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  1. The Supply Division does "Made To Measure" uniform shirts and pants. They used to have a web page that described it but now that they've redesigned their site it looks like you have to just call them at 1-800-323-0736 for the details. I believe it's where you measure or have a tailor measure you at various points, and then they make your apparel to those measurements. I've never had to use them but I know people who have and they've had great success with it and been pleased with the results. From what they've said the price is only a couple of dollars more than the off-the-rack si
  2. Circle up, Scoutmaster's Minute, the squeeze, and dismissal. We've done Roses, Thorns and Buds a few times, too, but not always.
  3. It's pretty simple. If she takes her jacket but keeps it in the tent, then when the time comes that she's sitting around the campfire and starts to get cold, she will either (a) shiver, or (b) go back to her tent to retrieve her jacket. She's not going to turn into a popsicle; if she starts getting cold she will figure out a way to get warm. Sometimes you have to let kids "fail" to learn the lesson. What's better: hovering over a kid because you're worried they might be cold without a jacket, or letting them get cold and learning the lesson that, "hey, maybe I oughta go grab that jacket o
  4. Not sure which Tennessee council is yours, but the profit breakdown for GS Heart of the South Council, according to their website, shows that for every $4 box of cookies sold, the baker gets $1.03 (25.75%), the troop gets 59 cents (14.75%) and the rest goes to the council ($2.38, or 59.5%). That's the same breakdown for our council, as well as the other GS councils in Ohio, although troops can earn an additional 3 cents/box in our council if they forego the tchotchke prizes. And in our council, the extra dollar they charge for the S'Mores and ToffeeTastic cookies goes almost entirely to t
  5. The BSA has over 120 licensees, everything from the embroidered emblems, logos, and activity shirt (I refuse to call them class B uniforms) vendors, to other areas, like knives, model trains, coins, cookware, scrapbooking supplies, jewelry, even licensed cremation urns. A person from National I spoke to at the last Jamboree said the licensing division takes in a couple million a year in licensing fees.
  6. The World Jamboree does not have a rank requirement to attend, only age. WOSM calls the shots on eligibility requirements for participants, not the BSA.
  7. I think there are a number of reasons for the Merit Badge program the way it is today. The first is the expectations of today's parents--whether it's right or wrong--that when their son goes to Summer Camp, it's now expected that they come back having earned something. It's no longer enough that they got to go swimming, take hikes, shoot guns, climb rocks, spend time with their friends, etc. You have to have EARNED something. I have had many parents show disappointment if their son comes back from camp and he's only earned one or two merit badges, or he only got a couple of requirements t
  8. I realize this is minor in the grand scheme of this discussion, but that "price is dependent on the number of letters" is a thing of the past. The new unit flags are nylon and screened with everything printed right on it. No longer do they sew individual letters and numbers on unit flags. The size of the flag determines its price. They'll even add the unit veteran emblem for no extra charge. When we ordered our Jamboree flags it was the same way--they all cost the same not matter how much or little detail we put on it.
  9. My daughter's GS troop earns 69 cents on a $4 box of cookies. For those "special" ones that they sell for $4.50 or $5.00 (because, as they say, the production costs are higher, despite the fact the neighboring councils sell the same cookie for no additional cost), they still make 69 cents on those boxes. The council pockets the additional profit. $1.20 goes to the cookie maker. So, the council pockets the remaining $2.11 on that $4 box. So my daughter's troop makes 17.25% profit on the $4 box, and only 13.8% on the $5 box. When the prices went up a few years ago from $3.50 a box to $4
  10. Agreed. I work in IT, so I've seen my fair share of cryptic error messages, but that was a new one on me.
  11. Well, after all that, I was able to get in. It had another, unrelated, email address associated to my username. Once I switched it to what my email address actually is, I was able to get in (I'm writing this on the new computer).
  12. So I got a new computer last week, and of course you have to remember all the passwords that used to be saved on the old computer to log onto websites. I trying to log onto here with the new computer, I put in a username and password, and get the following error message: An extension required to process this request is missing. Please notify the administrator. So, I notified the administrator. No reply yet. I tried resetting my password. It said that it can't find the member account for the name or email address I supplied (even though I can see my username and email add
  13. I'm not sure. I've never had to take advantage of this service, so I'm not familiar with their pricing. I'm sure it would be customized depending on the amount of work needed to be done.
  14. There's no rule that says that dens have to all meet together. The Pack that's part of our Troop's CO has their dens all meeting on different days, times and places.
  15. I was asking in the context of whether the CO had any liability or ownership stake in the case that something happened (it hasn't). My Troop's trailer was purchased by an individual that used to be a Scouter in the troop. It is registered (the license plate) to him, and the insurance policy is in his name. Yet, the trailer has the troop name, CO's name, BSA, council, etc., on the trailer. I was wondering if in the discussion of true ownership of troop assets, if this falls in with the tents, cooking gear, etc., that the troop owns (and is really owned ultimately by the CO). It sounds li
  16. What if someone else buys a trailer, it's titled to them, they pay the registration and insurance on it, but it's used by the Troop and has the Troop name and BSA insignia on it. Is it still the CO's trailer, even if it's titled to an individual?
  17. If it sits on the cuff, it sits on the cuff. On some of the smaller-sized short sleeve shirts, it's inevitable. We have some Scouts in my troop where this same thing happens. You won't get hauled off to Uniform Jail by the Patch Police if it's on the cuff. As mentioned above. The CSP should touch the top of the shoulder seam. The Troop numbers should be right below that, touching the bottom of the CSP. And then, the POR patch should be just below that, touching the bottom of the troop numbers. The "Trained" or "NYLT" patch would go just below that, touching the bottom of the POR patch.
  18. ILST is a training activity, not advancement, so it wouldn't get recorded in Internet Advancement. It might get recorded in ScoutNET in a person's training record by the council registrar, although I don't know if ScoutNET keeps track of youth training like it does for us adults.
  19. ??? I haven't posted any replies on this topic, at least until now.
  20. Many councils have insurance in addition to National's that they charge extra for. On another forum I read someone say that their council charges an additional $25/year for their insurance.
  21. The BSA is self-insured. That's the reason for this proposed increase: the insurance fund is depleting. Here is the text of what our council sent out regarding this proposed increase: This increase is due to the number and the size of claims made against the General Liability Insurance Plan (GLIP). As a movement we are self-insured, so every time there is claim or litigation the GLIP takes a hit.
  22. They have the choice (usually done at the troop level--the entire troop wears the same) of either a vest or a sash. In my daughter's area, most opt for the vest because there's more space to put more badges, particularly the activity/participation ones that go on the back. I'd just be happy to see Girl Scouts actually wearing their uniform. It astounds me how few Girl Scouts wear their uniform. Our troop participates in a flag-placement at the National Cemetery near us every Memorial Day. The Cub and Boy Scouts are all dressed in uniform quite nicely, and it amazes me how many Girl Scout
  23. Our Scout store has a sign that says preorders for the patch need to do so by the 24th. They're not a national scout store, so I don't know if that makes a difference.
  24. Our troop provides the Eagle Kit, an embroidered Eagle square knot (for them to wear later when they turn 18, or to wear now, if they've already turned 18), and a special CSP our council makes and sells that says "Eagle Scout". The council provides an "I'm Proud Of My Eagle Scout" bumper sticker. Parents pay for the necker and slide, although we often pick it up for them when we pick up the Eagle Kit at the Scout Shop.
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