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  1. Jim Lovell - Navy pilot, Astronaut, Eagle Scout (1928-2025)

    By RememberSchiff,
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  2. National Scouting Museum

    By skeptic,
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  3. Author David Sloat's anthology Troop 1980 Tales

    By RememberSchiff,
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  4. Today on FB and The National Scout Museum's "Artifact of the Week".

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  5. More than one hundred years... Troop 33 of Takoma Park MD

    By SSScout,
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  6. Tom Brokaw: Friends Across Barbed Wire and Politics 1 2

    By RememberSchiff,
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  7. Camp Josepho is lost

    By skeptic,
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  8. Increase Tourism by Marketing Area Scouting Hertitage

    By RememberSchiff,
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  9. Old School Boy Scout Axe

    By OaklandAndy,
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  10. Tragic proceedings - BSA looking to sell precious Norman Rockwell collection 1 2 3

    By The Latin Scot,
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  11. Memories and old Scoutmaster revisited

    By RememberSchiff,
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  12. Cub Scouts in the 50's

    By RememberSchiff,
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  13. CHIN-BE-GOTA revisited 20 years later 1 2 3 4 6

    By rich,
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  14. Donn Fendler, 12 yr old Scout lost in Maine woods, dies

    By RememberSchiff,
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  15. Paul Siple from Scouting Archives online.

    By skeptic,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • CharlieZ
      Making the Hard Decision to Fold

      By CharlieZ · Posted

      "Council is not helping, despite repeated requests..." As a retired Field Director, this brings up questions in my mind - not to cast doubt or blame, but to explore what's been asked, by whom and to whom - and then to consider if there are other avenues that can be taken. For instance, when you say "Council" do you mean within the volunteer ranks or on the professional side? Also, I'd want to consider the timing and nature of the requests - as well as the constraints that are on the council/district in terms of volunteer strength and resources.  I'd also be talking to the Chartered Org before making any final decisions.  No easy answers, but always possibilities! I'm glad you at least consider the possibility of the troop restarting down the road, but maybe there's a way to avoid a cold restart.
    • fred8033
      Making the Hard Decision to Fold

      By fred8033 · Posted

      It happens.  Demographics change affecting where kids go.  Sometimes you put in all the effort and it still does not work out. IMHO, focus most on giving the remaining scouts the best possible experience possible.  Maybe a few last big adventures where they can grow and have good adventures.  Maybe they will find a new troop, but that's up to them mostly.  IMHO, focus on a great experience.
    • fred8033
      Making the Hard Decision to Fold

      By fred8033 · Posted

      Clarification ... IMHO ... this is part of the death knell of scouting. ....   Cub Scouting age range has been expanding and changing over the years.  Started as 9-11.  Then 8-10 ... Started as three years only.   AND ... a much more simple program ...  The age range continued to grow and expand starting in the mid 1980s.  We are killing the older scout program where the big character growth happens with independence, responsibility and adventure.   Scouting is propping up membership numbers with younger and younger youth where scouting just doesn't shine and the youth are just too young.  The result is a poor impression of scouting and an ineffective program.  Cub scouts should start in 3rd grade when kids begin to develop friendships independent of activities and independent of parents.
    • mrjohns2
      Making the Hard Decision to Fold

      By mrjohns2 · Posted

      Another hard job is the Pack CC. It is very hard being a DL, but having 2 or 3 dens without DLs? Not harder, just impossible? Finding, registering, and getting those DLs up to speed, so they can DO the hardest job, is a hard task.
    • Eagle94-A1
      Making the Hard Decision to Fold

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      One reason why there are more troops is that it is not as dependent on adults like Cubs. In all my years as both a volunteer and professional, being a CS DL was the hardest. Another reason is CS used to be 5 years, and now 6. Scouts is 7-8 depending when they join..

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