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Because that’s the subject of this thread?

No, we’re talking about all the new troops for girls who are motivated to move quickly through the advancement process and whom you are trying to gatekeep by raising questions about their leaders’ experience. You have no idea what any of these new troops is doing. You have no idea about the experience of their leaders. You have no idea about the experience of their Scouts. Many of these girls are new Scouts but not new to Scouting or the outdoors or adventure. A Venturer and camp staff member who has run a first-year camper program at Boy Scout resident camp doesn’t need to learn

Thanks for your concern, but every new adult leader of a new Scouts BSA troop for girls has the same experience that every new adult leader of a Scouts BSA troop for boys had at one point. If they have none, they have access to the same resources and will learn. Many units are also being led by highly experienced Scouters who have been SMs and ASMs with boys’ troops, taken all the training, gone to Wood Badge, etc. Let’s not start gatekeeping here for these Scouts based on their leaders’ experience. It’s been demonstrated that they can fulfill the requirements in a minimal amount of

Lawsuit aside, also just because we want to give these Scouts the respect they’re due by referring to their program properly. It would be like calling an American Legion post the VFW. Or the Democrats the Republicans.

You hold the first meeting, take care of everything else, have closing, then have the SM and ASM stay after to sign off on those requirements.

This update was shared on Facebook by the Great Salt Lake Council (as of Friday, 2/8). Many new units are still having their paperwork processed and are not showing up in this first week total: ——————— Today, councils received the first ever Scouts BSA membership report. Nationwide, since February 1: 56 new Scouts BSA boy troops 608 new Scouts BSA girl troops 4,353 new Scouts BSA youth members (boys and girls) Many more new troops chartering every day! #scoutmein

This is not a Girl Scout unit we are talking about. This is a Scouts BSA troop. Accurate language is important. Thanks!

Have you read the requirements for the Scout rank recently? It’s a joining patch. There is nothing remotely difficult about it. If you have a determined Scout - as all these first-to-join young ladies are - who has done her or his homework, studied up, read their Handbook, and paid attention, then they can absolutely knock the requirements out in an hour or two. The Cyber Chip instructional component and ropework are the most time-consuming, and even those shouldn’t take very long. Remember many of these girls are older and not your typical 11-year-olds. I will quote myself from a prior t

The Jan. 28 update confirms this: >> “The existing inventory of tan shirts, with “BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA” in red over the right pocket, will be available until they’re all sold out.” https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/01/18/details-on-scouts-bsa-uniform-handbook-availability-in-advance-of-feb-1-launch/ I’ve heard tell that it would be a simple matter for someone with an embroidery machine to take an old uniform shirt and create FDL/BSA strips that could be sewn onto the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA shirts to cover up that language. I have no idea if that’s accurate or n

I don’t, but there are some prior threads about the differences here. I believe the consensus was that the poly/wool was bear suited for formal occasions and not super best for outdoor or activewear.

I’ve never seen those shorts before! That’s cool. I’ve been using eBay recently to recover some local camp patches that I’ve lost over time. I netted a few from the early days of the camp before I was born, which is neat, and recently won a neckerchief with a map of the camp printed on it. In 25+ years, I’d never heard tell of such a necker so I’m looking forward to getting my hands on it. I’ve also found that one trick to survival is having them delivered to your work rather than to your house so one’s spouse doesn’t say with a sigh, “You’ve got ANOTHER of your patches in the mail a

I’ve never once owned a LS Scout shirt. I think they look ridiculous when sleeves are worn down, and the long sleeves rolled up for summer looks even sillier. It’s really not a multifunctional shirt in that respect. Wearing a long sleeved shirt under a SS uniform shirt is absolutely the way to go as long as the colors are cordinated - all green or all red or all navy blue, for example, matching the troop colors.

Heck, I’m not sure if I can explain how utilities work to my house.

This sounds like an internal review of training and other programs. I’m not sure what non-Scout people would contribute.

I was in an SM Specific training last year with two researchers from Montclair, one of the partners, sitting in to observe and ask questions. They were doing the same with a series of trainings around the region and had even taken Wood Badge. Interestingly, they were both registered with the BSA and wearing the field uniform, I presume to better blend in and not skew the group dynamics. Unfortunately, I was the only “normal Scouter” aside from the trainer who showed up to the training. Three people ditched the day before. I guess they learned something from that, if not exactly what they

Even if the Scouter were correct and BSA was a sectarian organization that required reading of the Christian Scriptures, wouldn’t it be properly punctuated as “the written Word”?

1. The only part of the Cyber Chip that requires any effort is the teaching requirement. The Chip is a good tool to get kids and parents talking about safety, but it’s a joke to earn. 2. Why wouldn’t an enthusiastic Scout who has read the Handbook and practiced in advance be able to knock off all the Tenderfoot requirements during the course of a weekend campout? Here are the requirements: https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Tenderfoot_rank. The most time-consuming parts are woods tools and the service project. What a lot of people seem to forget is that we don’t require that a sk

IOLS isn’t online.

Scout rank can be earned in about two hours - or less - by someone who knows their stuff. The only time requirement is that you have to describe some things after attending a troop meeting. Pretty simple. And there’s nothing in the Cyber Chip requirements that necessitates doing it in the day. You can watch the videos in the dark.

But for an experienced patrol backpacking, it’s a great challenge.

Also freezer-bag cooking and no-cook menus are always options!

I should have been more clear. Who in Scouting?

As always, the CO and local unit leadership set the program. Nothing new here. There have always been boys’ units that do their own summer camps or don’t go to camporees or put restrictions on what age Scouts can camp. That doesn’t change.

@ShutterbugMom, who is putting down men or boys?

Sounds like a great way to work in search and rescue! The logistics and communication will take a significant amount of planning and prep. You’ll want to make sure each patrol gets assigned to an area or task that has some meat on the bones - so one unlucky group doesn’t just find itself wandering for the day without anything fun happening. Try enlisting your local emergency management agency or CERT group to help. And please let us know how this idea turns out!