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I don't get eggs in a bag. Eggs come in a perfectly serviceable cooking container--a shell. Just boil them!

The only people who need to be on a Webelos campout are the Webs and their den leaders. Webs (Wolves and Bears too) are perfectly able to sleep in a tent on their own with some adults across the way. Quite honestly, I'm not going to be asking for the marital status of couples co-parenting kids. If Uncle Bob or Aunt Sue or Cousin Pat is the only one available to bring Cub Scout Johnny for the weekend, I'd smile, collect their YPT certificate and health form, then see if they preferred to supervise dinner prep, camp fire prep, or breakfast prep.

Other than labour, like cooking and dealing with the guy lines, is there anything else y'all can't do on Saturday? Do you ever have to not participate in some activities or competitions at camporees? Asking purely out of curiosity

Our pack bought a big stainless pot with a spigot. Boil water in the pot, then dispense into hot chocolate via the spigot. So much better than ladling out water. We also used a big stainless pot on a turkey fryer set up to boil water solely for dishes.

Many high schools now require students to do community service hours for graduation. Maybe you can advertise at the local high school. And, bring a sack dinner for heaven's sake.

Stainless steel is easy to clean if you pack SOS/Brillo pads. Also, while the pan is still very hot and the stove is still on, deglaze with water and scrape with a spatula to get off a lot of burnt on crud.

Speaking from the committee position, the CC needs to know what's going on. I don't think the CC needs to be in on every issue or have some kind of veto authourity, but he needs to be aware of what's going on, especially if a boy is disruptive. The only time the CC needs to really be standing shoulder to shoulder with SM, as opposed to behind him nodding, is when something happens that is serious enough to warrant police and/or legal intervention. I've been in troops that run the gamut, but in all of them the committee has taken seriously its responsibility to support the program and run in

It sounds like you're all really close together geographically. Why don't you just combine into one or two packs? You could have a Tuesday pack and a Wednesday pack. Trying to keep a pack in each ward sounds like it is simply not working out for the boys.

Excellent idea.

Do we want neat and tidy as well as lacking in the risque and vulgar? To me, it's two different qualities that should be differentiated.

Yep, it's in the Law. Not enough coffee.

So what does "clean" really mean? A search for the word in this forum is almost 100% references to "not dirty with dirt or grime" as opposed to "pure or innocent." Biden got in a whole lot of trouble when he described Obama as "clean," which I took to mean "without known scandal" and not "neat and tidy," as others did, given the political context. The implementation guidelines for the new membership standards refers to "clean" in this context: “Your relationships with others should be honest and open. Respect and defend the rights of all people. Be clean in your speech and actions a

Bullying and teasing, no matter why, should not be tolerated. Therefore, teasing a kid who has a gym locker next to another kid known to be gay should simply not be tolerated by adults or other youth, especially the older youth in a group. The guidelines clearly state that preferences in sleeping arrangements should be respected, youth with greater than 3 years age difference should not tent together, and that sexual conduct of any kind is absolutely not permitted within the context of Scouting. We get the behaviour we expect, for the most part. I know that as a mom, this doesn't l

I find it humourous that the silhouette on the patch looks like Iron Mike in front of Bldg 4 at Ft. Benning.

I think you're on the right track with using discipline as a teaching moment and not a purely punitive one. Most Scouts don't think. The last thing you want to do is create a legalistic environment. If you're going to put a policy like this in place, then be ready to also have a sergeant at arms with a clipboard and spreadsheet at the ready at all times. Boys will better respond to a behaviour policy if they are given examples of what behaviour has occurred that shouldn't have--personal examples go along way here, why it is wrong (see Scout Law/G2SS) and then have input into both the

It's Scouts! Not the Marine Corps.

I just looked at a Knot Ninja site and frankly found it ridiculous for older boys, right up there with still awarding beads for everything.

I still don't understand why your group can't be combined with a larger pack drawing from the same neighborhood.

Curious as to which one of Abbey's books you take with you.

I think that as the Advancement Coordinator you need to tell the Cubmaster and Committee Chair what you need for advancement software to do your job. It's not a maybe, it's yes or no. I'm betting they won't say no. Set deadlines that you need to have, not what others think they should get. It's a big paperwork slog the first couple of months, especially if you have to recreate advancement in ScoutNet, but you can do it.

You should definitely and calmly speak to the leaders about the bullying behaviour of those girls as well as their own insensitive discussion of a party to earn a badge to which not everyone was invited. Point out he distress it caused uninvited girls. This was not friendly and helpful, considerate or caring, or an example of being a sister to every Girl Scout. You need to ask the leaders that they be responsible for what they say and do, be respectful of others, and help to make the world a better place by keeping private things private. Girl Scouts, as an organization, does not to

Submariner's badge?

I think we are over valuing an award won by teenagers for essentially completing a task list. It's an award, not sainthood.

Maintaining copyright and trade mark is why BSA and GSUSA have become a lot more litigious in the last five years.

My mom and Mrs. Douglas tried this with my Junior troop back in the 70s when macrame was hot. What a disaster! Girls can make the same pioneering projects as boys. Isn't the big complaint that GS is too crafty and not Scouty enough?