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Probably for the same reason that the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting pack streamers can in packs of 10. Simply easier for supply to ship and stock. If your scout shop won't split the package, maybe you could ask at roundtable if any other packs would like to split it with you.

That you must have a BSA trained lifeguard anytime that scouts are swimming (when questioned about this, he amplified that being at a pool with on duty certified lifeguards wasn't enough - the BSA lifeguard had to be there too). That there is a limit to how many merit badges one counselor could sign up to counsel (I think it was the DE that told me this one). That the patch worn in the temporary patch position on a boy scout shirt had to be one that the entire troop had earned (ie, Klondike or summer camp). That the troop elected den chiefs and that the pack didn't have a say

Would anyone who has done a game like this mind posting a selection of some of your questions? It sounds like a great activity for Oct/Nov to see if the parents have been paying attention.

When our pack and troop did popcorn last fall, we came in just over breaking even and still have popcorn left over that we couldn't sell. The general comment from the adult leaders was that they felt bad charging $10 for a tiny tub of caramel corn. Our customers were pretty much making a donation to scouting and getting a little popcorn gift. With a similar outlay of time, we can hold a bake sale and make $300-400 profit. The cubs did a bake sale booth at a recent festival and made over $1000. Of the four units in our area, only two sold popcorn in 2009. I don't think that either

Base, The policy of using day camp as either the capstone requirement or opening requirement is something that I have seen in Transatlantic, Aloha and Far East Councils. In all three of these councils, there are varied school schedules between state and private (and DOD) schools so it is quite possible to have a pack in one district crossed over while another is still in school. The one day daycamp I mentioned was Japan district FEC for 2009. Aloha used one day events such as Cub-O-Ree and Schofield Days for this requirement with the explanation that they were organized as dist

In the end, it really doesn't matter if there is a consensus here about a CS event countin as a day camp or not. What matters is if the council considers it such. I have been in councils where single day events were run as day camps and were counted toward completion of the Outdoor Activity Award. Not, in my mind at least, in an attempt to give the kids more bling, but to recognize that those scouts had in fact participated in outdoor events and activities. In the council we are currently in, there was only a 1 day day camp offered last year.

Take a deep breath and work on finding your kids a good solid scout unit that isn't going to require you to act like Atlas holding the world on his shoulders. If you are in an area that doesn't have a lot of units, then prioritize a troop for your boy scout and consider Lone Scout for your younger kids. I would not send any sort of letter to the pack parents. But I would consider sitting down with the IH of the Charter Org and discussing access to the bank account. Don't accuse anyone, but do make it clear that the CO owns all the unit assets and suggest that the account access might n

Another vote for a Tilley hat. I have a large scout pin on the crown of mine. It has sides that snap up. It keeps rain and sun off and has a great strap that keeps it from blowing off. I've worn it everywhere from WWI trenches to volcanos in Hawai to hiking in Japan. Mine was a gift, but it really has been an incredible functional hat. If I forget the Tilley, then I usually have a pinewood derby race official hat stuffed under the seat of the car.

Seems like there is some variety to what councils consider day camps. Our last council was willing to consider any district organized all day event including Cub-0-Ree, summer day camp and the day long CS event at the local Army Base. They were also willing to use a summer time day camp to either complete one rank's award or to open the next rank's. In other words a scout attending day camp in June could use that for the Outdoor Activity Award for the rank he'd just completed (ie, Tiger) or the rank he was moving into (ie, Wolf) but not both. Our current council has a similar policy.

I think that the sports and academic program is easy to not understand well. In fact I'll go one further and say that given how difficult it is to get new parents to understand how rank requirements and electives work that I'd be amazed if they got the belt loop program at first glance. I wouldn't require completed worksheets (since that is adding to the requirements). But I wouldn't have any issue with handing them the requirements list and asking them to check of or date what they've done (in a similar way to how they sign and date the book). I think that many parents have the view wh

-Having scouts who are verbally or physically aggressive towards other scouts without being corrected/stopped by adult leaders. This is not to say that you have to throw out a scout who has issues (aren't most scouts a work in progress?). But it does mean that if you are going to give all the benefit of the doubt to the aggressor scouts without ensuring the safety of the others, you ought not be surprised when families walk. -Having two leaders who each have a SM vision for how things should be run. -Failing to hold the scouts to the boy led aspect of scouting. Then when you ar

I checked my Cub Scout Leader Book (c. 2001) and in the section on camping it says: "To provide leadership for this event, Webelos den leaders should complete the course, Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders." (This is from section 33, Cub Scout Camping.) In section 21 on the Webelos program it says: "Webelos den overnight campouts are parent-son events, under the direction of the Webelos den leader. The Webelos den leader should be trained in Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders, which is in addition to basic training." It goes on to discuss parent attendence at

Livery stables were where you went to hire transportation. The modern vehicle for this would be taxi, chauffer service or rental car. In fact, I think you will find that many locales refer to taxi drivers and chauffers as livery services. Telegraph office. I think that Western Union might still offer telegram services. They certainly offer wire transfers of money. Or if you stick with the communications aspect of telegraph, then does an internet cafe fit the bill?

We have a youth sports office locally that holds quarterly archery clinics under a qualified instructor. Our district has sanctioned the recognition of participation in these clinics as meeting the requirements for archery for the CS belt loop and pin. A couple notes. This question was formally asked and answered by the council executive, in writing. Not just word of mouth. We found that a previous waiver given verbally had been modified in the retelling until it was quite a ways distant from the original exception that had been granted. The exemption was only to allow us to use off

I bought an extra recently for a scout attending NYLT. Our scout shop uses an locally created order form for orders done by email. I simply put a note in the item description that it was a second rank badge for a specific scout. Needing a replacement or second badge isn't unusual. Can happen for all sorts of reasons and the scout shop should have a process in place. I do like having a stash of badges at the troop level, so that we can recognize scouts immediately. But I've also dealt with enough messed up advancement records to know recognize that the follow up also has to happen (and do