LifeScoutForEver

Scoutnut: I think that is what I will do instead. Just discuss with Scout #1 and see what he can relate about his observation. I need to avoid a confrontation with any of the parents. qwazse: I agree that rank, POR and age have no bearing on the evaluation of work completed for MBs, I was just providing background to set the stage. And I am very aware that each scout will complete the requirements in their own way, advanced or limited by their own skills/abilities and resources. I give more "respect", I guess, for the messy hand written (but showing effort/comprehension) work

What to do with a report of cheating on a Merit Badge requirement? Background Im a merit badge counselor working on Environmental Science with six scouts who are Star or Life and are 13 to 16 years old. Two of the Star Scouts (Scout #1 and Scout #2) are both 14 and are only one required MB away from completing their MB requirements for Life. Scout #1 Star, PL and 14 Scout #2 Star, ASPL and 14 Scout #3 Life, SPL and 13 Scout #4 Life, PL and 13 Scout #5 Life, ASPL and 13 Scout #6 Life, PL and 16 The father of Scout #1 (an active Asst. Scoutmaster) has explicitly st

I'd like to thank everyone who provided helpful and constructive comments. Very much appreciated, LSF

I am responding to twocubdads (TCD) comments, since they seem to be the most comprehensive, so far: TCD - I think you're buying trouble. LSF Agreed. I intend to speak with the COR and expect to contact the former chair and inform him that we are pairing down our charter roll and he will be dropped unless there is an impelling reason for him to remain. If he intends to remain, then he will pay dues. TCD Let me see if I'm understanding things: Basically the two TCs don't like the old CC. Maybe he's a little egotistical (almost a requirement to be on council committees)

The reason the objection was raised was because as a TC member, he receives a copy of the monthly Treasurer Report (TR) and one of the vocal TC members does not want him to receive the reports. The last thing I want to do is create a list of which committee members do and dont receive a copy of the TR. To me it should be all or none. Otherwise, it will just create a mess and just be the wrong policy. I want to keep my helpful/active TC members happy, but Im also sensitive to the potential political issues. An objection was also raised due to our attempts to reduce our registrations of

Greetings, I am a newly elected Troop Committee (TC) Chair and I am looking for advice and information about TC membership and composition. In the process of doing our Charter membership review during our last TC meeting, vocal objections were raised in opposition to maintaining a long term TC member (8+ years) on the Charter. The person in question was a previous TC Chair, two Chairs ago, but has moved on and is now Chair of the Council Activities Committee. I have never seen him attend any of our TC meetings in the past three years (I was TC Treasurer before Chair). Our Chartere