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This topic came up at my town hall as I was the one who brought it up. I was told by several units who are struggling to get Adult volunteers that the proposed method is NOT feasible and they will fully integrate. Everyone for girls in BSA agreed this will happen with smaller units, and the council key 3' body language express a 'yeah we know this will happen" outlook. The Pros know and don't care.

Not stepping away completely just all the district/council level stuff. Am sticking with the troop my older two are in. Only district level POR will be MBC. Thinking about it, I've been on the district level in one council or another for over 20 years straight, with a brief 18 month unit only job due to grad school.

It's official, I'm burnt out. No, the new membership policy didn't do it. Finding out about a simulaneous event at the camporee I am running with out me knowing anything about it until someone sent me an email yeasterday made me realize I am burnt out. Scouting is not fun for me at the moment. Long story short I am running a camporee. Been on the books for a year now. Last week I started getting questions about Cub Scouts camping and fishing at the camporee. Was clueless until someone pointed out that the council calendar showed a fishing derby. at the same place and time as the camporee.

But what if you cannot get enough interest,both girls and volunteers, to create separate all girl units? That's the dilemma

Has anyone looked at the current membership applications with the print code of 717 for July 2017? They changed the wording regarding memerbship in Cub packs and Boy Scout troops. Instead of "Boys" the words "Youth" and "Children" are used. Plus Lions is fully incorporated into Cub Scouts accorind to the app. Yes, this decision was made a while back.

As others stated, ASPL assumes the SPL position. Now if he wants a Special Election, then he canhold one.

Southern Region, but I got the info from Western region council Because A) parents tend to destroy patrol dynamics in my experience and B) Parents bring siblings which also destroy the patrol method and possibly do things they are not suppose to do. Some of my experiences at the Boy Scout level when family camping is include: 1. Siblings causing several thousands of dollars in damage to a facility we are at. 2. Siblings complaining that they cannot do the activities the Boy Scouts are doing. As a result the parents start forbidding their scouts from doing the activity,

The poll was in conjunction to the town hall meetings on the topic. If you didn't go, you were not suppose to get the link. One council posted the link to the movie and the survey, so I took it before my council did the town hall. Apparently I am in the minority. I think this is a bigger mistake than the Improved Scouting Program of the 1970s. Read where Surbaugh said no coed camping for 11-14 year olds. Already know A) troops will ignore it and B) One suggested way to get around it was to make all camp outs 'Family Camp Outs"

One of the reasons why I like mixed aged patrols: as Scouts age out/leave, new Scouts take their place. My troop growing up had 2 patrols that started the troop. Each patrol receive gear from the troop, but as things needed replacing and/or Scouts wanted new gear, each patrol purchased it on their own. Some of the gear was purchased by Scouts in the patrol 10-15 years previous. As I mentioned previously, the PLC needs to make the decision, not the adults. And upon thinking abut it, if you want to get technical and all legalese, since 2 of the 5 purchases are no longer involved, their

What does the PLC want to do with the gear? Thewy are the leaders in the troop, not the adults. They need to make the decision. With all due respect, your sentence should be the following, "MY EXPERIENCE IS THE ADULTS ARE OFTEN THE BIGGER ISSUE THAN THE KIDS!!!!!" Seriously, that is true 99.9999999999999% of the time.

Actually the ones who left want the adults to cook, clean, etc. They just want to play. One of them actually said that he didn't cook or clean up at home, why should he in Scouts.

Eternal rest grant onto him, oh Lord. And may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen. This hits home. I was briefly in Istrouma Area Council and remember meeting him at several OA functions.

