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That sounds better than black robes. I think some people would misunderstand the meaning of the black robes, regardless of the fact that they were used all those years ago on Treasure Island. (The actual island, Treasure Island, is in New Jersey. It is one of two islands that makes up the ex-camp, the other one of which is in Pa. Just thought I'd mention that.)

Black robes... what are the other options?

I am curious, how would you answer your own question?

Well, someone has to invite people to speak, and it should be your son, or at least it should be people he wants to speak and you can do the inviting if that is what he prefers. As for the MC, there is no absolute rule that says a parent cannot be the MC, but I have never seen it happen. It would be kind of awkward, at least the way my troop does ECOH's, because during the presentation of the Eagle badge etc. the parents are called up to stand behind their son and he then pins the Mom's and Dad's pins on his parents. Sometimes the MC will say something about all the support the Scout's pare

If it were me, I would give up on getting a better explanation and move on. Someone(s) has an issue with your son. That's just the way it is. Maybe you and/or your son have some idea what the issue is, maybe you don't. I just don't see what can be done about it at this point. Except that you and your son can organize and carry out his court of honor. It sounds like there are people in the troop who would probably agree to participate (such as the SM, who can ceremonially award the Eagle pin, certificate etc. to your son and maybe say a few words) and maybe some who won't. Good luck to y

Matt the Life Scout, are you a member of the PLC? Does the PLC actually have meetings? I ask this because the PLC can be an agent for change in the troop, more than the average 15-etc.-year-old may realize. When I hear a discussion among the boys (or when one of them asks me at a BOR or elsewhere) about a change they would like to make in the troop, I always suggest that they talk about it in the PLC, and if a majority of the PLC thinks it's a good idea, they write it up and give it to the SM to give to the committee for consideration. So far I don't think they have ever taken me up on it,

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum Setonfan!

Check out this page: http://usscouts.org/eagle/eaglecongrats.asp

Well, the guy I am talking about has been a member of the BSA continuously since he joined the Cub Scouts at age 8, and I believe he is now 66 or 67, so he has had time to earn his 12 or whatever knots, and I am sure he earned them. As for me, I have three: Arrow of Light, Cub Scout Leader Award and Boy Scout Leader Award, and technically that would now be considered two knots, because the last two have been combined into one. And more to the point, since I did not start this thread, it sounds like Jillian has three as well, so it isn't an issue.

First of all Jillian, welcome to the forum! I agree with what the others have said. This is what the knots are for. You may be one of very few leaders in your pack wearing multiple Venturing knots, but that's because you earned them and the others didn't! @The Latin Scot, I never heard that "official recommendation" of no more than 9 knots. I am fairly certain that our CC has never heard of it either. But I am so grateful to him for stepping up to be CC (in a difficult situation), and for the job he is doing, that as far as I am concerned he could plaster his entire shirt with

I think this is the right approach. Keithami, I think your next step should be to contact your attorney - not about what the camp did, but what your ex did, and may try to do in the future. In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I am an attorney. But I think it’s good advice anyway, despite my possible predisposition to suggest a legal approach.

None taken. I have mentioned a few times that the Guide to Advancement (first published around say 2010-2012) was clearly written as a legal document, by lawyers, and is clearly based on real situations that have reached the National (some of which were probably initiated by parents' lawyers, or parents who are also lawyers.) Legal fingerprints are all over the thing. It is probably necessary, but it is disappointing that it is necessary. The previous incarnation (Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, or something like that) was much simpler, and more simply written.

I'm going to move this to the Advancement section. There will still be a redirect in the Council Relations section.

Mich, first of all, welcome to the forum! I realize that you said your son passed his Eagle BOR and is an Eagle, but I just want to button down that procedural issue. Do you know for certain that your son's Eagle application was submitted to National after the EBOR? Do you know for certain that it was approved? Does your son (or anyone else) have the certificate from National that says your son is an Eagle? If the answers are all "yes," then I guess I am still left with the same questions as those who have posted previously. I think your son has a right to know why he is not be

Besides which I believe the BSA officially "discourages" this. They do not want units to be legal entities. They want the CO to be the legal entity.

If the CO says they won't do it, you might check with your council about what to do next. I am not assuming that they will necessarily have a helpful answer for you, but it's worth a try.

T113Alexandrai, welcome to the forum! I have never heard of this, but I have never been directly involved with the troop's banking. It sounds to me like the bank is confusing an account for an organization with an account for an individual, but anything is possible. I know that our troop uses the CO's EIN number.

I agree, I think. We are a hybrid of customers and members. We are not "members" in the legal sense. Perhaps the CO's are, I haven't looked into it that deeply. And some in this forum would argue that the CO's are truly the customers, but I'm not one of them. Or maybe it is just the kids and their parents who are really the customers, making those of us who no longer have a son in the program... what? Just volunteers, I guess.

I receive Scoutingwire, and a council newsletter and a district newsletter. I read most of most of them. I read at least the first parts of Scouting magazine, where the "news" is. I do not subscribe to Bryan's Blog, but since the articles are often referenced on this forum, I probably read 30-40% of them. But I don't think I am the issue. I consider myself reasonably well-informed.* And I don't think most of the members of this forum are the issue. The issue is the people who most of us encounter on a regular basis in Scouting, who are not members of this forum. *I do think (and

I don't think "blame" is the issue here. The issue is success or failure. Despite my reservations about this decision (before it was made), and my concerns about how the decision was made and how it has been "rolled out," now that it is upon us, I want it to succeed. Yes, there was news coverage... for a few days. And in this constant news cycle we are now living in, within a couple of days after the announcement there were probably about 20 other "big stories" that captured peoples' attention. This might be a heretical statement in this forum, but there are things going on in the co

Based on past BSA practice, my prediction is that sometime later this year (quite likely much later) the BSA will come out with a new scoresheet for 2019 that not only takes the "doubling" of TAY into account, but includes specific goals for adding girl dens and girl troops (on the district and council level.) This will happen before 2019 begins - but not nearly in time for you to do your planning in July of the previous year. Just a prediction.

This is something I have been wondering about: Were they going to depend on the existing Scouting community to get the word out about this, or were they going to have an all-out publicity campaign so that everybody, inside and outside of Scouting, would know about it. From your post, which has been confirmed by the fact that I have not heard much discussion about this outside of Roundtables and this forum, it appears they have chosen the former. I think that is a big mistake. I think the population of families that have been clamoring for their daughters to be able to join Cub Scouts and "

Sounds pretty bad to me.