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  1. Great points BP and VV. I have never implied that the approval to pursue a merit badge should be automatic. However, I do feel tha the type of discussion between a scoutmaster and a scout is EXACTLY what should be happening.
  2. Amen ScoutNut!! And this is my point in asking the question that started this thread. Unless the merit badge states a prerequisite, the decision to pursue a merit badge is the scout's. The troop that stated you have to complete the Citizenship MB's in order??!! Who determined that there is an order? The alphabetical order that they are listed in? Then I suppose we should start with A... The Guide to Advancement, and the MBC training states that any registered scout may work on any merit badge at any time with the approval of his unit leader. The G2A and MBC training also state that no o
  3. Thanks for the great feedback. What if there is not a physical limitation such as the scout can barely pass the swim test; natural "pre-requisite" such as you should do swimming before canoeing; or there is another serious issue such as the discipline problem cited by Beavah? Should the SM "counsel" the scout who may be taking on more than the SM thinks they can handle or should he simply state "I won't approve you to start on the MB because I do not think you are ready" without further explanation or discussion? By the way, BSA while there may be plenty of reasons for wanting the sco
  4. Under what circumsatnces can a Scoutmaster withold approval for a scout to work on a merit badge? The Guide to Advancement states that any registered scout may work on any merit badge at any time as long has he has the approval of his unit leader. What reason should a unit leader withhold approval?
  5. If you cook on camp outs or have campfires, include several fire extinguishers. We purchased the small ones with wall mounts and mounted them on the trailer walls. Mount a first aid kit inside the door or on the side wall. D-Rings mounted on the walls also allow you to use tie-downs or bungee cords to secure equipment in place. Steel or wood shelv ing you build does add a lot of weight and are difficult to keep clean. We used metal wire shelving that we could adjust to the size of the gear being stored on that shelf. If you utilize plastic containers as others have suggested, be sure to
  6. I have the opposite problem. Our council posts a training calendar in the fall that runs through December. Most of the districts schedule their training within one or two weekends because they are trying to avoid conflicts with all of the other weekend activities planned by council and the district. It is now the end of March and the Fall schedule is still all that is posted. I have five adults that want, need and are willing to attend SM/ASM training but it is not available. One district has scheduled it for this weekend which is in conflict with our Merit Badge College. The adult train
  7. How true! The transition from new cub scout parent to experienced leader is amazing. As cubmaster I often tell new parents that the job description is "be silly and ridiclous". Zwhat could be better than this?
  8. I know that others have stated this but... The answer is simple - as a Tiger the scout has to have a rersponsible adult partner present and invovled at all times. Bueler? Bueler? If mom want's her son to be in scouting, she has to be directly invovled at all times. That is how the Tiger program works.
  9. To answer some of your questions: 1. We have a pack of about 50 to 55 scouts, currently in 5 mostly excessively large dens. We use ScoutTrack to manage the calendar, advancement data and reports, email lists, den and pack roster, etc. The only real drawback to ScoutTrack is the lack of financial software and the need to maintain a separate website. However, the cost of ScoutTrack is extremely reasonable and as another poster stated, you can view the actual requirements and even give parents (or restrict access) to record acheivements. 2. If you have a decent size pack that is ear
  10. Leader 1118: I assume when you say AC, you are refering to the Assistant Cubmaster. As I read your post, I sense that there are several issues here. The obvious issue is with the ACM deciding that he is in charge of everything and it does not matter what the committee decides. You do not mention how many parents or others are invovled on the committee which some may think is not important but I suggest that it is an easier problem to deal with if you have the support of your committee members. The second issue I "hear" between the lines is the sense of leadership burnout that is common wh
  11. Why do you have to call her anything? She can be a committee member who takes on whatever tasks need to be done and that she is willing to or you could call her an assistant cubmaster if you really feel a title is necessary. You are allowed to have more than one ACM and her duties could be more administrative in nature than your current ACM. But for my money, get her registered, on the committee and invovled. By going that route, you will continue to show parents that they do not need to take on a "job" (read title) to contribute.
  12. We spent a fair amount of time this summer researching alternatives to Scout Track and decided to stick with it. None of the other programs were as easy to use and allowed the ease of email notifications and reminders without having to go back in and program another email. The calendar in Scout Track works really well in this way and the ability to enter multiple acheivements for one or multiple scouts without having to click through so many screens made us choose to stay. I will say we have a real IT savvy parent who set up our website and a shopping cart so we can register people for
  13. Did you have an event in June? In order to earn the pin, a scout has to have attended one activity in each of June, July and August. If they attend an activity in July and two in August, this does not qualify. The PAck earns the award fro holding at least one activity in each of the three months as well.
  14. Since the scouts do not change from Tiger to Wolf until the conclusion of the vurrent school year (approx. June 1) they are registered as Tigers for purposes of your rechartering. Don't worry about the adult partners for your Tigers, they are at no charge when you re-charter. Since every Tiger you currently has is supposed to have an adult partner, they shou;ld already be on your roster.
  15. Our pack charges $15 per year at recharter to cover cost of registration and insurance plus a couple of dollars for general expenses. New scouts pay $40 which goes to general funds for repairs and replacements for pack equipment (trailer,cooking equipment, derby track, etc.) Of course Boy's Life is optional and charged seperately. Dens determine their own dues but usually $1 per meeting so the boys learn to "pay their own way". We have not had a fundraiser but expect to do one this spring to cover the balance of general expenses.
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