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Urgh! Under the collar? What's wrong with you people?

I'm a fan of the turks head paracord woggle. Given that my kid would lose one of the metal ones within seconds of getting it, I'm paracord the whole way. Cheap, easy, and holds better.

Uniform inspections... Once upon a time, I played trombone in the Purdue Marching Band. I had friends who were in ROTC. We would compare notes on uniforms, spit polishing shoes, creases, etc. I was once told about a ROTC company inspection. My buddy's squad was insistant that the inspecting Louie could NEVER be pleased, he ALWAYS found something to count down. So they picked one of their group and made sure everything was perfect. Pants pressed and draped just so. Shirt lined, tucked in. Buckle polished, nails trimmed, hair combed and slicked, hat just so, shoes spit polished

My nephew's Webelos DL also told him he could not wear the one he made on a 3D printer, until I showed her in writing that scouts are welcome to make their own slides.

Many Councils do make long term commitments. But is is difficult. Trying to establish generational ties for example. Many of the inner city youth do not have parents/relatives that were Scouts, let alone generational Eagle Scouts. Finding direct contact volunteers is difficult as well. Many of the Scouts come from single parent homes, and that parent may work 2 or more jobs. Many volunteer come from other districts, others may actually be paid. Adding to that, units are often tied to schools or other after school community programs. That makes it difficult to get volunteers who work 9-5

I used to take white leather boot laces, color one end red and the other blue, and very carefully tie a woggle so the top layer was red, the middle white, and the bottom blue. I gave those to eagle scouts at their ecoh.

Our pack suggested that people not buy the official BSA Cub Scout slides. They fall off constantly. Even with that, as Cubmastet I ended up with a few unclaimed ones. We used to have a tradition in our pack that every den made a new slide every year. It was a fun way to personalize the uniform. In fact, your daughter losing hers might be a very good reason for her to bring a project to the den to make some. I agree with the earlier suggestions of what to use. We used to have a leader at Roundtable that did a slide of the month. We had lots of silly things - but something glued on so

A turks head knot, made with anything from string to old charging cables to light up glo wire. A nice bit of wood bored through and polished up The aforementioned 1" plastic pipe with a lego minifigure stuck to it Beads threaded together One of my Explorers going to the Jamboree is selling a 3D printed woggle but it won't be a cheap option ;). A rectangular patch or two sewn together into a tube I would guess pinterest would have...[goes and looks] yes, pinterest has hundreds, possibly thousands, of ideas too. Would it be beyond the pale to tie a friendship k

Found this blog on the American History page. The battle between Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts is as old as the programs started. Nice pictures though. A Scout By Any Other Name By Tim Winkle, Amanda B. Moniz, and Amelia Grabowski, March 12, 2019 In May 2018, the Boy Scouts of America changed the name of its program for older children to Scouts BSA and opened membership to girls for the first time. Girl Scouts of the USA initially responded to the change by emph

Is it acceptable to sell camp cards on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat. I was also wondering if this would differ on the way it was presented, including a video, or if its the parent or scout themselves posting. Thanks for the help, Samuel

Of course if you make this scenario two moms and their sons it's a-ok.

I guess it depends on what you mean by "unsanctioned." If you mean using the schools equipment or facilities, you MAY be correct. But if a group wants to play soccer at the local park, or basketball at the YMCA or even 7-on-7 football in an open field, that doesn't fall under unsanctioned. Even the NCAA, which is notoriously over-reaching doesn't consider that an infraction. In fact, as long as it is not required, or coerced or attended by staff or their agents most athletes can get together for additional practice. You see D1 QB's get together with their WR's all the time, even using sc

To say that if your son invites a friend to your house, to play video games, and he lives nearby and he happens to be in the scout troop, but your son is not quite home yet, and since you are there also (maybe working upstairs) is a violation of YPT as this is one on one contact in or out of Scouting is absurd. Doubling down on this, they are playing video games and move on to getting gear together and planning food for an upcoming outing, now that is a scout meeting and "horrors" there are not 2 YPT trained leaders around. Tripling down, your daughter (you are the dad, only paren

I was part of Spirit of Adventure council when it was created. There has been an attempt to resurrect units in the Boston city limits. Boston was basically nonexistent. I am greatly impressed with the council leadership move towards getting units in the city going again. Better to have kids be involved in something fun instead of on the streets taking part in crime. I am surprised to hear about the Dorchester unit. I was attached with a unit in Concord that "adopted" that unit and not only gave resources for them, but time and worked with them as if they were their own unit. Is it reall

I'm her DL so no concerns there. I've been doing Scouting a long time - this isn't my first rodeo - and with my son's troop years ago his DL used to regularly make slides and give them to the kids as gifts/prizes at various events. These have been some great suggestions! I'll go over them with her and see what she decides. I can't believe we just threw out a whole bunch of old charging cables that had worn out. In a variety of vibrant colors, too. *sigh* - I knew in my gut they had to be good for something and I just couldn't think of what...

