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I think you are looking in the wrong place for traditional scouting values. They are still there in the aims and methods. Of course, YPT is national's highest priority. The failure of this in the past is the thing most jeopardizing the future of the national organization. You can't blame the national staff of the present for that (you should blame the perverts of the past though). The background check forms are another step in that process. I want national to do everything they need to do to protect the existence of the program for future generations. As long as YPT (and the legacy

Hey @The Latin Scot ! I am glad you are looking into being a UC. I think it is one of the best jobs in scouting for those of us who aren't needed in our own kids units. You have gotten some great advice so far. What I have seen of unit assignments is that there is a piece of advice passed through the commissioner corps that UC's should not be assigned to their "own" unit. Different DC's seem to take this differently. Sometimes it means not your son's troop, sometimes it means not the troop you grew up in. I am of the opinion that it helps to be a little separated but not too much.

Here we go: From the form in 2018 From 2016: (2014 was the same) 2012- 2009- Javascript seems to have prevented the internet archive from catching further back than that but this is 10 years worth.

Is it though? As i look at the various versions of the adult application online it doesn't seem like this is actually asking for much more than the application did. I wonder if this is more about catching all those adults who have been continuously registered for longer than the current practice. Seems like if you applied recently, they already have this authorization.

I guess what I am getting at is that removing that sentence doesn't give them any reason to share their results with you. From my understanding, you have a right to a copy of a credit check but not necessarily a criminal background check. So, without that clause you still probably aren't getting to review what they found. What you seem to want is a clause that would require them to provide you a copy of whatever they find. What others are saying is that "approved or not" is a disclosure covered by this clause, i.e. this clause is necessary for them to provide a yes or no answer. If

Why would removing that clause give anyone time to review the background check? The BSA isn't under any obligation to reveal what they find as far as I am aware. They would be more likely to just say "no" and move on. Once I had a volunteer rejected by national with no answer. Everyone around him was shocked but he didn't really seem as surprised as I thought. A couple years later I found out what probably showed up and I wasn't surprised national responded as they did. Background checks are there to identify people we think are good but have something hidden in their past. These

I am pretty sure the workbook I signed did not have that section. I feel like 2002 (when I started my project) was pretty different. I understand that youth protection is extremely important. I just think that service does not have to scouting activity. The eagle project should be no different. If it is a scouting activity (troop supported and sanctioned) then it should follow all the rules, but my project would have been impossible with this rule.

I was mistaken. Doesn't make it not a stupid rule. I would hate to have had to plan my project around as many people as I did plus getting two, over 21, registered adults there the entire time as well. What is dumb would be that my project was completed over about 8 days of work. Who decides which of those days were activities and which weren't? Only 2 had other scouts there. Man, now I feel like an old man shaking my fist at a cloud...

Since they are separate legal entities "clients" probably includes your council and troop. Without that clause then the most they could do would be to respond with "nope, not that guy." What private information are you worried about? They have stated they aren't doing credit checks. I think people should be ready for these things to just be rejected if they have pen changes on them (if anyone actually reviews them). You guys should see the authorizations I signed for every healthcare job I have had.

Quickly since it is unrelated. I would say that Eagle projects are "scout adjacent" but not exactly scout activities. Your helpers don't have to be scouts or scouters and there are no requirements that any of your helpers are involved. An eagle project could theoretically be completed with no work from a scout other than the Eagle candidate himself. That fact to me says this isn't a troop activity and doesn't need two over 21. (2 adults for YPT is still a good idea probably but I am not sure you would actually have to require them to be YPT trained). Of course, like many things ther

She didn't really annoy me before. She does now. This "board of review" wasn't very scout like in it's conduction. She also seems to not understand that her age won't be a factor in 2020. I really think she just wants to be "first." I really hope the BSA makes a giant deal of the first class of female eagles and intentionally doesn't include her in any of it.

