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  1. Willing to Help

    By LeCastor,
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  2. Keeping kids hydrated 1 2

    By Cambridgeskip,
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  3. Scout completes Eagle project despite disabilities

    By RememberSchiff,
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  4. A Good Young Man Has Decided to Quit Scouting

    By LeCastor,
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  5. Scout continually delays group by not obeying or following through 1 2

    By skeptic,
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  6. From "The Scoutmaster's Blog"

    By skeptic,
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  7. Scoutmaster's Conference Delimma 1 2 3 4

    By Twocubdad,
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  8. I need some fun ideas for training youth

    By SueVerner,
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  9. Hooking youth: Fishing is a pathway to nature for America's children

    By fgoodwin,
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  10. Youth Member vs. Former Member

    By qwazse,
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  11. "...even if you lose and help somebody it`s still worth it."

    By LeCastor,
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  12. No one-on-one contact - how do I do that over the phone? 1 2

    By SueVerner,
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  13. How do I explain this to a scout? 1 2 3

    By MattR,
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  14. Running Crew Troubles

    By acwgxc,
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  15. When should an adult step in?

    By dedkad,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • NealOnWheels
      The real reason the Boy Scouts disappeared

      By NealOnWheels · Posted

      A very interesting Youtube video from Ken LaCorte about the decline of the Boy Scouts. Not sure I agree with the claim of the title but much of the content is good.  
    • Eagle94-A1
      From On Scouting; an interview with a new guy from the National Meeting

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      No, it is an attitude issue. Sadly I have seen too many pros over the years who could give a flip about the program and volunteers, they just want FOS dollars and membership increases. Some of the reasons I have seen quality volunteers leave: being yelled and cursed out at by pros; having pros cancel your event ( which has been going on for decades) to push the new council event; asking council for help, and being ignored; running an event and being told you have to have a second event at the same site and time; running an event , creating your supply order well in advance, and finding out the week of that no supplies were ordered, then having the pros ticked off at you for going over budget purchasing those supplies; and I am sure I forgot a few.
    • Tron
      From On Scouting; an interview with a new guy from the National Meeting

      By Tron · Posted

      That sounds like a communcation issue. 
    • skeptic
      From On Scouting; an interview with a new guy from the National Meeting

      By skeptic · Posted

      The larger issue may well be that those "quality" people are discouraged at every turn.  I can only speak locally, but more and more are just thowing in the towel because of foolish and non responsive local council people, many who have no idea about the program as it was framed.  A really sad example; this past week a Council individual involved in eradicating some of those pesky actuall Scouting people, cleaning up a space, came across a stash of poles and staves.  He tried to throw them out as trash wood.  When he was challenged he had no idea they were kept to use for lashing and pioneering practice.  Tossing old patrol flags because nobody cares.  Suggesting uniform closet is a waste of time, and they can "buy" a uniform.  Surely most here can add many similar disconnects.  Will maybe discover what my status is this evening when the take over squad meets in our location to straighten it all out.🫥🤔😡
    • Tron
      From On Scouting; an interview with a new guy from the National Meeting

      By Tron · Posted

      I think quality volunteers is in decline. We're seeing this right now. After 60 days of reminders we now have hundreds of volunteers in every council running around with expired youth protection training because they are of such low quality that they couldnt do free training with up to 60 days of reminder notice.
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