Smithgall

I agree with those of you that suggest walking. Unfortunately when we a few months after starting in boyscouts after leaving weblos we really wanted to leave this troop because it just seemed disorginized and the boys didnt seem to do anything (they didnt cook at camps, they werent being taught scout skills, and again the yelling drove us crazy) but our son liked the boys and we thought that maybe we were just being new parents and wanted to give it time before we started questioning things too badly. Then after University of scouting we heard how thing were supposed to run and we took more no

I would like to get your thoughts on this. This is a very real situation but I am leaving out any details that would point to the parties involved. We have had a husband and wife team as scoutaster and comitee chair. we joined the troop a year and a half ago and began noticing problems with the behavior of this team. Let me make it very clear THIS IS NOT SEXUAL. However there was alot of yelling at boys and just a general inability to handle stress. As new parents we were not sure if this was just the way it worked or were we just overly sensitive (we are not really yellers so our home l

thanks for the responses. I guess i made my point a little blury but the answers were all good anyway. The dispute was not who can sign off specifically but rather if the swim test can be admin by a non lifeguard. The the comitee chair (former SM for this troop) did the swim test. Then When the boy brought his book to the SM, the SM told him that it had to have been conducted by a cert BSA lifeguard. So he coudlnt advance. As ASMm, i had not heard this rule and wondered why it couldnt be signed off. I worded my question poorly. But thaks for all the answers

we have a dispute regarding who can sign off on swim requirements for 2nd class. as i read the 2nd class swin test there isnt a requirement that the test be administered by a certified lifeguard or even a swim coach. Again this is just the 2nd class requirement not a merit badge reqiurement. We have one boy that is lacking only this. In general can anyone (SM, ASM, Commiteee member) sign off on the requirements? My assumption (and you know what they say about that) is that unless its otherwise stated in the book then any official can sign off on the rank advancement requirements