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I look forward to reading his new book. I hope there is a chapter or two about the BSA.

I will take the old Cold War Duck and Cover over today's War on Terror Shelter in Place. Duck and Cover were luckily just silly drills. Shelter in Place is ... saved by the dinner bell.

The world is more dangerous. "...Camp Strake (outside Houston, Texas) closed down in December 2014 after serving the Boy Scouts of America for 70 years. According to the representatives at the luncheon, the sale of the land was due to urban development and gang activity becoming a concern for its existence." http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/humble/news/construction-set-to-begin-soon-on-new-camp-strake/article_35a890b7-d4c6-5c59-9993-2a0ff5a2b50b.html

Mighty big 10mm cannons to carry concealed, congrats to those who do.

Legally, the BSA can restrict on their property beyond that probably not. So there is no confusion, we have "non-scouting", family shooting at the local gun club. The club has it's own safety rules and they work well.

I reread the Adult Application background check information The consumer reports may contain information bearing on your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The types of information that may be obtained include but are not limited to Social Security number verification, sex offender registry checks, criminal records checks, inmate records searches, and court records checks. The information contained in these consumer reports may be obtained by LexisNexis from public record sources. The consumer reports will not include credit record checks or motor

Good points.

No sash, no official problem 8.0.0.4 Wearing the Uniform—or Neat in Appearance It is preferred a Scout be in full field uniform for any board of review. He should wear as much of it as he owns, and it should be as correct as possible, with the badges worn properly. It may be the uniform as the members of his troop, team, crew, or ship wear it. If wearing all or part of the uniform is impractical for whatever reason, the candidate should be clean and neat in his appearance and dressed appropriately, according to his means, for the milestone marked by the occasion. Regardless of unit, dis

That would be just a criminal record check. Background checks do that and often more - credit history check (debt), police calls to your house, memberships, family criminal background, social media check, reference interviews ...

As OP, this thread topic was the selling of drugs by a scouter on scout property, the apparent unawareness of the troop over two years, and concerns about background checks. Concealed carry discussion is encouraged to go another thread. The moving this thread to Issues & Politics seems to have encouraged the straying. This is a BSA issue. While researching the original topic, I found more arrests for recent activity of scouters than I expected. I am becoming skeptical of our background checks. I would like to see an after conviction review of our background check. Why didn't it fi

So a council with no camp, no hq/service center, and no scout shop?

Nov, 2015 Outside Philadelphia, a Cub Scout leader and her son (adult) were charged with multiple counts of manufacturing, delivery or possession, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children, and related crimes. Joann Badey did not post bail and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail. George Badey IV was released on bail, according to court records. George Badey was listed as a leader for Radnor Cub Scout Pack 371 on the group's website. Upon hearing the news, Scout leader David Bryan said she was no longer affiliated with the pack. The drugs were being sold to Villanova

Ha good point. Had x's on my mind from Algebra tutoring. I hope that Council is interviewing everyone in Troop ###, inspecting facilities, etc. I wonder who the CO is?

From: http://www.reporternews.com/news/crime/alleged-drug-dealing-scout-volunteer-terminated-after-arrest-29101687-cc59-21e9-e053-0100007ff048-364921971.html Mark Conrad, Texas Trails Council Scout Executive, said Monday that the organization has cut ties with a Scout volunteer reportedly connected with drug distribution in Clyde. The Callahan County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged Bill Cedergren, 52, and charged him with manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance, following execution of an warrant in the 300 block of Forrest Street on Dec. 30. Deputies discovered about 1.8

He was selling out a troop (not council) building "Scout Hut" across the street from an elementary school therefore faces a first degree felony charge. What alarmed me was the duration of this activity - two years. A troop had an adult leader distributing meth from their troop building/scout hut (btw named for a former scoutmaster) for two years (at least two charter renewals) ...and no one in the troop knew? Our local public schools have random drug sweeps and surveillance cameras, maybe CO's should too? But If you would rather talk about the unrelated topic of concealed carry, t

9/11 changed that. https://leb.fbi.gov/2011/january/off-duty-officers-and-firearms Federal law, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 2004 (amended twice ) has changed off-duty carry policies. In the past year, states are now allowing off-duty officers to carry on school ("gun free zones") grounds (I don't think they have much choice legally or from a PR perspective). The BSA will probably update their GSS or be ignored by off-duty officers. But what does this have to do with a scouter making and selling meth?

Hmm, this be something Cochise to see.

Yes 1957. We didn't find out they were Vulcans until years later.

52-year-old Boy Scout leader William Cedergren arrested for selling meth out of Texas Trail Council scout office(?) in Clyde,TX. http://www.ktxs.com/news/boy-scout-leader-in-clyde-arrested-for-distributing-drugs/37342420 Cedergren was arrested and charged with first-degree felony manufacturing and delivery of methamphetamine. The scout office is located at 300 Forrest Road in Clyde (within a 1000ft of an elementary school!) Cedergren was arrested by the Callahan County Sheriff’s Department, who said they had him under surveillance for quite some time. The arrest took place after

Not a scout activity, not a problem, life returns to normal - birthday parties, sleepovers, school projects, video gaming,...

The Cub that gave me the most trouble is now a policeman in my town. At den meetings, we passed a stick around and only the holder could speak. He hated that. Somehow I see him holding the stick and doing all the talking if and when I get pulled over.

I'm not sure I understand your question. They are not advancement pushers or helicopter parents. They are experienced and skillful in their respective professions and hobbies. Would they mind if their son worked on Woodworking/Gardening/whatever from someone else? No, but there is no doubt these parents would do a better job as they had in Cub Scouts and so this topic.

Plenty of bonding just not in scouting.

I would not "encourage" parents rather just inform them and their scouts. Leave it to the scout, if he is interested, to ask his parent to mentor a badge. Dad could we do Woodworking MB together? At the least, I think it will provide an easy, i.e. in their comfort zone, personal and tangible Me and My Dad/Mom memory from Boy Scouts. Maybe more will come from it. My $0.01