ValleyBoy

Our Troops official number is 9009. The troop was 9 until our local council merged into another council. The only time we use 9009 is on paperwork, other than that we refer to troop as Troop 9.

My Troop retires around 200 flags a year. The above is correct. The only thing that we absolutely do not do is refer to the flag retirement as a flag burning. We different people bring us a flag to be retired and tell us that they have a flag to be burned we tell them that we see a US Flag burning as a protest against our great country therefore we do not burn flags but retire the Flag by fire.

Good question since females usually do not wear boxer style swim wear.

One of the reasons that we require our scouts to wear closed toe shoes on all scout outings.

Thanks for sharing the link. I was not aware that the troop's could use the same number. Now I can see where with the start up of the new girl troops that by having the same committee would make it easier to get the new girl unit started. My guess would be that each of the two troops have a separate charter. My question would be since both troops have the same CO do they have to have the same committee. The reason i ask this question is that i know that in the past a Pack and a Troop with the same CO could have have the same adults registered CC and unit committee members. I also know

First, I am in no way against Girls being Scouts inside the program. I am against and do not in no way like the term linked troops. As far as the question about the committee each of the troops have there own committee even though as in your case the members of both committee's might be the same. If a person is a member of both troops committee they should be focused on both troops and show NO FAVORTISM of one troop over the other. if they show favoritism to one troop over the other that they are a member of the committee they need to remove there self as a member of that committee. It

Green was Boy Scouts.

Not really sure since I stole the picture off the web, but either type could be set up in this configuration.

Congratulations Brian.

I feel the same way as you do Shortridge. Do we tell a 16 year old scout that has drivers license that they can not drive there self to a merit badge university because the unit cannot supply 2 deep leadership to the event and there parents have to be at work. No we do not. I sure do not want to be the one to tell the scout he cannot attend

Let me ask a question. Is the unit in compliance if the registered adult female leader was in the adult campsite with no youth in that campsite and 2 registered adult male leaders were in the youth campsite over 100 yards away out of sight of the adult campsite instructing a scouting skill. If this is a violation of YP there would be YP violations at every council and district activities such as camporees and summer camp where a registered adult female was not present each camporee event or each merit badge class that had a female youth taking part in the event or class.

Female or Coed units have to have at least one adult female at all unit activities to meet the YP guidelines. An Eagle Board is not a unit activity but a district/council activity.

We do the same in our district..

In Alabama we would call that one very big biscuit.

In the Eagle process there a 3 different times that the scout has to go for a review. First. For approval of the Eagle Project. Second Review of the Eagle Project Third Eagle Board of Review. On every Eagle Board of Review that I have been a member off when have done the second and third one at the same time. In some Councils their procedure could be that each of the 3 above is done at a separate time or it could have been in Brian's case that he had completed his project and the second review was held then the third and final board was held later after he comp

The bolded above is where I see the troop that I am a member of being in the future. The only activities that the troop takes part in that will change is summer camp which has had girl members of the camp staff which will now include girl troop that could be attending camp the same week as our troop.. The only other activity that the troop take part in is a Camporee the last weekend in January which will now include all girl troops which will not be a major change since for the past several years there have been venture crew with girl members that have attended this event.

Thread on why her son was suspended from the troop for 6 months.

The only time I have even had to use my membership card was for the discount admission price for the National Scout Museum over 6 years ago.

This issue comes down to just issue. as I see it, Is there a higher power or is there no high power. A true atheism belief is that there is no higher power. The Scouting program is based on the belief that there is a higher power since "to God" is included in the scout oath and "Reverent" in the scout law. For the scout program to remove the belief that there is a higher power would be a complete change in the core values of the scouting program.

The main reason I am involved in the scouting program is the values taught within the scouting program which I see as falling inline with my own religious beliefs. Within the scouting program I do not hide my religious beliefs but I also do not push them onto anyone else that is a member of the scouting movement. If a scout asks me about my beliefs I will share my beliefs with them, then let them make there own decision.

Also I do know that he has completed Scout requirement 1f. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain its meaning. I do not believe he was required to stand at attention and salute while repeating the pledge.

Yes he has the flag on his uniform. We have required him to stand at attention during the pledge and the rest of our Troop opening along with everyone else at the meeting. We have not told him that he has to say the pledge or salute during the pledge.

We have a Jehovah Witness that joined our troop several months ago. His grandmother informed us that he does not say the Pledge of Allegiance or salute the flag since in there Church they see it as Idol worship. She has been told that in our Troop we will salute the flag while saying the Pledge of Allegiance, This is one point in the scouting program that we will not change as a unit. Also as adult leaders of the unit we have informed the unit committee that as leaders of the unit we will hold this youth to the same requirements for advancement as the other scouts when it comes to the s

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