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  • LATEST POSTS

    • yknot
      Joining local Troop vs. out-of-town troop and retention rates

      By yknot · Posted

      I don't have statistics but I don't think it matters much and it can go both ways no matter what kind of configuration you are in. We've had single district units, multi district units, and units with a mix of private schools. They can all work. I will point out that some legacy youth sports are increasingly operating in this way with many mergers of leagues or traditional local associations across town boundaries to keep player numbers up. It works. Kids make new friends from other towns. 
    • Eagledad
      Joining local Troop vs. out-of-town troop and retention rates

      By Eagledad · Posted

      Yes, Fred is right. It depends on the adults and the program and if the program fits you. I did study some of this stuff when I was the District Membership chair. In general, programs are based from the level of passion by the adults who manage the program. That can be good and bad, but in typically the top 15% of the programs managed by the most passionate adults, and have gift for selling the program. You have to visit the unit to see if it is a good fit. Barry
    • Tron
      Joining local Troop vs. out-of-town troop and retention rates

      By Tron · Posted

      I don't think anyone tracks that data. Even if someone at Scouting America did track that they probably have no idea where it is or how to use it. I was once asked by a DE to help restart a pack (due to the other local packs being too large) and I asked him what units had scouts from the CO and where were they currently meeting (if they had stayed in the program at all) and the best I got was deer in the headlights followed by an uncomfortable silence which was followed by a  "great question my dude".  There are a couple eagle mills just outside my district and I asked my DE to get the data on retention in those units (I was trying to build an argument as to why the local packs should not set up troop visits there) and my DE couldn't get the data. We found out that once a scout transfers or crosses up out of district it's as if they ceased to ever have existed in the district of origin. 
    • FireStone
      Joining local Troop vs. out-of-town troop and retention rates

      By FireStone · Posted

      20 minute drive in either direction (one troop to the east, one to the west, both about 20 minutes away). Entirely different towns and school districts. 
    • FireStone
      Scouting Pet Peeve?

      By FireStone · Posted

      I just don't know of any other areas of my life where people congratulate someone for something and feel compelled to say they've done the same thing. I've never congratulated someone for a graduation and felt the need to immediately say that I also graduated from a school. In a broader conversation, sure, things like that might come up. it's just not what I would say in a brief offer of congratulations, basically in the same sentence.  It's my pet peeve, I know it's not everyone's. I guess I just like to be more understated. 
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