Scoutfish,
thanks for the reply,
I had brought up a few other questions to the Leaders which opened up another can of worms.
the troop has gone from 6 boys to 45 boys in the last year and a half.
So it is a complete change for everybody. I asked if the troop had any bylaws? The answer was, we haven't used them since 2004. I responded, with 6 boys you can probably get by with that, but with 45 boys the rules need to be passed out and followed. I feel the boys (and the parents) would enjoy scouting so much more if they new what to expect and what is expected of them.