RustyWaters

How is it that some Troop's don't use the CSP on their uniform? I know of a troop in my district that still uses only town name red and whites. (no council patch) Are there other troops out there like this?

Let me get this straight. Is it preferable to have the boys choose up patrols? Or shoud the SM or SPL assign patrols? How often, (if ever), should there be changes in the patrol assignments. Our troop seems to reorganize patrols every year or so. Is this the norm or the exception?

Let me get this straight.

Thanks for the input. I've found that in BSA frequently the answer is "A Troop can do whatever it wants to do." I was looking for the BSA recommendation, which I think Bob White provided. Certainly lots of things work well with lots of Troops. My question is one of belongingness. If a boy belongs to two patrols, a Regular patrol and a Venture patrol. What patch goes on his uniform? What is his patrol of record? During patrol meetings where does he go? If he goes to the Regular patrol meeting, then the Venture patrol suffers. If he goes to the Venture Patrol meetin

No offense taken. Correct me if I'm wrong, or mislead. As I understand it a Venture Crew belongs to BSA's Venturing program for 14-21 boys and girls. Whereas a Venture patrol is formed within a Troop of the older boys. It appears that some percieve this mean that a venture patrol is formed for one specific high adventure outing and then disbanded after that outing. During this time the boys belong to two patrols, their regular patrol and the Venture Patrol. (this is what i have a hard time understanding) My understanding of the Scoutmaster Handbook is that a Troop can have

I'm still confused about Venture Patrols. Our large Troop does a lot of high adventure activities. Some of these trips take extensive planning, 6 months - 1 year. During this time the scouts are part of the Venture patrol. Most all they do is related to either ongoing high adventure activities, or the long term treks being planned. My question is, should these boys be part of regular patrols as well as the venture patrol There are enough boys for 2-3 venture patrols. I'm having trouble understanding "dual citizenship" How does a boy belong to two patrols? Where is his al