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First, I want to thank everyone who has offered their comments, concerns and suggestions both in open forum and by private message. It is GREATLY appreciated. Now, yesterday, I talked to one crew member who said that the current leader is out, effective by the end of July. No letter of resignation to the council or charter org., but she has pretty much made up her mind. IF I do take over, I was thinking that it would really help things if I could find a female adult leader to sign on also. Out of nowhere, my wife expressed interest in volunteering with the BSA. She didn't know ab

Laura, I am a 26 year old police officer. While not trying to brag, I feel that I have a "slightly" higher maturity level than most people my age. Dealing with my job tends to make you grow up (even if we don't want to ). So I am not worried really that my age will be a serious issue. The only thing that does bother me is that I am a 26 year old guy. This is a crew of teenage girls. Just kinda opens the door for rumor or speculation (which don't terribly concern me). Guess it just means that I would have to take that extra step with the prescribed precautions, just ot eliminate any

I have recently been approached by several young ladies who are in a venture crew together. I know these girls and their crew leader pretty well from another area of scouting. First, let me give you a little background on this group. At the moment, they are an all female group consisting of 6 girls ranging between 15 and 17 years old. The crew leader is a mother of one of the girls. Now to the problem. They informed me that they are having problems with their crew leader. It seems that she is not being the leader they want and need. She does not care about advancement or recr

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dsteele, You said in your last post, "A unit commissioner does not have to have any Scouting experience. Granted, it's probably best if he/she does, but nowhere is it written as a requirement. I happen to think that lists of Eagle Scouts from the past is an excellent source. Let me quickly point out, however, that "inexperienced" unit commissioners will need immediate training and training that is beyond commissioner basic. They'll need New Leader Essentials and any of the program specific training you can get them to take. They'll need the latest copies of all the resources availab

I should have added a little about my history with Scouting. I was involved with scouting up to First Class rank. I completed the requirements for Star, but dropped out before it was awarded. I left when I hit the age where a driver's license and girls tool priority. That is a choice I regret to this day. Anyway, I became involved in COPE four years ago when I went through with a class from college. I was invited to become an instructor, where I have served to this date. I will be going next week (May 17-23) to Camp Bob Hardin in Saluda, NC to Director School at the National Camp Sc

I'm currently working on my first million at a municipal police department. OX