Getting the adults more comfortable with leaving their sons alone is the biggest reason. I've had some dealings with helicopter parents (remember Gunship) but this last batch takes the cake. They have allowed their sons to sneak back into their tents or shelters when afraid. They have attempted to take over doing cooking and kp with the excuse "their doing it wrong." One parent has complained about the adults being too hard on their Scout for taking responsibility for packing, setting up and taking down for camp. And one parent will not let the Scout go camping without them. But also to ge

Well my troop situation is mixed. Problems we've had in the past have gotten better when we switched to traditional patrols. Older Scouts have taken the responsibility and are going with it. Are there challenges with them as leaders? Sure, it's to be expected. But the challenges we had are no more. The challenges we have now are the new batch of helicopter parents and the new Scouts. New Scouts are not taking responsibility for their actions, and the parents are still treating them as Cub Scouts. My middle son, who crossed over in January was the one commenting on the new batch we got in A

I have mixed emotions on BALOO, ITOLS, etc. Regarding BALOO, for some folks it's making them jump through hoops to take their packs camping. Those are the ones who grew up in the program, have extensive camping backgrounds, and have been trained in specific training. I know I did not learn anything new when I took BALOO. Heck I could have taught the course since I taught IOLS and JLTC prior to doing BALOO. BUT we have new folks who have never been camping before. THEY NEED THE OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCE! ( emphasis) They need to get comfortable in the outdoors. So I'm glad it's overnight. Ju

When Exploring split into two, Venturing and Exploring, Exploring came under the Learning For Life Subsidiary of the BSA. As a result, their membership policies changed. Part of that was the result of the Chicago lawsuit. Many folks advocate that STEM Scouts are true Scouts. If that is the case, then yes, they need to adhere to the Scout Oath and Law.

Don't know about his feeling towards Mormons, but he was ticked off about the policy changes. Made comments about coinincidence in timing of the policy change and the announcement of LDS doing away with Varsity and Venturing. I do know he had a few Eagles up against 18 have BORs in May and June, before the announcement occurred. Do not know if it was deliberate or not, but no district EBORS were requested for July or August.

I heard someone state that this new rule was written so that LDS Scouts could get all the Palms at one time and not have to stay registered longer to get them. I hope that isn't true.

We had an accident where we had both an MD and a certified flight nurse (CFRN, think ER nurse in a chopper). MD let the CFRN handle it. Now one MD I knew, had his act together in emergencies. He was a nephrologist, but he did some time in the Korean War. Don't remember if he was in a battalion aid station or a MASH, but he had some stories.

2nd edition fieldbook. Hugh McManners Complete Guide to Wilderness Survival US Army Survival Manual Woods Wisdom The Art of Manliness ( yesthey published a book)

Sadly in my troop it's still the adults. Although the youth are making progress. The adults will jump in and take over when something goes wrong still. At least they are letting the Scouts do their thing until somehting happens, which is an improvement. They would jump in previously. The new volunteers are still acting like Cub Scout leaders, and that is not helping matters. They do not understand the patrol method, still jump in for their sons, and are focused on the "legality" of advancement and not the spirit of it. We had one Scout get scared and run to dad's shelter this weekend. Sinc

This may help. https://www.scoutstuff.org/media/content/docs/pdfs/6568_103111_BS_UniformInspSheet_R11.pdf

Most definately. With the exception of the Wilderness Survival MBP, everything I've read on survival, including older older BSA publications, states the a sheath knife is preferred in a survival situation. That's why for the district event coming up, sheath knives are encouraged: batoning, feather sticks, etc. Some of the Cubs I've seen with sheath knives include KaBars and Bucks. I know I got my 3 hoodlums Mora Companions.

Yes, a lot of misinformation out there. If BSA banned sheath knives, like one secretary from national stated, then A) why is that not stated in G2SS and B) Why does national sell about 10 different sheath knives now. Also know about council rules being stricter. What I find funny is that the summer camp my council runs does indeed ban sheath knives but A) allows Scouts to make them as part of the older Scout program or Metalworking MB and B) there is no ban on them at the other council camps, including the one the event is at. As for local laws, there is no length restrictions, but cer

Folks, Need your input. What do you think of a Webelos carrying a sheath knife on a Castaway Adventure (wilderness survival) camp out? While the Webelos Handbook says something about pocket knives, there is no mention on sheath knives. In fact the wording is similar to the Boy Scout handbook, which also has no mention of sheath knives. Only things I can find regarding sheath knives and official BSA sources are several Boys'Life magazine articles, Bryan's Blog, Scoutstuff.org 15 sheath knives they now sell, and of course, this from Guide to Safe Scouting. Knives A sharp p