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Either of these ideas works for me. We would sometimes have Cubs join in June after the dens had advanced. It didn't make sense to me for them to earn a pin for a den that they were never in, and the Cubs and parents were just confused.

@mrkstvns Yes, agreed. My only point was that the requirement for BOR is for Scouts to "successfully complete" them. Board members can approve, not approve, or adjourn and reconvene later. The requirement for SM conferences is for the Scout to "participate". Again, not trying to take the thread off on a tangent.

Lions are not supposed to join until August-September when they are actually in kindergarten. What I have heard (indirectly / second hand) from the Cub Scout team is that packs can decide to award the pin either way, whichever way works best for them. IMO, now that Lions are officially part of the Cub Scout program and because there is no Lion summertime pin, it makes sense to me that the summer between kindergarten and 1st grade they would earn the Tiger summertime pin. Otherwise, they would earn nothing during the summer between their Lion (K) and Tiger (1st grade) year. I also think it

Right, that was not my intent. Someone made the comment earlier that boards of review are not pass / fail, but they are. The board members must vote unanimously to approve a rank - it isn't automatic based on the Scout's participation. Sorry, I was trying not to take the thread off on a tangent.

There is this article from Scouting Magazine (2015): Bryan on Scouting: Beginning next year, Boy Scouts will tell about their ‘duty to God’ at each rank JMO but a Scout can tell how they do their duty to God in many ways. The requirement doesn't say they have to define God or their religion. They could say (some examples I can think of off the top of my head): "One way I do my duty to God is when I [help the elderly / feed the poor / am a good steward for the environment / help the sick or needy / etc.]: -helped a little old lady cross the street. -followed the Golden

No longer with a pack, but our pack would try to plan activities that could also count towards the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. Also, we would try to schedule a couple activities each month, so that families could attend at least one of them (due to summer vacations, etc.). -Nature hike + service project -Pack overnight campout -Geocaching -Scout night at a local minor league baseball game -Cubmobile

I know some adults who try to encourage Scouts to take Eagle-required merit badges at summer camp. I think this is fine for some (swimming), but many of them are a lot like school and not really suited for the summer camp environment. Why work on citizenship in the world at summer camp when you could be doing something fun with your buddies? Kayaking, climbing, horseback riding, motorboating, etc. I try to encourage Scouts to sign up for merit badges that they think will be fun or interesting (especially if we do not have a counselor for a particular merit badge in our troop).

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@karunamom3 For the Cub Scouts who went fossil hunting, you might want to check out the STEM Nova awards. I think this activity would fit under the Cub Scout Nova award: "Uncovering the Past" for Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts.

I am almost positive this is a council decision, where the council wants all of its girl troops to have "4" as the prefix for some reason. The best person to talk to is the council Registrar. There might be a way to suppress the prefix in various BSA reports. It can certainly be done with leading zeros. Regardless of how that all turns out, you can ignore the prefix on your uniforms and just wear 422. I know several units with an official prefix, but they ignore it on their uniforms. The main thing is to be consistent, as @FireStone already said.

@mrkstvns Does permethrin also repel spiders?

The Scouts would be covered by the council's insurance. The troop likely does not have its own separate insurance.

Because there is no checkmark next to "Wilderness and Backcountry" for younger Scouts BSA Scouts (age 10-12) on the "Age Appropriate Guidelines for Camping" chart that is part of the online GTSS. But there is a checkmark next to "Backpacking—Overnight, Backcountry" for younger Scouts BSA Scouts (age 10-12) on the "Age Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities" (gold colored pdf). This is confusing to Scouters, because it is not clear why there is a difference. I would think that backpacking is an age-appropriate activity for all Scouts in the Scouts BSA program (ages 10+), but

My understanding is that all units have 4 digit numbers. (Look up your zip code at beascout.org and see what I mean.) However, most units ignore leading 0 or other prefixes. Some of this is local council practice where they use prefixes to indicate certain things (for example, after a council merger, they might use prefixes to indicate which units came from a particular council). @Liz Talk to your council Registrar, but I think it would be fine to have your official number as 4422, but the number that would be worn on your uniforms would just be 422. This is pretty common from what I

Adding to the confusion, there is this document/chart, which is different from the one posted in the online version of the Guide to Safe Scouting: Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities (revised 1/2019) I don't know why they are different, but it seems like the GTSS is referring to high adventure backpacking (longer mileage over multiple days/nights), not "regular" troop backpacking that could be done with lower mileage and maybe just 1-2 nights over a weekend.

The BSA has moved a lot of its troop information over to TroopLeader.org and ProgramResources.org: https://troopleader.scouting.org/scoutings-aims-and-methods/ http://www.programresources.org/

Below is a tent that we are trying out. We usually treat our tents with Camp Dry, even if they are supposed to be "waterproof". Pros: -Fast set-up, because it's basically a pop-up tent (recommend you set up at home before taking it on a campout) -Nice tall height Cons: -Getting it back in the bag is a bit of a challenge -A bit on the heavy side (30 pounds) -Kind of bulky, because it is basically a pop-up tent Gazelle T4 Pop-Up Portable Camping Hub Tent, Easy Instant Set Up in 90 Seconds, Sunset Orange, 4 Person, Family, Overlanding

Also: "Scouts may wear only one merit badge sash at a time. A merit badge sash is never worn on the belt" and "Temporary patches may only be worn on the back of the sash. The merit badge sash and the Order of the Arrow sash may not be worn at the same time".

LOL! Don't worry about it if you can't get it. The main thing is that you have the correct BSA ID # (some people have multiple, and this can cause issues).

Your Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chair, or Chartered Org. Rep. can access your membership card at my.scouting.org by using the Member Manager. They can download it as a pdf and e-mail it to you or they can print it out for you.

@Liz I would go anyway, but there is the risk that they might turn you away. If you do go, I would recommend taking a copy of your BSA membership card with you (if you have access to it). This would allow them to see that you're currently registered with a pack and everything. The fact that you are from a different council shouldn't matter. It is possible that the class is full or that they didn't order enough food for Scouters who show up at the last minute. But they might feel sorry for you and let you stay anyway! LOL! 🤔

Here is another one I found. Unfortunately, it's also this weekend: May 17-18 , 2019 - Cascade Pacific Council (Barton Park)

Here is an article from Scouting Magazine on the training that is required in order to take Cub Scouts swimming or boating: Bryan on Scouting: The right way to take your Cub Scouts swimming or boating

BALOO training is required in order for a pack or Webelos den to be able to conduct an overnight campout. It seems like most of the Washington area councils are all holding BALOO training this weekend: May 17-18, 2019 - Chief Seattle Council (Burien) May 18-19, 2019 - Pacific Harbors Council (Camp Thunderbird near Olympia, WA) May 18-19, 2019 - Inland Northwest Council (Camp Baird, Colville, WA) September 13-14, 2019 - Pacific Harbors Council (Camp Thunderbird near Olympia, WA) Mount Baker Council held BALOO training in March.

Arrow of Light is a rank, but it is not a separate den level / type. The BSA sometimes uses the term "award" loosely where all ranks are awards, but not all awards are ranks.