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  1. I agree with the first paragraph but for different reasons. My point, if the BSA did not want a coed youth program in the future, then they should have kept all-male leadership. But the BSA could not attract those males because, IMO, the ill-conceived, and later overturned, program changes made at that time. So with trained female leaders, coed scout programs will follow. Your second paragraph, I agree somewhat. I would like to know the percentage of adult leaders today (1million+) who were scouts. Then compare that percentage with 1950, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000, Back in the day, my troop had
  2. @@Robynatk welcome to scouter.com , I wish it had been under happier circumstances. Could you tell us about the other adult leaders and their training, in particular the Pack Committee. Were you an adult leader? Who is your Charter Organization?
  3. @@Thunderbird48 welcome to scouter.cpm Good question.
  4. @@SouthernTierScouter welcome to scouter.com
  5. After our visiting BSA scout sings I'm a Little Teapot, you are next.
  6. FYI @@Cambridgeskip , I deleted your duplicate post
  7. For rifles,not common. It would be like having names for hammers or pliers. Cars are another matter. Many of my cars had names - Mean Machine, the BatteredMobile. Davy Crockett called one of his rifles Old Betsy. Old Marines are more likely to know the serial numbers of their issued M-1 or M-14 rifles than their marriage anniversary or wife's birthday.
  8. Sorry, IMO no exceptions, It means my sons would not earn Eagle. Nothing wrong with that, they are good scouts and will be good men. Old school, real world.
  9. I foresee the anti-coed faction making it very hard for girls to earn Eagle, maybe even restoring the pull-up requirements in Personal Fitness. Great, because I will be there demanding the same high-bar AGAIN for boys. No more 300lb Eagle Scouts, no more Eagles who can't tie bowlines, etc., But, but, but, what about alternate requirements. Good-bye. All Eagles will have passed the same requirements. Old school. My grumpy $0.01
  10. Maybe these girls want to make the Boy Scouts manly again? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Ib3t5r4oI
  11. Plus push notifications that MB requirements have changed or corrections have been made to pamphlet. Green too.
  12. Can't say that I have heard of any scouts getting booted from the BSA or being denied Eagle because they were gay n the past year or so.
  13. I think National has seen that single-sex youth group memberships have declined continuously for years - Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, while coed youth groups like Boys & Girls Club, 4-H have increased.
  14. Assuming you have money trees around... I would purchase an arduino (or raspberry pi 3) starter kit or two, buy some protoboards (connect components either parallel or series,) and extra parts kits (leds. jumpers, motors, buzzer, sensors, switches,..). Boy scouts would do the programming and Webs would wire protoboards accordingly. https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Ultimate-Starter-Circuit-Learning/dp/B00BT0NDB8 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01KFQE29S/ezvid02-20 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01EWNUUUA/ezvid02-20 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01CS6UMKQ/e
  15. "What is best for my child" is often confused with "What my child needs most". At 18, childhood ends with no redo. Are you prepared if your son says "I was in scouts and wanted to earn Eagle but my father..." My $0.02
  16. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/columnists/johnklein/john-klein-zbase-in-skiatook-will-join-elite-national-group/article_d907dcce-d61e-5a80-b62e-a03176f516e6.html The Jack Zink Adventure Base (ZBASE) may soon join an elite list of nationally significant adventure camps for the Boy Scouts of America. “That’s the plan,†said Scott Thiessen, assistant director of support services for the Indian Nations Council. “We think this adventure base will eventually draw Scouts from all over the country.†The Indian Nations Council of the Boy Scouts of America recently completed a $
  17. You missed my point. What if your kids like the program and new members, you would force your kids to leave? Often with parenting, seemingly simple black and white decisions are more complicated. My son enjoyed Venturing, I endured it for him.
  18. I follow where my kids interests are. I was not keen about Venturing, but there I was.
  19. NJ, would green work for you? https://www.amazon.com/America-Tri-Spinner-Fingertip-Gyroscope-Focusing/dp/B07121Y4D1
  20. @@RobbyC welcome to scouter.com. Interesting, well-researched video post, he even speaks of "back in the day".
  21. Besides Camp Bradley in Snake River Council, Idaho, there are also three campgrounds in Grand Teton Council, Idaho available to the public during eclipse weekend, Aug. 18-21. Scout Hollow near Rigby, Treasure Mountain in Teton Canyon and Camp Little Lemhi in Swan Valley. The eclipse will be visible at all three sites. Scouting executives also are considering opening Island Park Scout Camp during eclipse weekend. “We can provide places where people can go have a nice camping experience in a family-friendly atmosphere,†Brown said. “And if people are worried about tree cover and st
  22. Apparently BSA approved. $6 each https://sfcbsa.org/events/scout-spinners-sale/
  23. The North Florida Council LFL webpage states 25,000 LFL participants in Duval County alone (news article states 30,000). Duval County is the 7th most populated of 67 counties in FL. North Florida Council is one of 9 BSA Councils in Florida. So maybe 150K LFL members in Florida. Agree, the article could be clearer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Florida https://www.nfcscouting.org/learning-for-life
  24. Agreed. I was surprised by number in Florida 150,000. According to wiki, LFL nationwide membership is 418,484 so that would be a membership drop of more than a one third? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_for_Life Disclaimer: Not counting Explorer units, I have not seen any LFL activity.
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