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That is IF, and I stress IF, they kept the records and/or the records have not been lost or damaged. For my troop's 100th anniversary, we wanted names of all SMs. We had most of them, but not all of them. My council did not have the records.

I would never presume that BSA keeps such a list of significant detail on the position that a registered adult served in going back in time, just that an individual was registered. There would be a pretty slim chance that anything from the 60's has ever been digitized to easily scan, and most likely those records are archived. My particular council has only existed for slightly longer than five years, and the legacy councils that merged were also resulting from mergers over the previous four decades, so something that old I can guarantee for our council is kept in a Banker's Box in a storage l

You can't carry the pack on your own. Have you voiced these same concerns to the other parents and leaders?

I do not know if our council is representative, but finding info going back is a real challenge. Digging through old charter paperwork is where I found much of the info on our unit, but it is mostly in boxes and minimally sorted in storage. If a unit does not keep its own history, finding it is a major effort, and it will literally give someone a headache trying to read old forms that are carbonized and so on. Good luck.

Your scout's experience comes first. Period. ... I am sad that my kids are grown. The truth is the time passes too quick. Their scouting careers are very, very short. Get your kid into a great scouting experience now. AND, it is 100% okay to switch packs and then just sit back and enjoy scouting from the shadows. Volunteer now and then as you can, but let others take the lead as you watch your kid grow.

The MOST important thing is YOUR scout's experience. Take care of that. Whatever it takes. It's obvious no one else is interested in that and they have no loyalty to you or your efforts. Thanks for trying, but no one can do it alone.

What is going to happen to the Pack when your Scout crosses over? *Are you going to stay in the Pack forever? What is to say that the current structure isn't going to fail regardless once you leave but maybe just in a year or two from now rather than sooner? And sometimes things have to fall to ashes so the Phoenix can rise again and maybe somebody else will actually come along and bring in a new motivated network to take over. I've seen Packs come and go. With the right group of adult volunteers where everyone is pulling in the same direction it can be great. In the end, you are a volunt

Something is going to have to give on the Venturing/Sea Scout programs. The amount of money BSA is spending in stock of items specific to those programs alone has to be a drain. In corporate world, even having to hold items in inventory translates to ongoing expense (warehousing storage). Like the programs, would hate to think of a time we don't have them, but the amount of money BSA has to have poured into merchandise expense at a time when they are raising fees overall every year makes me sick to my stomach.

I bet we do see overall growth Jan to Jan by the end of the year (the would need to add at least 11,902 more scouts). However, rechartering impact probably won't be officially counted until March. Expect the revised Cub and Scouts BSA to show declines there. I think in Jan 2023 we showed 3% overall growth which was nearly completely wiped away by March. Personally I think the March to March numbers are most accurate (however, that will change going forward with rolling renewals).

"quick pay"; how can one NOT understand that? In a way, that is reflective of too much of society, and of course it appears, those that opted for "the lottery" easy pick.

The main point of these changes which most people seem to have missed is that each rank is vertically aligned now. This helps a pack in 2 ways. First of all a pack suffering from lack of leadership can more easily combine grade levels into a "mixed" den and keep the whole program running. Secondly the pack leadership can align when they do the related adventures month-to-month so that the monthly pack meeting/outing aligns with what the cubs were learning all month. This brings the cub program into alignment with how a troop should function (practice in meetings, execute in outings). These

2023 BSA Roger Krone Thanksgiving Message Nicely done. Thank you.

Our Troop will likely hit around 24 scouts by the end of the year. 5 years ago we were 84 and had 53 attend summer camp. 12 of my 24 age out by 2025, so we really need to see more Cubs crossing over soon. Two other Troops in my area have shuttered and one went from 70-80 to 8. I fear we are headed to a future of BSA having 90% of members in Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA limited to a small barely supported group maintaining a tradition.