John-in-KC

Just received this on the Commissioners Facebook Group https://m.facebook.com/notes/commissioners-of-the-boy-scouts-of-america/scoutbook-to-be-free/2043027079095625/

Moderator Note: All y’all need to realize we already have youth women in Venturing, and come February, we will have them in Scouts. They will sign up for this forum, we’ve had Scouts here in the past Heed the below A Scouter is Helpful A Scouter is Friendly A Scouter is Courteous We hope we don’t have to make this point again In the meantime, based on the posts to date, this thread belongs in I&P.

I have a SE friend in DC at Top Hands. At this time, there aren’t plans to change the MBC minimum age An old Army admonishment: Truth has a date time group.

Ok, WB Staffers, Whats your Plan B for dealing with our Jewish brothers and sisters (Sundown Friday to Sundown Saturday)? Ditto, for your Islamic brothers and sisters ( Friday prayers in particular, plus availability to meet the 5x daily prayers) ? Does not the 12th point require us to respect all faiths?

Moderator note: Looks to be OA specific, thus moved to OA Forum.

Visit your local Council Shooting Sports Committee chair.

You do not say whether you are SM, CC COR or his parent so that you have skin in the game. If you are - an ASM, go to your SM. - a member of the troop committee, go to your CC. - the COR, you have the authority to direct the SM and CC to explain the matter to you. - the parent, ask to sit down with the COR, CC, and SM. - the UC or DE, visit with the COR. - anyone else, sorry, I don’t see where you have a dog in this hunt.

The chartered partner is responsible for providing meeting space. I would contact your unit commissioner, District Executive, and the chartered organization representative forthwith. Between them, the SM, and the CC, there’s a solution out there. Ps: The Church has no contractual obligation to your troop whatsoever. It’s within its rights to charge whatever it thinks the traffic will bear as rent for an outside organization. It might also be they chose this number, so you’d say goodbye.

Moving this to the advancement forum

The volunteers who busted their butts to restore SeaBase last fall were amazing people.

And I cleaned up/reopened the thread.

All of this was split off from the AOL ceremony thread in the OA forum.

I closed it because I had neither the time nor the energy to split the off topic posts to their own thread. We can arrange for you to join us in the labor of love called moderation.

To the first point: MANAGEMENT!?!?!?!????? AYFSM??????????? Wood Badge is first for unit serving leaders, not district and council committee volunteers. Leadership and MENTORSHIP are the academic skill sets needed at that level, unless we are going to integrate metric management as a method of the programs. WRT the toolbox, I hope someone who is a truly competent educator looks at the slide decks in the briefing books, and looks at them for readability. That was my biggest gripe about my course.... (Sarc-cynical)after lose all you want. (/Sarc-cynical)

Because the railroads were subsidized. See also land grants.

The off topic material has been moved to the uniform forum.

I’m also an admin at www.railroad.net. At this time, Amtrak has not posted any discontinuance notices on its long distance service. All the long distance trains are at some degree of risk; Amtrak generally wants to operate trains under 750 miles. For now, I’d operate as we are taught in Wood Badge: Have a plan B to get your trek to the Ranch. You should anyway. Earlier this summer, a wreck shut down service from Chicago to Kansas City. The SW Chief turned eastward to westward here as a consequence.

I have an umbrella policy, but not because of my involvement in Scouting.

A swim area is the final responsibility of ADULTS, not youth members. Read the G2SS on this topic. If your unit is going to create a swim area from whole cloth, you need to do it right...that means checking the bottom, marking the area, and having equipment. Spend the money to get the right equipment v Having a PFD on a rope is a sorry excuse for a proper rescue tube or torpedo buoy. Finally, GO is, was, and will always be the rescue method of last resort.

Remember our Cheerful Service and the Scout Law when discussing this.

Topic locked. New topic, operating from the National announcement, available as a pinned item

See link below. There are some links to the AOL Ceremony and the crossover ceremony All other threads will be locked forthwith. It will be a discussion topic at NOAC. https://oa-bsa.org/article/official-arrow-light-and-crossover-ceremonies

Just a note: There is a professional service staff adviser for every district or Council activity. Always, always seek them out on matters involving legal action. Each State has some degree of difference in how it handles family law issue. Parents, whether residential or otherwise, are best served consulting with their attorney. No parent, not one, should get wrapped up if their child and his other parent spend program hours at scout camp. It’s a time for the scout to bond with other youth and adults. If Mom could make camp and Dad couldn’t, guess what...I don’t have a lot o

Just a comment: Each State has different banking laws. Some banks are stronger on compliance matters than others. If you need help, ask your chartered partner to help you consult with their attorney (usually a member) or ask your unit commissioner to help you get a few minutes with the general counsel to your Council (or an attorney who sits the district committee).

Cub Scout color neckerchief are a BSA Supply Corporation rip-off. I was perfectly ok having my yellow necker all the wat through Cubbing (1965-8)