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Several troop's in my district use the neighboring council's summer camp as it is approx. 45 minutes away compared to the home council's camp that is 1.5 hours away. My pack and troop will use the neighboring council's scout shop as well since I work in the same town as the office. We've had folks from out of council attend our IOLS training and UoS.

Sorry for so long to respond. Been crazy around here. Thankfully JP posted and I saw it. One ring is has a dance area diameter of approximately 45 feet and total dance arbor of 55 feet. that's home council Council to the south of us has a dance area diameter of approximately 75 feet and total diameter of 100 feet. Hope it helps

I was a Scout when "Operation First Class" came out in 1989. I saw the stats then (and the stats were based on advancement with time requirements between T-2-1), and made this comment then and still do now: the stats do not tell you anything about the troop's program; if you are in a "hiking and camping troop," you have the opportunity for advancement. (all caps, underlining, etc are emphasis and not shouting). I've seen troops that do not focus on FCFY, and they are the ones that are the most active. I know of a troop that is VERY advancement oriented, lots of Scouts in it are Star an

'99, I feel for ya. I was in a similar situation in that I helped get the troop started, trained its leaders, and worked with the Scouts via MBs and OA. When oldest was able to become a Cub, we visited their CO's pack first because of the troop, and oldest joined the pack. Between him joining the pack and crossing over, new SM and committee tookover. That changed the entire dynamics of the troop, and the troop took a 180 degree turn. The camping they do, when they do camp, is either family camping or merit badge weekends. They love cabins. Before the new SM took over, they had folks sta

Mixed emotions on this one. On one hand, I like the idea of this guy being gung ho and working on advancement. And from mine and others expereinces, I know how hard it can be active while in HS. So I like it that he's doign a good bit before HS. On the other hand, I do have some concerns. 1) does this scout really know his stuff? Does the badge he wear "represents what he CAN DO (emphasis), not what he has done? 2) Is he enjoying himself and having fun? Now from what I'm hearing, he knows his stuff, but is encountering new experiences in the area of leadership. I can deal with that.

Does the "reinstatement fee" include the dues for this year and next year? I was in one lodge that, if you tried to register, say for 2015, but were not registered for the current year, they would tack on the current year's fee.

I wanted to give you and update. First month has been a learning expereince for my son as plans had to be changed. But he's learned and overcame. Our campout for this month had to be postponed because only 4 scouts could make it. Long story short, schools have put mandatory stuff on the weekend, specifically concerts and choruses, that knocked out a bunch of the Scouts. Instead we worked on the trailer we just purchased. So we did have an activity, and the camp out will be in March now. He took up the mantle of leadership by having the Scouts not working on the trailer at that moment doin

FYI E94-a1 January 17 Webcasts on the New Cub Scouting Program A new Cub Scouting program is launching June 1, 2015, that will be more fun and exciting for boys, and easier to implement for unit leaders. To ensure you are ready to make the transition, a number of webcasts will be hosted on January 17 to outline the coming changes, how to prepare, and when resources will be available. Cubmaster Webcasts Saturday, January 17, at 8 a.m. (Central), or Saturday, January 17, at 3 p.m. (Central) Den Leader Webcasts Saturday, January 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Central), or

This is from an email I got from national. Hope it helps January 17 Webcasts on the New Cub Scouting Program A new Cub Scouting program is launching June 1, 2015, that will be more fun and exciting for boys, and easier to implement for unit leaders. To ensure you are ready to make the transition, a number of webcasts will be hosted on January 17 to outline the coming changes, how to prepare, and when resources will be available. Cubmaster Webcasts: Saturday, January 17, at 8 a.m. (Central), or Saturday, January 17, at 3 p.m. (Central) Den Leader Webcasts: Saturday

J.edi, New books are suppose to come out 1 May. Current first year Webelos who earn their Webelos badge by May 31st can continue using the current program and book for Arrow of Light if they want to.

If memory serves, CS Roundtables in March, April, and May are suppose to be going over the changes to the program per the CSRT guidebook. Grant you, the CS RT book for 2014-15 was written a year ago and some of the info in the booklet may be out of date, but the book does give a link to the updates website and says to keep a lookout on it. I know at our UoS in late February 2015, I was told we were going to have sessions on the new program with one of the folks on the committee giving the presentations. I'm looking forward to that because 5 days later is my CS RT and I have to do the pres

WOW. OK, I've known instances where the kids went home with somebody other than a parent, but usually it is known in advance.

Yes, LDS units do do things a little differently. Biggest differences I know of is that Cub Scouts is the old 3 year traditional program (8 year olds are Wolves, 9 year olds are Bears, and 10 year old are Webelos), 11 year old Boy Scouts do not camp and meet separately from the rest of the troop, and their leaders are appointed by their bishops.

Awesome!

Lots of good answers. A few more: When family obligations start taking a back seat to your Scouting addiction, it may be time to hand it in. When it's time to move along to another stage,i.e going from CS to BS, or as one SM is doing, BS to Venturing, it may be time to hand it in. Yep I quit one position b/c I was tired of the garbage I had to deal with. Another time it was because I didn't get the support I needed when a bad situation arose. But most time, I had to turn it in due to moves with work. Right now I'm debating turning in my CSDL badge. We got a s

The Tiger Cub device is actually the newest one, it was created AFTER the decision to merge all three DL awards into one. And it was pointed out that there was NO (emphasis) Tiger Cub device as originally there was no need for one. So that may be why the TC device was not mentioned; it wasn't around yet when the book came out. Also, the language in the notes have not been updated to include the the CS and Webelos devices for the Den Leader Awards. So it may have been overlooked by the editors. Not the first time that national had minor errors in it. SO, wear you knot with t

I'm not aware of a standard size for a dance arbor. Depends upon on the number of dancers. Question: doe the 35' diameter include benches as well as dance space? I ask because 35' for dancing seems adequate, I'ld go with 50' diameter personally. But if that included benches as well dance space, I would say no. If you give me some time, I'll look up the sizes of two arbors at scout camps that I've danced in.

'Skip, May I Ripoff and Duplicate ( R&D)? That was AWESOME!

"So be it" J.edi WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!

I would wait until they move up in June to buy anything since everything Cub Scout changes to the new program June 1st. Or at the very earliest wait until May 1st when all the new, indepth information comes out, including books. Hopefully national learned from the fiasco that was the Centennial Uniform. I do not know if they are keeping the Tri-colors or not. But currently Webelos can wear the activity pins on the hat. BUT again that may change June 1st.

What were the parents thinking? Are they out of their minds? Sorry but the parents were flat out wrong, and you have every reason to be ticked off.

Yep, YPT is to protect both the youth AND adults. I know of one situation where a very experienced and good leader lost her membership because of an accusation. Long story short, she caught a "scout" being a peeping Tom by the ladies' showers after hours. When he was confronted by folks about it, he accused her of making a pass. Since it was a "He said, she said" case, national took his word over hers.