jr56

Happy Holidays to all

Enjoy your new pack and let it go.   She is so childish, it is not even worth the time of day.   Complaints to council will get you nowhere.  A new Commissioner is just one more person she will not listen too (in her own humble mind, she is right).

oops......you are correct..........my bad........shows how computer illiterate I am

Good information, thanks for sharing

Collecting scout items is one thing.  Buying things you have not earned, and then wearing them on your uniform as if you have, is something totally different.

To my knowledge the Arrow of light knot is still current.

Wow, really bad news

My Troop has had Merit badge sessions in the past where any boys interested in doing the Merit Badge would come an hour before the meeting.   It would take 3 -4 weeks depending on the merit badge.  Obviously some of the requirements would be done by the boys on their own outside of the meeting, and some of the meeting would be spent having them present what they had done.

Agreed,  Your only course of action is to approach the COR about replacing the CC.   If the COR won't go along with that, there is nothing you can do.

Does anybody out there know what base camp staff is going to be staying at for the 2017 National Jamboree?

Good article.

Sad to say this is pretty much the case.  There are probably some active lodges out there that are active, the lodges I have been associated with are largely just a big "click" for the kids that are on camp staff.

The ceremonies that are being dictated by National are so lame and disgusting it is not even funny.

Sad, this troop is so far off base it isn't even funny.  Unfortunately, I have had to deal with blowhards like this in the past.  They are right in their own minds, and giving them the facts is not going to change it.   Realistically, your sons choice is to grin and bear it, or find another troop that actually knows what is written in the advancement policy book.

2 signatures on all checks, and limiting the number of people who can write them is just common sense precautions.   1500 may not seem like a lot until somebody walks off with it and blames you..........you had better have some written proof that it wasn't you.

Good news, glad to hear it.

Awesome photo

It is your son's merit badge.  He is the one who needs to be checking on prerequisites for merit badges he plans to take at summer camp.

Too bad, it sounds like your scoutmaster is not very up to date on the merit badge earning process either.  You can look in the Advancement Policy and Procedure book, probably available online, to get the proper procedure.  Have your son point this out to his scoutmaster.  Hope he follows through and completes the badge.

Sorry your son got pushed through Weblos too fast.   Not going to summer camp really put him behind.   Too bad you and your son did not have a good understanding of the scouting program.   I have seen it a lot, very few Cub scout parents understand the scouting program.

The best advice is have your son go to meetings and outings if he wants to.   Hang out with his friends.  Take advantage of the outings that he is interested in.  Advancement is HIS decision.   If the troop program is run correctly, he will complete requirements just by attending meetings and outings.  He is a very young scout, and will probably feel a little out of place, especially since he missed summer camp.  He is way to young for any kind of responsibility at this point, he needs to learn all the basic scout skills first.  Good luck to him, hope he sticks with it,  It will be worth it.

Yup, I believe it is in the requirements to attend  on the Jamboree website

Unfortunately, some districts are so disorganized that they don't even have a MB counselor list.

Interesting,  never heard of one of those either.  Would be interesting to see what kind of participation they get.

I have worn them when I was serving on staff at a National Jamboree.  You are supposed to remove them after the Jamboree is over, since your are no longer functioning in a Regional capacity.

Per the advancement regulations, as soon as a boy joins Boy Scouting, he can start working on Merit Badges.

By all means, have your son request an EBOR from the district advancement chairman.

Been in that situation myself, where the scoutmaster , for some unexplained reason would not sign the Eagle app.   I was the District Chair at the time, so I went ahead with the EBOR.

The patrol leaders are in charge of their patrols.   The SPL is in charge of them.   If a scout  needs advice, or correction, a wise SPL would not do it himself, he would delegate that to the boy's PL.