MikeS72

If you are refering to the UMC units; a lot. After the LDS exit the UMC became the largest charter partner in BSA. I believe I read somewhere north of 2,000 units nationwide.

In many council the Catholic Dioceses has already withdrawn from charterining units. In my council units have been told that when the current charters expire they will not be renewed. Many of us are hoping that something similar to the UMC agreement can be worked out with the Dioceses.

It appears that there are quite a few councils who do not appear to care for or support the UMC Affiliation Agreement. By the way, I noticed the noblest of creatures in your profile pic! Beaver Patrol, MT-14 1972 here!

Just sent it to you.

Units in our council have been told by the Diocese that they will no longer charter units. I have seen this happen in a number of other areas as well. Maybe local councils can re-open discussions with these Diocese using this as agreement as a model.

On page 3 of the agreement it states "Allow the unit(s) to store a reasonable amount of materials and equipment in a designated area." On page 4 under the unit responsibilities it states "Reimburse the local council for cost of insuring unit's assets and equipment". In the same section it states "Follow all local council policies and procedures regarding the management of funds. For units specific bank accounts, units will submit annual finance report and other reporting as prescribed by the local council".

We will see exactly what the information we get from council will say in relation to unit assets, but my initial thought is that it will not be much different than it is now with the charter organization being the technical owner of those assets. Just means that instead of a troop trailer being registered in the CO's name it will be registered in the name of the local council. While we will have to wait a few days for word on exactly how this will work, I cannot picture anyone being told that they must turn equipment in to be held by the council. Think of the logistical nightmare of a counc

It was made pretty clear during the webinar last night that there will be no variations of the affiliation agreement from council to council or unit to unit. As far as I understood what was presented the UMC local church and the unit can enter into this affiliation agreement with the local council taking ownership of the unit and it's assest or the unit can seek another charter organization and request a facilities use agreement. They said that they expect to sent out a link to everyone who was registered for the webinar in about a week or so with the recording of the proceedings and a F

This is what I said last fall was the most likely outcome of the negotiations between the UMC and BSA. I don't think that it is a stretch to think that this may be the norm in a few years and that many of the larger charter organizations will go the same route.

I would be glad to defend you. I completely understood what you were saying. Not absurd at all. If I understand everything that I have read you may have said liability backward. As I understand the insurance issue Charter Orgs were not specifically covered PRIOR to 1976, and could therefore be left holding the bag for any claims from whenever the abuse may have taken place, up to 1976.

We have an active ScoutReach program in our area, which is most definitely suburban rather than inner city.

It is good to see that they did the right thing and turned the thief away. Since it says his arrival was caught on camera there is hope he will be identified and apprehended.

Have a few of these from the early 70's around the house.

I wonder if the owners of the scrap yard can be held liable, as however the statue got there it should have been pretty evident that it did not arrive legitimately.

I brought this very thing up several years ago and was lucky to make it out of the room in one piece! Makes no sense at all to me that you can have 3 troops/packs meeting within 1 mile of each other, all struggling to draw more than a hand full of members to a meeting.

Just a few questions to help clarify things: 1. Were any of the other Scouts in the troop willing to step up and confirm what your sons told you happened, or did they all remain silent? 2. You stated earlier that the SM has been reported for similar behaviors multiple times. Did any of these incidents involve other Scouts in the troop, or were they all directed toward your son? Was there a pattern of conflict between them? 3. You also mentioned that the troop t-shirts were sold in a variety of colors. Was this event one in which each Scout wore the color they liked best, o

I would highly recommend using beascout.org to find a new troop in your area. Curious as to who may have said "he is not listening to anything" when it comes to an adult treating a child like this. (no names please) Was it the Council Scout Executive or your local District Executive? If it was the District Executive I would check the council website and look at the contact information for council staff and escalate. I would be concerned about adults who feel that is appropriate behavior continuing to work with children. I can also assure you that your son was not the only one we

I am pretty much in agreement with most of what I see you post, both as a moderator and in general, but this time I would have to disagree. Based on the totality of what the OP has said this instance does very much rise to bullying behavior, especially since this individual seems to have been reported for similar 'bad behavior at least three times. In addition to an imbalance of power having already been mentioned one of the other criteria to classify bullying is that it is repeated behavior. That repeated behavior does not have to involve the same target. The bully can target several indi

Ideally a ticket should be directly related to your primary role in Scouting. Cub related, Scouts BSA related, District or Council related etc.

My unit is awaiting a final decision on what will happen with UMC as a chartering organization. In the meantime, all Catholic Church chartered units in our council have been told that the church will no longer charter units effective 12/31/2022.

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As @scoutldrstated, you do not "join" OA, you are elected by the members of your troop. In order for someone to be elected, the scouts in the troop should know that person well. Were I still a youth member I would be leery of voting for someone who dual registered for no other reason than to use our troop to gain election to OA. If becoming an Arrowman means that much to you, I would either try to convince your SM that being elected to OA is not going to cause you to neglect your troop, and therefore allow an election to be held. If that cannot be accomplished you have to look at the p

I think that is a reference to any appeals via District Court.

Not sure when this increase went into effect, but looking at scoutshop.org now and Cub handbooks are still listed at 16.99.

Are these badges you sewed on, or are they the ones that were done by the Scout Shop when you bought the shirt? After removing the world crest that was on a shirt when I bought it I found that our Scout Shop used a spray adhesive to hold it in place when the sewed it on. It left a light circle of reside which I removed with Goof Off and a toothbrush. You could also try acetone, although I would test it on the bottom of the shirt tail first.