Hueymungus

2015 is a massive year of change. So, I suspect National will be rolling out new versions of everything. Just look at what we have been through since 2010.....Update now so we can complain in 10 years that it's out of date...

Find the person within your Council who has contact with the School District who produces flyers. They may have the inside scoop as to the rules. Follow those rules. Once you have those, contact the School Secretary and introduce yourself. Talk to the Principal. It's easier if they are an Eagle Scout or have family/sons who are.

Just go. Bring an open mind. Bring good camping gear, coffee cup, good camp chair and warm clothes. Do not go in with preconcieved ideas or notions. Be ready to have fun. You will meet and create new friendships and memories. That is all you need. Ok, besides your Class A uniform.

Ask the Scouts what they want to do. Boy-Led.

Yes. If the Council put on events that ran red, then they would not put them on. Yes, the BSA is a Non-Profit. But they do need to cover their costs.

The Council should be vetting all dates and paperwork when submitted. The District Advancement Chair should have eyes on the paperwork before it gets to Council. There should be a Eagle Project Chair that works on that end. Many eyes should see it before the Scout gets to the EBOR. The EBOR is the last set of eye balls to catch anything before the Scout sits down. Yes, it may still be an item that slipped by. This is all after the SM, CC, Troop Advancement Chair and Eagle Mentor go through the paperwork. If it is consistant issue with a Troop, then the District Advancement Chair needs to sit down with the SM, CC and Troop Advancement Chair to review. In our Council there is a training for the Eagle Board Chairs and Eagle Mentors. You cannot be a Board Chair until you take the class. You have to retake after the first year of service and then it's every two after that.

I would ask to clarify what I saw and say that is not allowed due to BSA Rules and reported it to the Camp Director and let him deal with it. A Scout is Brave.

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/programupdates.aspx Boy Scouts change in 2016.

Yup...go out of district all the time. Have not gone out of Council yet. Almost did about 5 years ago for BALOO. Could not find it anywhere. Have wanted to go to Chief Seattle U of Scouting for several years. (In Portland, OR here and several Professionals are from Seattle.)

At 13 he can join Sea Scouts/Venturer's and start on that advancement! Plus he can get into the OA and start being even more Cheerful. Then he can go to any of the High Adventure Camps and go to Jamborees. There is just so much left to do....

Two Den Meetings, then a Go-See-it and a Pack Meeting. It is hard to meet once a week. Hopefully the baseball/soccer coach could do the same schedule.... Once a week on a Saturday for a game. That should be ok...

scoutbook.com has one. But it also all about advancement just like Troop/Packmaster.

In Girl Scouts, the Cookie Mom gets Cookie Trained by the Council and signs a form to be finanically respondsible. The parent/parents of the Girl Scout who want their GS to sell cookies also sign a form saying they are financially responsible for said cookies. There are NO GIVE BACKS either! All money is given directly to the GS Council and checks made out to GS and not the Unit. Hence, the GS Council will go after the parent for the money. Maybe, there is a form that the Unit can produce that does the same thing. If there was truly a theft, then the Mom should be way more forthcoming and a report to the police should be filed anyway.

Wow....12 hours? That is a first for me. Time for the CC, COR to get involved. Hopefully it was a one time thing. I would start calling the Scouts relatives and get them to them ASAP. Then you need to inform and work with the Parents as to what is happening. Yes, it could have been work related. Or worse, a medical issue that sent them to the hospital. I would check the Scout's Medical form and call the next person on that list. If that does not work...other relatives that the Scout knows. Then it turns over the Police and Council.

As Sidney pointed out. What are the Webelos Is going to do as Arrow of Light Scouts? Continue on current program till they crossover or start in with the new program? I would opt for staying with current program. That means you get with the Webelos I Den Leader now and start planning what needs to happen for rank and what needs to be done. Then you figure out all the beltloops needed. Remember, you do not need to re-award the beltloop if re-earned for a Webelos Activity Badge. They can go for the Pin part of the Beltloop too, instead. Once you figure out all needed beltloops, you turn in the rest to your local Scoutshop. They should give you a gift card with the $$ turned in. Then you save that for your next purchase for the Pack. More than likely you could use it for the Webelos II Crossover.

No. A Unit Commissioner should be registered within the Unit they serve.

You generally take one course during that week since they meet generally each day except Wed. It is not like a University of Scouting.....

And now you have just equated all the money that comes into the Pack to your SSN#. Hello Tax Audit Time. Also, for those Charter Orgs who do not know what it is to be a Charter Org..they need Training. Get with your Council CFO or DE and talk to them about Taxes & EINs. Each Non-Profit/For-Profit has a Tax ID#. The person your talking to more than likely has not clue of what they are talking about.... http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scouting.org%2Ffilestore%2Fmission%2Fpdf%2FFiscal_Policies_Procedures_BSA_Units.pdf&ei=BLRvVJ2RIozpoASF8YLADg&usg=AFQjCNEzmrMdCVKB8CTlzKKQEYf0KvvBxA&bvm=bv.80185997,d.cGU

Immediate Recognition is part of the Scout Program! Our Council has a segment program and when I was the Tiger DL and then Cubmaster I used it as much as I could. Since I traveled a lot, I visited many other Councils. In the Boise, ID Council I found a nice segment of a hiker. I used that for those who came on the Cubmaster Hikes that I put on for about 6-7 months during the year. This was outside of any other event or activity that a Den or Pack would do. I generally would tell the Scouts/parents what we would cover so they could mark it off their requirements. Once the hike was completed, I would hand out the Segment. Now, if the Den Leaders are properly trained, they would know that other Instant Recognition (beads) would be used when completing a requirement for Rank. Sounds like people are not properly Trained.

Oh...and I am Wilderness First Aid trained as well and a bunch of other trainings...

I signed up for my daughter's GS Troop. Took the online training and did help out a bit. But, it became very evident that if you are male, your not wanted. So, I stopped. A friend of mine who is a CC at a local Troop and female stopped because of all the restrictions the GS puts in the way. Mind you she is Wilderness First Aid trained along with a bunch of normal SM/ASM training you need. They would not take it. So....she left. If it's not GS branded or course given, they do not recognise it. I however will still buy Thin Mints...

No smoking in uniform. Also, anyone can smell it if you just put it out. So..... You can wear a patch under the uniform. As for the shirts. I get the humor, but it wasn't on Troop time.

I would talk to him offline and away from the kids/parents and let him know your thoughts. Just as others have said. The CC is a good choice, but I would inform the Cubmaster as well since they will be at Pack Meetings and he might erupt there too. You can tell the parent that if he does not change his attiude, that his son is welcome, but he is not. During the meetings his mother can come or he can sit outside away from the meetings. As for overnights, they will have to make other arrangments. Youth Protection also covers Adults. You should not feel or be bullied.

I would think that if the course and code are offered for the training that you should take it. The more you know the better the program, event, outing, merit badge and experince will be. If you don't beleive in that. Well, you should hand out the Eagle Rank right after the Scout gets his Bobcat.

Yes, it is required. The training ppt is here: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/advancement/Merit_Badge_Counselor/The_Essentials.ppt. The District should manage the MBC List that is reviewed/re-chartered each year. Code 42 is the Training Code for the MBC. It will show-up in my.scouting.org as part of your training record. The MBC is a District position that requires an Adult Application and YPT. There are no fees to register.