MikeS72

Probably true as relates to the Episcopal church, but @T2Eaglewas referring to the USCCB, which is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Agreed. It is always good to find someone who has Scouting experience, but that does not necessarily mean they have to come from within the organization. I am sure there are a plethora of former Scouts who have shown that they are capable of managing an organization such as ours who have never served in a professional Scouter position.

There is no way to enter anything in Scoutbook that was done prior to the registration date showing in the national system. I have had a few instances where paperwork was given to a DE who is no longer with the program and was lost and had to be filled out again. We looked at things like Scout rank requirements, knots, fire building, cooking, etc. that the scout did before the registration became official and entered those items dated after the scout became official. Don't penalize the scout for an adult's shortcomings.

"within reason"???

In what way??

This policy was the 'safety minute' discussion at our Roundtable last night. Just so happened that our Council President, Assistant Scout Executive, and Council commissioner were visiting last night. Yes, councils (and I would hope that includes all) do background checks for MBC applications. The money for all of those folks who have for years used the MBC freebie rather than paying the standard adult registration fee has to come from somewhere. While we did not ask our guest what the cost of the CBC is, I would think it would be similar to what I paid as a school district employee for a FBI background check, which 3 decades ago was $35. If the cost to BSA is anywhere close to that amount, I would not be surprised to see free MBC status go away.

We always ask those who are eligible if they are interested in being on the ballot. Over the last 5 elections we have had three who declined to be on the ballot.

@Alec27, Our charter was just processed. Once the council posts the charter it should reflect any changes in Scoutbook overnight.

I would believe that reference to 'adult program participants" means those 18, 19, & 20 year olds who are also a part of a crew, ship, or post; or who are registered as an ASM in a troop and still qualify as a youth at OA activities.

Makes me wonder what rank Elroy Jetson achieved! 😄

That should be true globally. Once the SM has approved someone to be on the ballot and they are elected he/she CANNOT change the result. From the latest version of the OA Guide to Elections: "After the youths have voted, the unit leader cannot adjust the results of the election. The Guide for Officers and Advisers says that lodge rules must include this standard rule: Rule III.A. The requirements for membership in this lodge are as stated in the current printing of the Order of the Arrow Handbook and the Order of the Arrow Guide for Officers and Advisers. The “Induction: Election to Ordeal” section of the Guide for Officers and Advisers, details the procedure to be used for elections. Voting by unit leaders or adjusting the results of the youth votes is not part of the procedure and therefore is not allowed."

The adults must be registered at the time of nomination and induction (unit nominates, SE approves) and must meet the same camping requirement as the scouts. A unit may nominate adults at a ratio of 1/3 the number of scouts elected. Those adults should be nominated because they will be an assest to the OA, not as a thank you for being a leader or simply because their scout was elected and you want them to experience induction together.

The way the original post read was "Our Troop is 50 years old...exemplary...90 Scouts including about 20 girls..." Troops can be linked; same charter org., same committee, but cannot be a troop of 90 scouts, 20 of whom are girls. There can be a troop of 70 boys and a separate troop of 20 girls who meet the definition of linked troops and do some activities together.

That is what we have done for the last couple of years. Ideally an election team has at least 3 members, each of whom has a specific script to read verbatim. At the end of the third script (at least I seem to remember it being the third person) the team announces those scouts who were elected.

I am sure that all of us could find some group of people that we have never met, that does not mean that they do not exist. I was a part of our ceremonial team for 6 years as a youth, well over half a century ago. I am still very much active in the OA, and yes, I also cringe both when I see some of the pictures that show lodges in the northeast and southeast whose ceremonialists are decked out in plains regalia, complete with double trail head dresses; as well as when I think back to what we wore and the gallons of red body paint we used more than half a century ago. I also came back to this thread this morning to post the link that @HashTagScouts posted during the night. One of the problems with online forums is a little bit of knowledge mixed in with a whole lot of speculation ends up with people getting fired up over something that may or may not ever come to be. In my opinion, if Goodman and Edson were still around, I do not think they would be offended by seeing a ceremony conducted in uniform.

Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Pretty sure that members of the National OA Committee do not also sit in Congress.

In the years that I have been involved with our pack, the AOL's have done both plaques and banners, and they have always been funded by the AOL and their parent. We have never included either in the pack budget.

Is this a relatively new feature? I do not recall noticing it in the past. Good to know now where to find the most current numbers.

Congratulations!

I both filter with a higher end Katyden, then hit it with UV light via a SteriPen. The filter does a great job with the way the water tastes coming out of some of our FL waterways, and the SteriPen finishes off those nasties.

Sure we do! Been there many times... Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood 😁

Log in Scoutbook. Under your unit scroll down and you will see a list of items such as Troop Roster, Troop Reports, etc. The 4th from the bottom should be MB Counselor List. Click on that and use the drop down list to select the MB you are looking for.

That puts me and most of my Scouts out of the picture!😄

The first unit the dropped (about 1 1/2 years ago) was simply told "We are going in another direction". The rest of the units in the council were told the same earlier in the year.

Our Diocese announced early in the year that they would end all charters on 12/31/22. Individual parishes have the option of entering into facilities use agreements.