InquisitiveScouter

1) National doesn't care 2) Yes, but I would love to wrong about this. 3) No, but I would love to wrong about this.

Things are looking up! Hey moderators! Could @swilliams post the GoFundMe here??

I spent many a day and night on both Green and Yellow ramps at Pope waiting for you guys to load up in my trusty C-141. Our airdrop speed was usually about 150 knots, depending on weight. If I was tail end Charlie of the formation, I'd slack off ten or 15 knots over the DZ to make your opening shock a little less. (Love what you did!!) Later did some DZ control there... Both my Dad and brother were 82nd... and I was born on Fort Campbell, and lived on Fort Bragg. Dad retired out of Fort Gordon. Both told me to go Air Force! (brother in Navy said the same!) Still have family in Raeford and Augusta. 😜 Airborne All the Way! (I trained for the nylon letdown, but was never daft enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane 😜 )

Careful! You'll be put on the IVF!!

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Try this... see NNJC entry https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Cub Scout Adventures and Requirements or here, I converted it to a pdf for you... CS Adv & Req.pdf

Totally agree... These concepts seem a little inappropriate for the age groups...

Is there a PTA that works with the DoDDS there? Maybe they elect somebody... Or could they talk with the SPL of the Scout Troop? It does say "someone who is elected"

Only on Minecraft or Fortnite 😜 With "requirements" like those, I think they lost sight of the fun aspect of anything and everything.

@cctroop123, welcome! I'm not getting a link there... Let's try this: http://scoutmaster.org/boy led troop.pdf

BTW, the Newspeak on this is "Range and Target Sports" (RATS?) watch for the change to creep in over time. https://www.ncacbsa.org/shooting-sports/

LOL, what clothing manufacturer is in USA that would fit the bill?

I would ROCK these! LOL

No, time for a Carhartt x BSA collab 😜 \ https://www.carhartt.com/ REI is kind of bougie... (REI member since 1989.)

Will any of their achievements be on the shirt? Or is it all just organizational stuff...??

Here's an example... JTE patches... change every year, if you wear them... (Yes, shirt is well-worn, and has seen many better days 😜 )

LOL, Badge Magic destroys fabric 😜

Ugh... why doesn't National get with the program and use velcro!? Adding velcro to uniforms and patches makes things lighter than metal and more easily interchangeable. I believe it would be a cheaper alternative than metal awards and insignia... and could possibly be sourced from recycled materials. Production of metal gadgets with paints and coatings seems less eco-friendly, but I reserve the right to be wrong.

Do you mean that a disbanded Troop did not re-charter, or that a previously-believed disbanded Troop surprised everyone and submitted for a charter?? Hoping for the latter, but suspect you meant former...

My Council Commissioner contact gave me our council stats; we lost units (this month last year to this month this year). I am not revealing the exact numbers, to protect my source and myself 😜 Unit growth rate is almost negative 5% (I altered this number to protect the innocent...), so we lost about one out of every 20 units. Membership growth rate overall same period almost negative 6% (exact number hidden to protect the innocent.) It is sad that both he and I believe if we could be specifically identified through this forum, there would be reprisals from our council. What were the target growth rates for this past year? What was the baseline year? It would be nice if our council would release the strategic plan (if they have one). Here is Coastal Carolina Council's plan revised in Jun 2022. https://scoutingevent.com/Download/099108572/SM/Strategic_Plan_Booklet_Final__revised_6_23_22.pdf

Once the proposal is approved, he can go full bore on planning, coordinating, scheduling, preliminary site work, etc. He just cannot do any fundraising until he get that separate form back.

When you try to be all things to all people, you wind up being nothing to everybody, instead.

We track Scout accounts using Scoutbook. Scoutbook produces a report to tell you how much each Scout has or owes, and tracks your unit cash balance. We use a separate spreadsheet to track all unit income and expenditures for the year. But we do not do it very well 😉 I'd share that with you but it would requires redacting a lot of data and names associated with training expenditures, Scouts joining (dues), camperships, etc

Go for it. None of that stuff gets translated to Scouts, BSA, or further than Cub Scouts. If you need filler after they complete their appropriate year rank badge, put in whatever you like, as long as it is in line with the Guide to Safe Scouting. Make sure to recognize their achievements publicly. If you can find and buy old bling to give them, even better. Just know that you may not be able to record these in Scoutbook... no biggie