I have been here for some years but changed my user name to reflect a change in my life. My last UN reflected the pack and town I lived in. I was the CC of the pack for 12 years.
I am the dad of 3 boys, 17yo Eagle Scout, 15yo star scout, 9yo Webelo. I had to move almost 100 miles for a new job after being laid off for over a year.
Here is my new problem. The troop in town is VERY much adult lead. The boys have no say in the program, there are no patrols, no PLC there is an SPL but he doesn't have much authority. There are about 20 scouts in the troop. They only go camping during district camp outs and resident camp. The last meeting I attended the CC gave all the orders and instructions doing the job that the SPL is supposed to do. The SM was not there because he had to work and the ASM just stood there.
My oldest has said he is done even though he had planned to stay in scouting until he was 18 in November. I want to put my middle son in another troop but he wants to stay because his new friend is our neighbor and a scout in this troop. The pack on the other hand is fantastic and has a lot of activities for the boys to do and his den leader is great. My youngest is making friends but what scares me is this pack is the feeder pack to this troop.
I approached the CC of the troop to offer my help but found this to be a good ol boy attitude of leadership and am not interested in the new guy. What do you suggest I do to show these leaders that they are not giving their scouts the benefit of a proper scouting program, or should the new guy just not bother to go and just drop off my son?
New Troop adult lead.
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Hi everyone,
I have been here for some years but changed my user name to reflect a change in my life. My last UN reflected the pack and town I lived in. I was the CC of the pack for 12 years.
I am the dad of 3 boys, 17yo Eagle Scout, 15yo star scout, 9yo Webelo. I had to move almost 100 miles for a new job after being laid off for over a year.
Here is my new problem. The troop in town is VERY much adult lead. The boys have no say in the program, there are no patrols, no PLC there is an SPL but he doesn't have much authority. There are about 20 scouts in the troop. They only go camping during district camp outs and resident camp. The last meeting I attended the CC gave all the orders and instructions doing the job that the SPL is supposed to do. The SM was not there because he had to work and the ASM just stood there.
My oldest has said he is done even though he had planned to stay in scouting until he was 18 in November. I want to put my middle son in another troop but he wants to stay because his new friend is our neighbor and a scout in this troop. The pack on the other hand is fantastic and has a lot of activities for the boys to do and his den leader is great. My youngest is making friends but what scares me is this pack is the feeder pack to this troop.
I approached the CC of the troop to offer my help but found this to be a good ol boy attitude of leadership and am not interested in the new guy. What do you suggest I do to show these leaders that they are not giving their scouts the benefit of a proper scouting program, or should the new guy just not bother to go and just drop off my son?