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I think it's a mistake to look at cubs that way. Some things are just different. Nature centers do a far better job with pre-school level programming than scouts ever can, or should. It's far easier for parents to just plunk down a few dollars and show up for a few sessions with the naturalist. Youth sports is similar. Young kids mostly sample -- they'll play soccer in fall, basketball in winter, T ball in spring -- and cubs is not a sampling program. I don't think we so much as lose kids to other activites, I think some activities are better suited to kids at these younger ages. A lot of pare

Going back to three years would be a huge improvement. Expanding cub scouts to be same size as boy scouts has been a killer for retention, perception, etc, etc, etc. The current 5.5 years way too much.

If you read the older literature, I would say pre-2008 but I do not remember exactly when it went from Cub Scout Basic Leader Training to Cub Scout Specific Training, parents are not "do most of the work anyway." Rather they are suppose to start backing off, starting in 4th grade, and let the Cubs do more and more. It was recommended that Parents do not even sign off on advancement. Sadly I am seeing this more and more. Only packs with WDLs with the older training are doing it they way I was trained. Forgot to add, they have better retention in Scouts. I had a similar exp

My cub experience was vastly different from what I have been hearing the last few decades. Cubs. for me was NOT a family affair, nor a Pack-centric unit. We had a den which met weekly after school at the den leaders house for an hour or so, then walked home or our parents picked us up. There were a couple pack meetings throughout the year, maybe 2 or 3. Pinewood derby and B&G are the only ones I remember. There were also a couple pack campouts, but we mostly stayed with our den. I do not recall ever really interacting with another den. Each den meeting we would do an activity, s

This is how we did it in the military: BTW - I am not recommending this - this worked for us but may not work for others. Do this at your own risk. With the hat dry, give it a good brushing with a stiff brush. Shape the crown as best you can getting the peak and 4 indentations as uniform as possible. Using a whole can of UNSENTED AquaNet hairspray (the sented type would attract insects), spray the underside and inside of the hat until completely soaked. The hair spray would be dripping from the hat. Set the hat on a smooth surface such as a formica counter top and allo