1st Son went to the Troop his Pack fed. 2nd Son had a lot of choices.
Based on experiences from 1st Son, his mother & I set a few criteria:
1. had to be within 6 mile radius of our house; we knew it would be more than 1 meeting/week. Sometimes up there 2-3 times / week.
2. a current & useful communication stream (newsletter, website, etc)
Questions for the Scout to answer:
1. Are the meetings fun?
2. Are the people friendly?
Son #2 visited 2 Troops that met our criteria (out of 8). 1st one the Scouts told the visitors they weren't needed/wanted. (That Troop h