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By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Many councils have December 31st as the last day of a unit's charter year. That is so that those units that fold, and members that drop, are considered in the end of year tally. The 837,145 number is probably correct. -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Historically, the end of year numbers have always come out in March, as they have had rechartering issues in the past too. I remember one pack that had paperwork issues, was "dropped," and then reappear with their membership numbers magically added to the end of year numbers once the charter was completed. I hope I am wrong, but I do not think we will reach 975,672 (2% growth) for 2025 when everything is said and done. I do not think we will suddenly find 68,534 members. -
By InquisitiveScouter · Posted
Yes, the 31 December 2025 number of "Total Unit-Based" is 877,403. If you included Learning for Life numbers, then the total youth served by Scouting America programs on 31 Dec 2025 was 907,950. The 31 Dec 2024 Unit-Based number was 956,541. So, that one year period change was a loss of 79,138 Scouts, or an 8.27% loss from the Dec 2024 numbers. Current number reporting today (Unit-Based only) is 837,145. There have been numerous problems with online registrations, particularly if families delayed... If the unit charter lapsed, families were blocked from renewing registrations. I imagine we will be seeing a cleanup of that boondoggle through March. So, my gut tells me the 837K number is low. If accurate, it would mean a loss 40K Scouts since end of 2025. (Another loss of 4.56% of membership.) -
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That was easy to predict. Merit badge mills. Hard to hold the line when just replace you. Part of the reason the eagle badge means less.
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