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Sloppy reporting (re: the name of both organizations) aside - This decision demonstrates why the argument "If Girl Scouts dont do things that girls want to do, then change the Girl Scouts" is not a solution. I am very sorry that the adults involved were more concerned about the business of scouting than about the purpose of scouting.

It should only be allowed for Texas since all other states are irrelevant. 😉

Yes, it is a GSUSA policy to have nothing to do with BSA. These orders from GSUSA "Do not participate in, allow, or promote any co-sponsored or co-branded events or programs that use either Girl Scouts’ name, logo, colors, or likenesses together with Boy Scouts. This includes long-standing events like Scouting for Food and Pine Car Derbies" "Do not participate in joint flag ceremonies. Girl Scouts has its own long and proud tradition and girls can and should provide these honors at community events" Source: http://www.gssne.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gssne/documents/GSSNE

I am saddened to see the way the necker has fallen from favor. World wide, it is the recognized symbol of the Scout, whatever gender. In the less fortunate areas, the Scout may have a special t-shirt and neckerchief, that's his uniform, but he will have the neckerchief. The Troop of my yoooth had designed it's own neckerchief, a big one, 30" on a side, bright red, with a custom patch that read "Troop 759 Always On The Go ! " with a pair of disembodied boots kicking up a cloud of dust. Us Scouts and our parents made sure of the truth of that motto. That necker is much faded n

@The Latin Scot makes a correct point. When wearing the BSA Uniform shirt, there isn't a specified place for pins like that. @TAHAWK's point was that the BSA's aren't very uniform, depend on their date of manufacture and point of origin. My personal take. I wear my uniform based on the insignia guide, because as an adult leader, I'm supposed to model wearing the uniform correctly. My scouts frequently add various embellishments and such to their uniforms, and I don't discourage or correct them. If putting little pins and trinkets on their uniforms makes them more proud to wear the uniform,

Actually @cocomax quotes from a council document, not a GSUSA document. I have seen very similar put out by other GS councils. But I have not located it on either the GSUSA web site, or on my local GS council's web site.

1. @rickmay you ask a lot of questions about regulations for a guy with an LP logo avatar B. If Sydney Ireland can wear an ERANOW button and unearned rank patch on her uniform at the State of the Union address without repercussion, the rules are meaningless. 4. Fly your freak flag proudly! You'll bang into some uniform police, tell them to go away.

Very sad. Local partnerships between GSUSA units & BSA units have been a great thing. In fact, I thought it was one of the best reasons against needing to expand Scouts BSA in include girls. The GSUSA making these kind of decisions seems like completly the wrong idea to me. From a marketing perspective, it seems completly backwards to me. This would seem like a great time to show strength by continuing to engage with the units in the BSA - show the world that girls don't need to join the BSA in order to have the occasional joint activities.

Folks arguing and debating the guides to uniform and what should and should not be worn (let's get a red epaulette thread fired up) is truly the definition of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Basically as @Double Eagle advised, we've got bigger fish to fry Wear the pin. Enjoy

Digging into the uniform guide and since it was mentioned above, I turned to the "special regulation" section about wearing multiple patched on jackets on page 11. It says only one patch on the back of jackets. But as reality sets into today's word, the red wool jacket is now the gray beard jacket. Today's youth are not interested in it. In lieu of a brag vest, hide, or blanket, if a scout wants to put them all over a jacket, so be it. There are bigger issues in scouting that need attention than busting a scouts pride. Its sometimes hard to get scouts to wear the uniform outside an event

I had mentioned in another thread that hats are for pins. It sounds like your scout could use a "brag vest". Incorporating We're all proud of our heritage. But, we all need to find ways to share it that don't distract from tasks at hand. @TAHAWK is correct that BSA has made a hash of Uniforming. So, we have to decide, for our scouts, what makes the method a rewarding experience for them, and what makes it worse. Maybe this is an opportunity for your scout to research how Swedish Norwegian scouts wear their uniform.

Keep it even simpler: ask when they were born. If a Scout was born, say, January 1, 2005, the he/she can tent with someone if they were born between January 1, 2003 and January 1, 2007. That's how our troop does it. No issues and no problems with anyone understanding the rule.

The issue isn't what it represents, but that there is no place on the uniform for extemporaneous pins like that. Only official BSA insignia is to be worn on the uniform. I notice you have many questions about uniforms posted on many threads; read the official Guide to Awards and Insignia and all your questions will be answered! https://www.scouting.org/resources/insignia-guide/

That is exactly what's needed. Forget the advanced "Advancement" of Merit Badges. They can come later. Work with the parents you have, do not make it all on yourself, but with your obvious enthusiasm and experience, it will work. Get the kids out and about. Train the older, most enthusiastic ones, make them your SPL and PLs and instructors. One Scout invites another... Give them the opportunities. As they get on, and read the Scout Manual, the advanced advancements will come. Try and view the videos (available online and in DVD) " Troop 491, the Muddy Lions," https://www.t

The uniform symbolizes a uniform heart and mind. Uniformity symbolizes the whole of the group working in unison for a common goal. Uniformity also requires individuality of each member for the common whole to reach the goal. Like the complicated workings of a Swiss watch, each piece is different to the other pieces, yet the failure of a single piece stops the process of the whole. I tell my scouts the uniform is important because everyone becomes equal to the whole of the patrol. The poor scout is equal to the rich scout. The more educated are the same as the less educated. The scou

Mike Rowe ?

I'm really impressed with GBB's writing. On the one hand he wrote a 300 page long PL's book that just drips with enthusiasm and on the other he wrote a four word synopsis of scouts that does a better job of describing the program than anything else I've read. But getting back to getting the scouts to get this. The "administrative unit" view of the patrol is so far from the goal. My view is the PL needs to own the decisions that make scouting what it is. They decide what fun is, they look out for their patrol members, they have to care. So my question has always been how do we get their he

My husband routinely gets into the trap of letting his allergies get out of control and developing sinus infections as a result, leasing to fevers. So the cause may be slightly indirect, but allergies can still be the primary cause of something that can lead to a fever. I have a slightly different take on the potential solution, having gone through several years with my kids in an entire Troop full of allergies. Not specifically the camp fire allergies, but the need to adapt the way kids camp due to the medical needs of the members. In our case, we had one whole patrol give up on the ide

If I were allergic to everything outdoors and all the fun activities that are the heart and soul of scouting, then I would NOT join scouting. Scouting is an outdoor program. Scouting helps kids grow and mature by placing them in normal outdoor situations and allowing them to find solutions to challenges. A scouting program that removes challenges and that removes every risk is a worthless program that does nothing to foster personal growth. A scout who can't or won't engage in the program (or a parent who irresponsibly insists on "adapting" the program) just ruins the experience for