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BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front, I am really getting things off my chest that I should have in the past. I am not amassing evidence. The implosion at my son's old troop is a self inflicted wound that is punishment enough. In a short period they went from 30 in regular attendance, to six sometimers. The boys expressed their displeasure with their feet. I hope the good people who still have any affiliation with the troop resurect it. They are good boys and deserve better. I think I said it before. I was hoping to hear what I am hearing. Scouting has not lost its way. Good men lik

for an adult leader to use profanity at a scout? If one adult leader appears to be loosing his composure with a scout and uses vulgar language what should another adult leader do? What is BSA policy? regards, Carl

Bob White, I understand what you are saying is the official policy. I wish my son had known then what you state now. He would have planned accordingly. To all who have comments about this thread. I think the thing that really gets me "wrapped around the axle" is that BSA adult leaders promised my son and I the aforementioned support and assitance. With a few exceptions that support failed to appear. After all the SM and committee did read the plan and it was not the first time in troop history an eagle project was done with troop equipment in the plan. And yes, in the pres

Thank you all for your input. I wish I could say that the SM in question had better intentions. I could elaborate on the times he yelled at my son, wife, son's friend, and grandparents in front of other parents and scouts. That might belabor the point. As far as being over the top with this individual...it is hard to say. I am rather emotionally invested in the hurt the man did to my family. He had his excuses; however, I thought Scouting was supposed to teach the men and boys a code of conduct that rises above pettiness. Words like HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT are a way of life for

evmori, Thank you for your input. As I suspected good SM's actually show up at an Eagle project. Yeah, I remember something about loyalty, courteousness, trustworthiness somewhere in scouting. But that stuff is for the kids only, right? The adults have a secret rule book that says "Do as I say, not as I do!" So it is just not me who thinks that leadership "style" is as messed up as a football bat. regards, Carl

Thanks for the comments. Is it just me or did our old SM behave badly? How would some of you handle similar circumstances? regards, Carl

Yes he did, but after much worse circumstances passed from the hands of so called leaders.

Greetings to all this fine Sunday morning. As many get ready for church before the Super Bowl. I was looking for some commentary on one of many incidents that a former so called SM created that at the very least was contrary to the Spirit of Scouting if not in violation of its laws. This is near and dear to me because it naturally involved my son. Steven was organizing his Eagle project. He was building a Learning Garden at the elementary school where he attended. I should preface this by saying the fromer SM and the Eagle Coordinator are friends. My son was supposed to show his f

Thank you gentlemen. I have many scouting "sea stories" to discuss. I look forward to the conversations. regards, Carl

Greetings to all. I wish I had know about the site a few years ago. I have a rucksack full of stories, that resemble the western "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly". Those anicdotes are for another time. I began my scouting experience in Cub Scouts before Tigers were invented. I made my way up and earned the Arrow of Light. I Crossed over and pursued the BSA up to Second Class (Funny, my rank in the Naval Reserve). The troop broke up due to some adult leader problems. My SM Mr. Anderson left a huge impression on me. He was a Korean War Veteran of the Air Force. Our troop 275 in it