment. 
    • Tron
      What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

      By Tron · Posted

      I'll jump on the pity party. 64% of my town lives at or below the poverty line.  $237 is not a lot of money. 
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