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The other day I was going over pictures from our Pack Facebook Page. I am putting together a timeline of photos for the upcoming Arrow of Light Ceremony of the Webelos from when they started as Tigers until now. I noticed a group of photos of the current webelos II as Webelos I using axes and chopping wood at either a Boy Scout Campout or a Boy Scout Meeting visit. Should I have these photos taken down as it appears to violate the guide to safe scouting for using tools. Our Facebook page is open to District and Council leaders and I don't want anyone in trouble over it. Am I incorrect in

Olive Green 511 Tactical Pants. I swear by them. I wear the tan for work. Never had a problem.

Have you considered foil meals? We have done hamburger, turkey burger, chicken burger with hash browns, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cheese or whatever veggie you like wrapped up in foil and placed on coals for about 20 minutes. We always have some bread and cheese for those kids (like my son) that don't like foil meals. We have also done soft and hard tacos with Spanish rice.

qwazse - Already started the process. Have contacted several families already. I should have taken note when I spoke with them when they said they would not be staying with Cub Scouts that all of them had the same reason "Too busy with other stuff." But I have looked back and 75% of those that left attended ALL the Pack events to include Pack Meetings and Camp Outs. I think maybe I was trying to do too much and did not have a chance to look around me. I always figured that if the Scouts were leaving the events sweaty, laughing and smiling, then my job was a success. Not always true.

Funny how in thinking you are doing the right thing can backfire. I figured I would leave things alone and work to find a new Wolf leader for next for next year. Our ACM had other ideas and for some reason wanted her gone. We talked and agreed that it might cause a ripple effect and we might have an entire group leave. He agreed and we left it alone. I just the other day get a copy of an email she has sent to the committee saying I am the problem and that I have constantly changed the rules and punish her and her husband. I have asked for examples of any rules changes I have made or any

Ok. The new Adventure Program is eight months old. During our District Training on the new program, we were told that it was a more robust program and we would have to make sure we planned ahead or we might not be able to finish and get rank. We were told it would take about two Den meetings to complete an Adventure. Our Tiger Den has nine scouts two of which started in late October and November. The Tigers did not start meeting until the second week of September. I was just told by my advancement chair that we have several Tigers that have already earned 13 Adventure Loops some with 9 a

Update: Did my Den visit last night. Meeting was to start at 6:00pm. Leader showed up at 6:05. Before meeting started two Tigers were pulled in front of entire Den and the Den was asked what was wrong with the scouts? I could see nothing wrong with them. They actually looked very squared away. Uniform on, neckerchief and slide, hat on straight, shirt tucked in. Looked better than some Webelos I have. She proceeds to tell them they have their neckerchief on wrong. These two had their neckerchief on outside their collar instead of under it which is perfectly fine and I am not sure why sh

All very good ideas and I thank all of you for taking the time to read and respond to them. To answer some questions. I thought The husband was a good WDL but while attending an Eagle Ceremony this past weekend I was speaking with one of the parents from his Den and asked them if they were excited to be moving up to a Troop. The mom cocked her head and said "We are not going to go to a Troop with him!" I was taken back as I figured all was OK. She proceeds to tell me that five of the six Web II scouts are not going with him to the Troop he and his son are going to. It appears that they a

Stosh- I don't follow you, what ping pong game are you talking about? How would her husband and son be collateral damage? I am confused by your posts. I was asking for advice on how to get a leader in line with the rest of the Pack. It appears your advice is to let them do what they want and follow whatever rules and guideline they want. Then we have a Den that does not participate in pack events and a group of parents that don't get involved. How do you run a Pack when you don't have volunteers to step up and run events? What do we tell our District during our Unit Assessment?

I had my Bear Den Vote on their Patrol name. I believe we should be teaching the Patrol Method. No better way to teach than have the group come together and vote on a name. We bought them patches from patchtown.com

Yes he has a uniform. She is the only Direct Contact Leader not in uniform. We don't require our Secretary, Advancement chair, treasurer to wear it. She has admitted to having a control issue. Her husband was a Boy Scout and in the Order of the Arrow. I am not sure where the disconnect is and why he doesn't step in.

Wow! I didn't realize I would receive this many responses. Understand these are just some of the issues we were having. For our Fall Family campout, we asked families to show up between 8:00am-9:30am to set up. We would have our Safety discussion and go over the camp rules and agenda for the weekend at 10:00am. She told her Den not to show up until 1:00pm because she couldn't get there until then. This is the time when the Tiger Families need to become familiar with Pack Camping and hear the safety speech, etc. We had break outs for Dens to complete activities under the new program that

I need some advice. I am the Cubmaster of our Pack. I have served as a Den Leader, Pack Trainer and Committee Chairman. I have a Tiger Den Leader that has become a thorn in the Pack's side. Very nice lady. Her husband has been a Den Leader for three years and she wanted to get involved as well. She started out as his assistant and then moved to Pack Treasurer. This year they have a son that was starting as a Tiger and she wanted her husband to take the Tiget Position. I agreed as he was already a leader, what could go wrong. Well little did I know, she really wanted to be the leader. S