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Mark said that they would have the older styles in stock for awhile longer so you shouldn't have any problem getting them. Plus, I know several "patch traders" that plan on buying up quite a bit of his remaining inventory and then have them available on Ebay for sale - so they should be around for the near future.

Has anyone had any experience with the new Webelos Advancement Coordinators that are being implemented into each District's staffing? This is a brand new position that National created back in July and is mandating for each District due to the poor transition of Webelos Scouts over to Boy Scouts. Based upon the latest numbers from National less that 33% of all Webelos Scouts ever join a Boy Scout Troop. They are hoping that this new staff position will help increase that number since they will be working directly with every Webelos 2 Scout in their District. This program and the Arro

I recently met with the Director of PRAY and he said that the design change came because of feedback from Scouts about what they would like to wear. The panel of Scouts chose the new design and based upon our church's recent program we found the same response. When our Scouts were given the choice of either the new emblems or the older ones, they unanimously chose the new design. Even Scouts that had already started out their series with the old style emblems wanted the newer ones for their latest award. This is from a group of about 25 Scouts we put through in August.

When I was at PTC a few weeks ago we had a presentation about the Kindergarten Cub Scout program. It is called K-Cubs, and based upon the success of the Council that has been testing it for several years, it seems that National will allow it to expand out of beta-test for next year (2010). They never referred to it as Lions and since Lions was a previous Cub Scout rank I doubt if they would bring it back, especially since Lions was about the equivalent of today's Webelos 1 rank. Everyone that heard about the K-Cubs program was supportive of it. It will be a voluntary program just lik

I'm heading back to Philmont this summer for a course at the Training Center. It's been 36 years since I was last there as a Scout so I'm sure it's changed a lot. Plus, I'm guessing that PTC isn't part of Base Camp so it's probably located down the road or on another part of the ranch. I've reviewed the PTC website and equipment list so I'm up to speed with those but I still have a few questions. My wife and son will be attending also and I was told by my DE that there would be things for the both of them to do while I was in class. If any of you have experience with the spouse and ki

True but... if I understand correctly when you are a Venture Scout aren't you still cosidered a youth until 21? I know that in OA you are. I may be wrong about that but if I recall correctly a Venture Scout can still wear their rank badge until they're 21. Maybe it's changed from what I remember. Thanks for the feedback.

How would time spent serving in the Order of the Arrow between the ages of 18 and 21 be counted? I know that they are still considered youth during that time period but would those three years add on to their BS service with a green back or count as adult time with a blue back?

SWScouter posted the following and I have a quick question based upon it. Can an adult who became an Ordeal Member as a youth still become a Brotherhood Member? Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. I have no way to know whether someone has paid their OA lodge dues or not unless they actually tell me. I'm certainly not going to ask a lodge officer to check. If he hasn't sealed his membership by going through the Brotherhood ceremony, you might encourage him to do that (and to take a couple of youth along to do so too). That way he will at least need to pay his dues for one year SWScouter