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    Status Of Direct Service Council

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    On 5/22/2018 at 12:32 PM, Eagle101 said:

    Tutavena, sorry I hadn't responded sooner. Direct Service is no longer a Council- nor is it a separate office within National anymore. I was part of Direct Service units in Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia and Ecuador. in 2014 National shut down Direct Service. The number 800 might still appear on Scouter.org but it is no longer valid. Units in other parts of the world fell into Transatlantic and Far Eastern councils. The units in Latin America and Caribbean (Western Hemisphere) were left homeless until National Capital Area Council took them under their wing. They have them as a sub-district because of the unique nature of these units. I was asked to serve as the ACC for these units since I spent a lot of time in them. These Direct Service units- unlike their counterparts in Transatlantic and Far Eastern, really don't have a dedicated council. So NCAC tries to include them in the fold but the needs of these units are way different from Stateside units. Hope that helps.

     

    No, problem. Better late than never I say ☺. Thanks for the info. I'm curious, does the direct service sun district then function pretty much as a regular regional district, then (Albert with much less scouts over a much larger area)?

    Status Of Direct Service Council

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    On 12/20/2017 at 5:58 PM, Eagle101 said:

    @Kahuna   Seems that Direct Service ceased to exist as we knew it under National in Texas and was passed over to NCAC where it is sub-district.

     

    Great info, Eagle. I have to ask: What exactly is the BSA's definition of a "sub district"? I know that districts (technically) don't exist under direct service, itself (obviously both Transatlantic and Far East Councils are considered to be their own entities, with their own regional districts, but are related to Direct Service). Is the sub district treated like a regular district, like those you would see in the Far East and Transatlantic Councils?

     

    It's also surprising, that there is a direct service Council, but the direct service (in the Americas) is handled by the NCAC.

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