MikeS72

I really wonder why anyone would still go to the Scout Shop and buy the printed versions when they are available to download at no cost.

Saw a clip on local (to the unit) news yesterday. In that report it stated several times that the person who caused the injury was 12 years old. If that is actually the case then the part of the original article stating that the older kids should have been separated from the younger kids makes a little more sense, particularly if this was a case of a pack and troop meeting together for some reason, or of an older sibling being present and joining the banned activity.

It was here, as I recall it also. If I remember correctly, it showed a move toward mergers eventually bringing us to around 80 councils.

Not universally enforced. No such requirements in my council. I facilitated this MB with Scouts from multiple districts multiple times and all I had to do was add it to my current list of MB's.

Heard second hand that a member of the national executive committee was at a council leadership summit and told people that the membership for scouts from military families was something they had already been working on and that there were large donors lined up to cover the costs. If accurate this should actually help with overall membership numbers, as I am sure there are a lot of kids out there who would like to join but the program is out of reach on a military salary.

I guess that all depends on where you are located. The goal here is for each of our districts to add at least one new unit each quarter, with an emphasis on every current charter having both a pack and troop. We are also putting an emphasis on contacting every family who had someone not renew their membership, find out what caused them to leave, and see what we might be able to do to bring them back into the program. If units, districts, and councils continue to just look at declining numbers and not look at why they are declining and work to mitigate those reasons, the decline will continue.

While we have not seen specifics on how this may be implemented, we have been told that the 'rolling registrations' will be going away and we will be going back to everyone expiring/renewing at the same time.

This appears to be another that goes out at random rather than to every registered leader.

Took less than 10 minutes - 22/22. I would be surprised if anyone who paid attention to any version of YPT, never mind the update SYT, would have bombed.

There is a report that I can access in my.scouting called "members without a unit" that shows me all Scouts and Scouters who may be in that situation. Either the unit is folding or may be late in turning in their recharter paperwork. I am able to select someone from that list and transfer them to another unit.

It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.

I would hazard to guess that most units and COs do not read everything before signing. This is cut and pasted from the most recent version of the Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America. Council or Unit Assets Upon Dissolution Consistent with the Bylaws, in the event of the dissolution of a council or the revocation or lapse of its charter, the Executive Committee may, at its option, authorize the National Council to assume charge of the affairs of the council and continue operation pending reorganization or re-establishment of the council or wind up the business of the council. All funds and property in the possession or control of such council must be applied to the payment of the council’s obligations. Any surplus funds or property may thereafter be administered as deemed to be in the best interest of Scouting. In the event of the dissolution of a unit or the revocation or lapse of its charter, unit funds and assets must be used to first satisfy any outstanding unit obligations. Any remaining assets obtained with funds raised in the name of Scouting must be redeployed for Scouting use in the local area. Any assets obtained with funds from the chartered organization or parents of registered members may be redeployed as agreed upon by the chartered organization and local council. Any property or funds acquired by the National Council upon the dissolution of a Scouting unit or local council will be administered so as to make effective, as far as possible, the intentions and wishes of the donors. I would read the first highlighted line as money raised through things like popcorn sales, camp card sales, or other unit fundraising and therefore subject to redeployed locally. I would read the second highlighted line as perhaps something like a unit trailer that rather than raise funds for, parents all kicked in and bought, in which case the CO could lay claim to keep.

Did you put the can of soda in the pack? Most of us would ignore that item as soda on a hike is not really something we should encourage, but the system will not let you go any further without that can of soda in your pack.

Scouts (or anyone else for that matter) who asks, "please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance", and then begins with "I pledge of allegiance" instead of "I pledge allegiance". Those are usually the same Scouts (or others) who insert a comma into the line "one nation under God".

Not at all.