John-in-KC

@Bronco79, Welcome to Scouter.com.

I’ll talk to some friends in US scouting service project. Last I knew, the domain was parked. 

Welcome to scouter, @sasguy.

The Chartered Partner is the legal organization of a Pack, Troop, or Crew. The Committee ismerely an operating committee of that organization.

The items you mention, if the need to be written, should simply be the units’ guidelines for the committee and handbook for parents. 

One thing I would say, if you’re going to offer a “class”, keep it small. Four youth or so.  Tailor your idea to the requirements of the MB. Take them through the critical learning, be available for phone/Skype mentoring, but, as always, test individually. 

Remember to stay in current bounds of YP, burdensome as they are. 

Good hunting!

Let the boy have his money directly from you. Teach him the value of work. 

@Matty2Shoes, welcome to scouter. 

If I were doing it, I’d 

register as a Scouter

Take Youth Protection training

Take merit badge Counselor training

offer Salesmanship merit badge. 

@WebCrawleywelcome to scouter

3 hours ago, qwazse said:

The more interesting thing about this group of Rochester girls: they all seem old enough to be venturers, but they opted for Scouts BSA instead.

These young ladies are going for Gold AND Eagle. They are certainly Type A.  I suspect we will hear from them again in 10-20 years!

I hope someone (commissioner, DE) tells them they do have a time extension front loaded by National. 

@Calion, welcome to scouter!

On 3/8/2019 at 8:54 PM, Eagle94-A1 said:

Health forms or no trips. Seriously it is a health and safety issue. I've been on a camp out where the binder with the forms did not come with us by accident. The SM was the only one with access, and he didn't go. Just happened that I had to take a Scout to the immediate care. Luckily  it was a local camp out, and we met mom there.

Never again.

As for disposing of out of date forms, I have access to a shredbox at work.

A to the men.  Being private with them is not difficult. Place each one in a large Manila envelope. envelope. Seal it. If a Scout or a Scouter gets injured or has some form of disease overcome them, take them to urgent care or the ER or the dark, and open the envelope. This is not difficult.

Ps:   This militates for registering all adults on a trip.

Welcome, Tim @tk71, to participating at scouter. 

We watch each thread. Some threads do get moved from here to program. Others don’t. Each mod uses his discretion, and consults with the others when they see something that makes antennae twitch...

It can be as formal as you want, it can be as informal as you want. One of the best I know of was a cookout by a couple Eagles. They manned the grill, talked to everyone, and took a few minutes for the Eagle charge. 

Thank the people who helped you, and have a great time. 

Tatung, I must agree with @mrkstvns .  Buying at any store gets you retail.  Your local food bank is most likely a member of a regional food bank.  In turn, THAT organization is part of Feeding America, a nationwide umbrella organization.  These organizations have contracts with manufacturers, who are either outright donating, or selling food at production cost. 

The better way to thank the place that lets you set up is to encourage the adults to shop there. 

@SteveBowman, welcome to the forums. 

@dfg890, Welcome to the forums. 

IN THE EVENT of a single young lady, you need to talk to Mom, he CC, and the chartered organization rep. You need a woman Scouter. Period. 

Good hunting. 

We who are moderators do not have visibility over IP data. @SCOUTER-Terry has his real world employees do admin work. 

@CaptBurgers, welcome to the forums. 

On 3/16/2019 at 10:42 AM, Ranman328 said:

  You do realize the UC is assigned to the unit by the District Commissioner and District right?  Are you really saying you would have a volunteer "Removed" for trespassing for doing their "Volunteer" job?  It is the UC's job to ensure the program is being delivered properly.  It is the Unit Commissioner's job to conduct a Detailed Unit Assessment annually which covers administration of the program.  I'm not sure where you got your impression of what a UC does but I believe you have been misinformed.  A good UC would show up unannounced to see how the Unit actually operates. 

I believe the concern is that the girls have the same program delivered to them as the boys and they have the same experience as the boys.  Isn't that why they wanted the program opened up to them in the first place? 

I do believe the requirement as you have stated in 4b says "SHOW" the proper care.  That tells me they must "SHOW" me how to whip and fuse a rope.  No sense playing trying to play word games now.  This is how it has been taught in my 15 years.

I’ve seen it happen in my district. The COR told the DE and DC that UC was no longer welcome on their property. 

On 2/12/2019 at 5:10 AM, RememberSchiff said:

Good reminder. I'm sure many of us continue to slip up on the naming conventions but with the GSUSA is currently suing Scouts BSA over this, we need to be careful. Thanks.

Nice thing about being a mod. We can fix that on the fly.  Thanks, @SCOUTER-Terry for that functionality. 

After reviewing this topic, there’s nothing orthy of it being in I&P. It’s going to open discussion program. 

Public kudos to Qwazse for being Helpful!

he reported a post with porn links in it. Turns out the poster had gone to town and posted several such posts. 

That person, for now, is gone by banishment. 

Thank you!

Welcome to scouter.com, @Meb

1 hour ago, Meb said:

 If a person pays their full dues they should not be excluded from any scouting events based on gender. It is discrimination. 

Is there an issue?

1 hour ago, Tenderfoot7083 said:

As a tenderfoot, in warm weather camping, Friday night the leaders make quesadillas. In cold weather, they make chicken noodle soup. You could make  walking tacos, meatball sandwiches, or burgers, assuming you have access to a grittle/fire with grill/ grill.

Only one problem.  This is about Cub Packs. I expect Patrol Leaders to guide the patrol to a decision on menus in Troops.