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    2016 Boy Scout Requirements

    in Open Discussion - Program

    Posted

    Wasn't that the requirements back in 7th or 8th Edition?

     

    When I earned FC in... 1984? it was required.  I remember my dad (who volunteered in my school's health room part time) played the part of the "grievously injured victim" for most of the "demonstrate" requirements when met with my MBC.

    2016 Boy Scout Requirements

    in Open Discussion - Program

    Posted · Edited by MrBob

     Fresh off the bridge from Webelos and you are expected to describe the merit badge program?  

     

    No, but its a far cry from "Hello, Webelo... here's your Scout badge.  Summer Camp is in two weeks; shall we schedule your FC BOR tonight?".

     

     

     

    I don't see anything untoward about an eleven-year-old having some PERSONAL understanding of how troop leadership, advancement, and merit badges are supposed to work.  Maybe then we can stem the endless tide of parents asking the same things over and over.  This will force the boys to, at the very least, fake understanding the program well enough to convince another Scout.

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    Advice Needed

    in Open Discussion - Program

    Posted

    PL studied him for a while, and walked to the scouts tent, came back with the scouts gear, a spare tent, and the scouts share of the food.  Dumping it at the scouts feet he said " then you are on your own,  stay where we can see you, and if you change your mind let me know."

     

    :laugh: I'd love to hear the rest of that story!

    Cub Scout Day Camp Vs Resident Camp

    in Cub Scouts

    Posted

    ... For my daycamp, I had $10 per scout for activities/supplies--which included printing, office and medical supplies, etc.  Another $3 per scout went to port-a-potty rental.  They spent $7 per scout for the patch/tshirt/cup.  The rest--pure profit.

     

    I helped staff Cub day camp for my district a couple of summers in a row.  Our council took 18% off the top, wanted full approval of all expenses, and any cash left over went to them, too.  Felt like a scene outta Goodfellas:

     

    Staff: "We need this money to put on a quality program."

    Council: "@(& you, pay me."

    Staff: "But we have to rent four pavillions at the county part..."

    Council: "*(@# you, pay me."

     

    "BSA Insurance" ... yeah "insurance", that's not a mob racket... not at all.

    Who Approves Merit Badges?

    in Advancement Resources

    Posted

     

    7.0.0.3 The Scout, the Blue Card, and the Unit Leader

    ... Before he begins working with a merit badge counselor, however, he is to have a discussion with his unit leader. 

     

    Nebulous... for this week of summer camp, the 2nd troop's SM is "his unit leader".

    Also, nowhere in the G2A does it say that the member of a Board of Review have to be from the Scout's own Troop Committee.

     

     

    8.0.2.0 Particulars for Tenderfoot Through Life Ranks (or Palms)

    1. The board is made up of three to six unit committee members—no more and no less.

     

    Potentially awkward situation... I'd say it warrants a phone conversation between the two SMs.

     

    Fundraising for the Good of the Whole Troop?

    in Unit Fundraising

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    FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR BSA UNITS
    Can my unit credit amounts from fundraising to an individual toward their expenses?

    No. The IRS has stated that crediting fundraising amounts constitutes private benefit. However, the unit could use the funds (all or a percentage) raised to reduce or eliminate dues and various registration fees, purchase uniforms and Scouting books, and purchase camping equipment. The unit could also use its funds to provide assistance to individual Scouts in cases of financial hardship.
     
     
    I realize this thread is half-a-year old already, but the above statement pretty much shoots the "ISA funded from Unit fundraisers" right between the eyes.  If you're not fundraising "for the good of the WHOLE troop", you're not only violating BSA policy, you're poking the IRS-bear with a sharp stick.
     
     
    Of course, like a lot of Troops, we've been doing exactly that for ... well, forever!  My announcement (as Treasurer) at our next committee meeting that "this must change right now" is going to be a shock to many.  I'm a big dumb guy, and I do a lot of big dumb things, but intentionally firing a shot across the Internal Revenue Service isn't a bedpost notch I wanna carve.

    Serious Problems In My Troop

    in Open Discussion - Program

    Posted · Edited by rmgorichanaz

    @@Boyled - have you ever watched a horror movie (or a horror movie parody)?  You know when the kids go into the house to check things out, and the creepy raspy voice whispers, "Get... out...", but they stick around anyways?  And they all wind up dead or horribly mutilated?

     

     

    The voice is telling you the right thing to do.

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