mrjohns2

As someone who was ready to cite your credentials, I still find it interesting you continue choose the word accidental. Here is a good article that covers the topic. https://www.nrafamily.org/content/how-to-avoid-negligent-discharges-2/

Agreed. Incidents like this one are rooted in many causes. If there were often only one cause, we would have more incidents.

Someone’s actions, inactions, etc. Again, having a background in safety management, makes this clear. There are multiple causes, but even car “accidents” didn’t “just happen”. There are causes. Every injury and illness could and should have been prevented. Also, safety can be managed. “Accidents just happening” implies they can’t be prevented. They can and should be.

We’ll have to disagree. It was a negligent discharge. Someone pulled the trigger.

You must have never worked in safety. This was an incident with multiple causes that could and should have been prevented. Firearms of a basic quality never “go off on accident”. Triggers are pulled, muzzle control is not done, and there are tragic results. Not an accident by any means.

Every year that would happen. For year on year growth, our council uses current to last year’s 12/31. As long as one doesn’t compare 4/1 to end of year for % growth, it shouldn’t be bad.

It totally seems like an awesome program. I am surprised that it hasn’t taken off.

Sounds awesome. Your ship is 1-2% of all Sea Scouts in the country!

Why make plans if one has no money and will likely sell the camp anyway?

While important, maintenance can deferred. Paying the power bill cannot, insurance bill, payroll cannot.

I guess so? All adults in the council could be on the board of the council wanted.

Do you charge them the same dues (assuming your pack has dues)?

It may sound that way, but is definitely not. A voting member of the council is one who votes for the board member slate of candidates, not a member of the board. Time to time the council voting members have to vote to sell a camp or something that the board wants to put “to the people”.

I have never seen that as a standard. District committee? Yes.

Yep. Tenderfoot to Eagle 1987-1990.

Ooh ooh! What is in your game box. I keep wanting to put one together, but fall short.

If it isn't happening, then your approach is a good one to get troops going again. The concept, though, is that it is done within the troop. Our troop has made it part of our planning weekend. Mainly the PLC, but it is open to the whole troop, does an "end of winter" cabin campout that is a combo ILST / annual planning. It works well enough.

Agreed. If parents don't let a Scout shoot a rifle, they can't earn rifle MB. If they aren't allowed to have a pet, they can't earn pet MB. "But, but, this one is required for Eagle!" Not everyone earns eagle.

Same here. Our council is pretty good, but was surprised to see my BIL’s council list. Number 1, they had one, and 2, it was a long and great list.

My daughters were sad there wasn’t a Minecraft one. They would have watched.

Even that is hard with some charters processed in March. April?

We hired a magician to one school round up and balloon artist for the other. We had about 20 and 20 sign ups.

I don't think they said. It would be interesting to know the number at the lowest point. Is the lowest point normally January? Cubs that came in Sept and didn't recharter? I bet it is. Or is it in March since charters don't get done until March? 🙂

Our pack went from 33 last year to 67. All new cubs. It has been a crazy few weeks.

I assume all programs. I just noticed today that our one Scout who is a “multiple” isn’t counted in the district or unit numbers. She does show up on the roster. It is decently sophisticated. So, I think the data is cleaner than the past. But, what do I know.