Summer Camp

Well, I had another disheartening moment yesterday.  We had a life Scout transfer into the troop because "you do stuff."  Yes their troop camped, but it was very infrequent. The Life Scout didn't know how to write a menu, food purchasing list, or duty roster. I am beginning to wonder if I am fighting an uphill battle staying in Scouting.

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Agreed... that's why I said a bit more background or perspective in the article would go a long way to negating that perception.

I am in no way wanting to restrict landowners using good management  practices, but it looks like one thing, do something else if there is money to be made, scouting = $$

The Hill Country Amateur Radio Club (HCARC) invited members of Troop 111 to take part in building a radio beacon. “One of our members is an executive in scouting, so when we do something that’s STEM oriented, we invite them. If they can find two or three scouts who are interested, then we support them and we present projects to them at their meetings,” said Hank Ortega, a local HAM operator and member of the HCARC. More at source, very interesting: https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_ddbf679f-1255-4f6e-92c9-34ad8e79ff48.html