RB, spare us the doublespeak. This is no path forward. It is a compromise to keep litigants at bay. The OP is not about "a meeting", it is about a patrol meeting. You know full well that as recently as three years ago the patrol leader's handbook said: And the guide to safe scouting backed that up. This is no subtle change. This is a turn careening into the abyss. What membership gains do you expect to see as SMs lose their pool of caring adults who could back up on meetings, hikes, and campouts?

My personal favorite is the turks head knot. Once a youth learns it, they can get creative, and make some really nice woggles. Venturers use the friendship knot frequently. There is also the 2 hole and 3 hole slides, which are nothing more than pieces of leather with holes big enough for the necker to slide through. The Scout can decorate them a number of ways; carve, etches, draw, paint etc. A leather magic braid which is a bracelet that is often made in craft classes by youth. A shorter version can be made as a woggle and they look similar to a turks head knot. A simp

When I was a scout we didn't have collars. So when I came back with my son and we suddenly had collars I thought the same thing. But, being a frog boiled in cold water .... While there are rules that say anything goes as long as the whole unit agrees, I agree with you. If there's one thing on the uniform that says scout it's the necker.

@Hawkwin, I did the leather knot with Son #1 when he was a Webelos because I was not about to go back to the slop trough scout shop for another slide. I think our DL tried to bust him on it, and I told her to read the handbook before policing uniforms.

Here's a useful and to-the-point video on the "Turk's Head Woggle":

@ParkMan, I'm gonna pick apart what you are saying because pros and district volunteers alike make some wrong assumptions. My observations might not apply to your district, and if not, the math might work in your favor. Five years is too long. The harsh reality of a postmodern nomadic culture is that any given venturer will be around for no more than 4 years before college, war, or trade draws him/her elsewhere. Reach 30 in two years or remain a clique. It's that simple. Crews should never expect to get members from troops. From my experience about 1 in 4 older scouts is interested i

Neckerchief slide, also called a woggle. 1. square knot: Simple and quick: cut a short llength of paracaord or 1/4in diameter rope, form a closed loop by tying ends with square knot 2. turk's head knot mentioned in above posts Other beginner or quick slides, decorated or not, which I have seen: - cardboard tube (TP roll) - nylon tie wrap - wire from bent paper clip to shower ring to Romex. Back in the day, I used a 1/2 - 1W color-coded carbon resistor (my Dad was not happy)

Ha! My Webelos daughter lost three in half a year. When we finally find a troop (don't ask), I will encourage her to make something new as well.

Leather cord tied in a turk's head. Easy, fast, and lasts. But, if you're daughter can create, let he run with this one. Need ideas? https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/09/08/neckerchief-slides-whats-go-look/ Obviously, whatever she comes up with, share it here first!

Good luck with that!!

A 1" piece of pvc pipe, a bear-like thing made from a bucket of craft stuff you have in the basement, and a hot glue gun ....

The difference between sports, school board, trading, etc ... and a patrol is their objective. The former have a very public objective with lots of public accountability. The objective of a patrol includes 1) fellowship and 2) independence. The role of caring adults being present, based on its location, is protection from abuse. So, does @SSScout's suggestion minimize abuse? Maybe if the coffee shop managers are registered scouters?

Define "work correctly." I consider working correctly to be fulfilling vision of the pinnacle scouting experience of hiking and camping independently with your mates. So under today's strictures, to work correctly, a patrol would have a non-BSA meeting absent adults, develop a plan for an overnight camp-out, have a caring adult (sometimes called an SM) review the plan, improve the plan until it's approved, implement the plan (which, given two registered adults of the desired sexes would be a BSA campout, otherwise not), return and meet with other patrols (sometimes called a troop meeting)

When local Boy Scouts Troop 1204 had its equipment trailer stolen in November, it lost camping supplies such as tents and lanterns and has an estimated value of about $5,000. Mt. Juliet, TN police Sgt. Cory Cook heard about the theft and began to think of ways the department could help the troop replace its trailer and camping equipment. So, he contacted Boy Scout Troop 911 to organize a service project at the department’s firearms training facility, and the scouts were able to collect more than 2,200 pounds of brass ammunition shells. The shells were swapped for cash, and it brough

Sadly the Patrol Method is dead as of October 1, 2018. It was injured back in 2012 or thereabouts when National no longer permitted Patrols to camp on their own without adults. But the death knell was October 1, 2018 when the new YP policies went into effect that require 2 adults over 21 to be in attendance.

The OP is about a meeting. Not a youth attending a MB counseling session or a sale. Two deep is not new, the second adult is now required to be 21 vs. 18 and a registered leader. It is the path forward.