I think that there are many better places to wear that parent pin. When you are in uniform everyone knows that you are supportive of your daughter, the Scout. What about when you aren't in uniform? How do you express it then? My dad was an ASM the entire time I was a scout. He later was SM for many years after I was gone. I never felt like he didn't support me because he didn't wear a pin on his uniform. I was super proud when he had his pin on at church or work though. Lastly, I would ask that you think about your role when you are in uniform. When you are in uniform you are n

This is so much of how I feel in so many circumstances. I am fine with extending the criminal statue of limitations as that punishes the abusers, but there is likely no one left at the BSA who had anything to do with the problem in most circumstances that seem to make the news. There is no moral motivation for these suits. The people are gone, the policies have changed, the actual abusers aren't named - what motivation is left but money?

I worked with a troop in the past few years that I think had a good system for flags. They did an excellent jobs maintaining patrols throughout the boys tenure (patrols didn't change much). They had forgone handmade flags and had the boys design a real flag. They worked with a local print shop that made them 2x3 flags. They boys did the sketches and provided design feedback with the company. They also raised the money for the flag. I think it usually took them 6 months or so to get it all done but they had some really cool flags that were flown all the time and taken on every trip. It was

I tend to agree. I might say that a camp or facility taking care of a large number of people might be justified in having one (especially one open to the public). Full CPR (not hands only) is generally enough to take care of an overdose victim until EMS/Medical Personnel arrive.

I think I would just be careful about HOA meetings. Yes, some of them closely resemble public meetings. Many of them are more like a corporate meeting and not very democratic. There is also the chance that they won't meet a quorum and thus will be entirely informational.

It looks to me that the form only provides authorization while you are still a member. I wouldn't expect them to purge files because you left since you might come back. They have to be able to share the info because Councils and Units aren't legally "The BSA" as far as this form is concerned. This is pretty standard language. I don't know that it is expected.

I know this article is now 8 years old, but it is one of the dumbest things I have read in a while. Yes, going to the store. This is one of my favorite activities and truly encompasses all that "outside" as to offer. Sight and Hearing aren't perfect in everyone and not everyone experiences these senses in the same amazing way that the author implies. Yes, the Louvre... the cheapest round trip flight I can find from here to Paris is around $1100. That's isn't including all of the other expenses with that trip. My VR setup cost way less than that... I love the out

The naloxone kits provided to lay personnel, is rarely a high enough dose for "full reversal" of the kind of dose that a drug addict would use. However, it is likely that first responders to an overdose will also need to be prepared to perform CPR, or at least administer rescue breaths. Most of the time, the naloxone doesn't last as long as the effect of an opioid. I don't think anyone was confused about the use of naloxone, but the question if this is part of an advanced first aid kit or not. My two cents amounts to this is a decent addition to an camp/troop first aid kit

We used to do ours the week after elections and both sets of PLC members attended (incoming and outgoing). The outgoing group served as advisors to their incoming counterparts (assuming every position changed). That ensured that every group of PLC members participated in the conference in one way or the other. We also did a mini version on the other election date (both groups in the room) that served as a review and update of the plan.

I think Learning for Life has always had a different set of rules. It seems like the "non-military" part of it would also be different. Several of our local schools lost their JROTC programs because they couldn't maintain 100 students enrolled and there were no accommodations for one unit serving more than one school. Here is the relevant page: https://www.exploring.org/law-government/ "Military careers" is right there.

Ideally ILST is offered any time you have newly elected leaders that haven't already had it. If the times are inconvenient, you might consider trying to shift the dates of elections to make it more feasible.

I didn't see this post originally and missed the date. I was all kinds of angry after reading what happened. I am glad your son found a scouting home he feels comfortable.

This is still the requirement in question, right? This doesn't say anything about it having to be a destination to be in the woods. I would say that there isn't anything in this requirement that would exclude the use of Google Maps, Waze, or other navigation apps. It does also say "a destination of your choice" so this could be walking directions downtown or being the navigator on a road trip. I feel like someone excluding city/road navigation would be adding requirements, but if you wanted to do this in the woods then you could use something like AllTrails. "Other electronic navigati

I don't have time to listen, but this "research" isn't linked to in the show notes. Does anyone who has listened have more information on this research? I am having a hard time believing that an author of a book about how humans used to navigate is unbiased when interpreting research about GPS.