Jameson76

Not disagreeing, but as they are not registered with the troop and are there as guests??? It is not a Pack outing. Lord who knows.....

Short answer to your question, if you want to start a Girl Troop (Girl Boy Scout Troop??) ((Actual name to be determined)) My understanding is if you get the CO approval, 5 committee leaders, and 5 participants you can do that. Basically starting a new troop, it does not have to be Linked. A CO can have multiple units and they do not have to share committees. Our troop is not planning on changing our current objective, which is to work with young men and help them become better prepared for life as leaders, by using character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness to

Over under is much sooner. I would say that as the first girls could go into Scouts late summer and/or fall of 2019, then the current Webelos Den 2 girls (and as "thousands are flocking" there are likely some) will want to visit troops in about 6 months. That is when the initial uproar will happen. "What do you mean this really active troop that my daughter want to join is boy only??" and "we had separate dens in the pack, why not separate patrols??" Likely not everywhere or in every council but I bet enough to be a trend BSA National will roll over like a mobile home in a tornado...

Concern is that the "Linked Troops" is (was) a new term maybe 60 days ago. It speaks to the evolving and somewhat confusing rollout for the Girls into Scouts. National and professionals are digging their own holes on this. At an annual program rollout for local council the presenting teams discussed name change (yes / no / maybe / not sure); how will summer camps handle girls (Oh we've had Co-Ed Venture groups at camp so we have great experience) which is not really true and over the last 5 years maybe 2% of the total campers and only in later less filled weeks; and that adding girls in

Not to diminish all the other items going on with the pack. I thought that the rule was clear. "A Scout may not multiple register in two troops." Registration Procedures Manual.

There appears to be a lot going on with that pack.... Seems to be a good bit of blending with the Pack / Troop / Committee (s??) / etc as the terms seem to be used interchangebly

What if someone read it in a funny accent? Maybe used puppets to act out what they read? Maybe a culture night with Kabuki and stylized dance.

On the flip side the returning of the Totin' Chit by the SPL in the Honors of War ceremony is very moving That ceremony always brings a tear to my eye, especially when the Queen stops by...she is a stickler for Totin' Chip regulations. She has not commented as much on the Firem'n Chit, but rumour has it she may address that in her next missive

Especially effective if you snap their knives in half and sing Branded! Marked with a coward's shame. What do you do when you're branded, Will you fight for your name?

I believe there is also waterboarding involved to fully drive home the error of their ways, though I may have misread that part

There was a short lived Playboy Patrol in Atlanta in the 70's, they had even scheduled bunnies to come present the patrol patches. Then the angry fist of BSA sensibilities came down on the young scouts

Sort of could go either way

Wow - and they said it would not happen, they literally assured us it would not happen with letters form the key 3 and everything... Oh...

Would agree. But as BSA National really did not engage and do anything, were they not implicitly allowing it? Not taking proactive actions in and of itself is in fact an action.

" NUTS! " US General Anthony McAuliffe- acting division commander of the 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, Belgium 12/22/1944

Agree - we have Life / Eagle youth scouts sign off on advancement. Gets the younger scouts to have conversations with the older scouts.

NOOO...Not water pistols!!! Oh the humanity. Next you will tell me they may have engaged in things like water balloon fights, noodle wars at the pools, or even "shudder" dodgeball. Rumor has it some unit actually had (hope you are sitting down) cubs that picked up sticks and ran around pointing them at each other going "bang" "bang". Luckily they were put into intense therapy to curb such foolishness.

Pretty sure the under the table girls participating and the "Aahh shucks" well units already have girls was a big talking point. Valid observation they were never officially registered but it was one of the reasons cited for the changes. Heck...we're doing it anyway

Only in the cone of silence

Curse you New World Order!!!

I prefer the brand that has to boiled (and thus purified) prior to use. Sort of kills two birds with one stone; lightweight and convenient and also safe to drink.

The 2017 course material still speaks of the the six essentials: As a quick reminder, the Cub Scout Six Essentials for hiking are a first-aid kit, a filled water bottle, a flashlight, trail food, sun protection, and a whistle.