ScouterUSA

For now I'm just a YPT scouter, available to help if asked or I see there is a need. So far I've been on two camp outs, one with my son's patrol as one of the adults on-site for the camping weekend, the other the first troop camp out after my son crossed (I wanted to see how camping worked in boy scouts - it was well run, so I haven't felt like I needed to go camping since, other than when the patrol needed YPT adults for their patrol camp out). I'm looking at various merit badges to see if any would be a good fit as a merit badge counselor and was asked to do the Troop Committee Challenge,

I'm new here. I was den leader for the years my son was a cub scout from Tiger to Webelos II; he crossed over earlier this year and is now a boy scout and having lots of fun with it! I'm enjoying the new view, sideline view, watching his enjoyment as he gains confidence and independence by being in a boy-led troop that works really well.

Our troop sends a weekly email out with updates and information. The vast majority of scouts in our troop do not have an email address of their own, so the parents get the email and it's hoped the scout receives it through their parent getting it. It makes patrol communication difficult though since occasionally a parent will decide the email isn't going to their scout. I'm hoping we can encourage more of the scouts to get emails to avoid this from happening.