Pack212Scouter

In our Pack, if the Scout leaves for another unit, if that unit has scout accounts, they can request the funds. If the scout crosses over, he can take the funds to that unit or leave the funds in a brother''s account. In all other cases, the funds revert to the general fund.

Our Pack has a fair number of home schoolers and we've found that for them,sometimes we need to follow the age based guideline when they first enter the Pack. Once the boys are in the pack, they start getting credit for the next rank when the school year ends. This seems to follow the BSA guidelines as far as I can tell.(This message has been edited by Pack212Scouter)

Our Pack always has a big Bobcat cerimony at the October Pack Meeting. The Boys love it and it is enough time for all of the new ones to meet the requirements.

Throw it away! Oh my. Besides the panic, it may be a little difficult to get a refund/replacement for them once the recall is fully in effect.

Den & Pack Meetings, PWD, and most other official events are full uniform. If it is a service project or campout, usually our class B t-shirts with jeans. Cubmasters and Asst. Cubmasters take their full uniform to campouts for cerimonies such as flag retirement and campfire.

We have them memorize all of it. For most boys if they can remember the promise, the others should be fairly easy. Besides, without knowing "The Law of the Pack," how can they promise to obey it with a meaningful promise?(This message has been edited by Pack212Scouter)

"I am working with a Wolf Den. I suspect that at least 1 will finish this month and several next month." Wow! When did you start meetings? Ours started only a month ago and I can''t imagine any of our Wolves being close to completing the requirements. Did they work on it over the summer? Our Pack tends to emphasise activities over the summer rather than plowing through the rank requirements. I can see some of ours being done around the end of the year, but that''s about it.

"How do you guys do it with 120-150 boys?! Hats off to you that you''''re able. I don''''t think I could do that. " It''s not easy, packs this size have both their challenges and their advantages. It''s one reason that we opted for four ACM''s this year. The fun thing is when we go to district and council events. It''s usually like we''re invading. Our campout this spring at the Council-wide campout has 79 Cubs with a total of 205 people camping. We have also found that it is vital to get people trained if they are willing. Our Pack even has it''s own BSA rangemaster. As for

"Well another reason that they may not be out on camp outs over the weekend is who will take care of their other kids while they are gone?" LOL....my wife and I must be true Scouting nuts... We camp as a family at least four times a year (Once each with the Pack and my daughter's AHG troop, spring and fall). The campouts this last spring we went with my wife and I, my 7 year old son, 9 year old daughter, and 4 month old daughter...then we''ve been going again together this fall youngest daughter is now 9 months old. Everyone jokes that she get''s the "Youngest Camper Award" (This m

We are also a large Pack (approx 150 boys). Ou campouts are usually planned by the activities chair with support by the Pack Committee. Once they are finalized, the Activities Chair, the Cubmaster, and the Assitant Cubmasters are responsible for the actual campout. We also have 6 people that are BALOO trained By the way, I have a suggestion that your Pack may not have considered....with a Pack our size (4-5 dens per rank and 3-4 patrols) we found alot of potential for Den leadership slipping through the cracks and not getting noticed if something was wrong. This year we have four Assi

"It is interesting to note that I see far fewer women on Cub Scout campouts as I do men. I''''m not drawing any conclusions here, but it does makes me wonder where the Cub women leaders are when their overall numbers in key leadership positions are far greater in Cub Scouts than Boy Scouts. Do the boys suffer in Packs when female Cub leaders will not take them on Campouts?" Ok... I hate to say this because while it is generalizing, it is not all inclusive. We have some excellent, adventurous women in our Pack, however the common comment that I hear from moms (about 75% of them)is "my ide

eolesen, No problem I''ve actually already been through BALOO...that''s why I was wondering. Guess I''ll need to check with our Council.

I''ve seen some excellent points made here. While I think it is important for boys to have good male role models, part of this is seeing those males relate in a positive way to the women around them. I have seen excellent ballance in there being women committee members and most especially a woman CC. They tend to balance out the male leaders, often giving a differing and possibly better viewpoints on things.

"I don''''t believe BALOO is required for any of the Cub positions. " Actually every Pack should have at least two BALOO trained leaders, since it is required to have one on any Pack campout. It is actually a good idea to plan on two for a campout in case one has o leave or doesn't make it. My question however was do I need to finish an overnight Outdoor Leader course...(This message has been edited by Pack212Scouter)

I was just told today that one of the prerequisites for WB is an outdoor leader training. That BALOO does not apply. Is this true?

Thanks for so quickly letting us know about this ScoutNut.

Acording to BSA... Of the 312 pilots and scientists selected as astronauts since 1959, 180 were Scouts or have been active in Scouting: 40 Eagle Scouts, 25 Life Scouts, 14 Star Scouts, 26 First Class Scouts, 17 Second Class Scouts, 13 Tenderfoot Scouts, three Explorers, 27 Cub Scouts, 10 Webelos Scouts, and five with unknown ranks. Of the 12 men to physically walk on the moons surface, 11 were involved in Scouting. And don''t forget about Jim Lovel of Apollo 13.

John-In-Kc... I have no doubt that conflicts will occur, but does the fact that they exist really change my point? It seems more and more in our society we feed the "we can do and have everything" syndrome. Parents and their children need to learn to make choices about what is important to them. Do you think it's fair to the marching band, or the football team if they miss half of the practices, show up late or leave early? No...the coaches would kick them off. But somehow we have it in our minds that Scouting isn't as important. Why is this? And I mean you no disrespect. I ju

I have to be the Devil''s Advocate here. The reason being is that I see it all the time. Also understand that I am not directing this at anyone in particular, just making comments in general. People seem to have their children in more and more activities today. It almost seems that quantity has become more important than quality. My wife and I decided to limit our children to two non-conflicting activities a week. It is less stressful on us. They get more out of them. And school work does not suffer. Also, consider this....if you are rushing from one activity to the next, missing part

Our Pack, District, and Council has numberous women in various positions, doing excellent jobs. We had a women as District Exec. Women serve in our Pack as Commitee Chairs, Awards Chairs, Training Coordinators, Den Leaders, Etc. That said, we try to have at least one male Den Leader in each Den and male Asstant Cubmasters and Cubmaster. The reason is that boys need good male role models, today more than ever. Does this mean all men are better qualified than women, no. Does it mean that all men should be placed into these roles, no. But this does not change the fact that a good male role

Our pack has a small uniform closet of about 20 uniforms. We also offer scholarships to those that need help with dues & camping fees.

Yep...we just completed ours. Everyone had a great time. Ran it double elimination so that everyone got to race at least twice.

I had to laugh at this one. One hour per week per boy is probably a little much, but alot closer than "one hour a week." This last weekend, our Pack put on a raingutter regatta, camp-in and service project. Now given we have a very large pack (nearly 150) our Cubmaster, Comittee Chair, Activities Chair and Three Assistant Cubmasters (myself included) were there from noon Friday for setup until until the end of the service project at 1pm Saturday. Lets see...not counting the other volunteers, our one hour this week amounted to 25! (oh...and don''t forget the 3 last Monday for the Pack

Thanks for all the great advice. Our WB is over two weekends here. I am really looking forward to it. It is still nearly a year out, but I know that time will fly. We had to register early because apparently it fills up fast!

I just signed up for Woodbadge. I an Asst Cubmaster for our Pack, in line to be Cubmaster in another 1 1/2 years. Our Cubmaster and I are both going. I know what Woodbadge is, but just what should I expect and what should I plan on needing?