InquisitiveScouter

If you know the other folks who are operating under this construct, get the National contact from them and ask. Or, try all councils surrounding yours, even if the distance is great. Start with the registrars, explain the situation, and see if they believe their SE will accommodate. (it does take SE approval, I believe...) You are absolutely correct. And that the SE would not do this is inane. We lived in Canada for a few years, and had our Scout in Lone Scouting through the (former) Direct Service Council. This has now been absorbed into a District of the National Capitol A

The post-MB signature process is important. A unit leader should ask these questions: 1. How'd it go? Did you enjoy this MB? What did you like about it? What did you dislike about it? Then find out what the Scout wants to work on next. I often used the post-MB session to help the Scout pick the next MB, and then start the next blue card right then and there. 2. Did you like working with this MB Counselor? Did you review all the requirements with the MBC? Did you complete all the requirements with the MBC? (If the answer is "No", and it occasionally is, you work with the Sc

Lol, well, he did, so he can. Agree that he is probably wrong to do so, but we do not have all the deets on this one.

One more article to help inform... https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/08/25/merit-badge-work-done-blue-card-issued/

BIG NOTE before the discussion: Your Scout may work on any merit badge he wants, at any time. He does not need a blue card from a unit leader to work on a merit badge. (However, some requirements may need counselor approval before starting.) He needs the blue card to help make the connection to a merit badge counselor in order to sign off on his work (or perhaps help him navigate his way through some particularly difficult requirement.) So, tell your Scout to begin working on any and all merit badges he wants, RIGHT NOW! It helps him to keep track of his work and progress...especially if

Wow, they spent a lot of time and effort cutting that up... imagine if they'd have applied that much effort to a legitimate occupation...

Chartering Organizations are implicated. And they are purchasing a release from liability. Therefore, connection. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/purdue-pharma-tests-limits-of-liability-shields-in-bankruptcy

Welp, one of the key issues in the BSA bankruptcy is third party releases. And the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy still has a lot of issues swirling around the same. The events and outcomes of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy proceedings point to judicial outcomes possible for BSA's bankruptcy. The two are, ostensibly, connected in that way.

They are hoping you will go away and quit asking questions. And it is difficult to find out who Scoutreach IS for... well, in theory, I get it, but in practice, I cannot find any solid numbers to show a real impact. And most references are pretty old. You'd think, if this was a cornerstone program of BSA to reach a certain segment of the population, there'd be more horn-tooting about it.

Curious about the down vote, @Tron ???

Too many shoe boxes, LOL!

A Mountain Dream ENFORCED solitary leisure spent among mountain tops is so good for the soul that every man would be the better for such "retreat" if he forced himself to take it occasionally. The quiet meditation, remote from the rush and unrest of ordinary life, cleanses the mind, and gives it ease and inspiration. Sitting here, unperturbed by Press headlines, and looking at Mount Kenya with his hoary old head standing four square as ever, one sees the clouds come and cover him for a time, and though they bring thunder and storm, they rift away again, leaving him standing there un

It did not used to be this way. IIRC, you had to demonstrate proficiency in Canoeing and Rowing, executing Safe Swim Defense, and conducting a Lost Bather Drill. I just did the ARC Lifeguard Course in Dec 2021 with my 16 y.o. There were some challenging parts, but nowhere near the effort I had to put in to earn BSA Lifeguard back in the day. P.S. Yup, IRC... http://dankohn.info/~scouts/resources/bsa_lifeguard.pdf They did away with a lot of this in the 2013 Aquatics Revision

Nor does it provide a community for adults (18-21) to be adults!!

Yes, you can Google search the words newspaper archive, Scout, Troop, 1965, the town you lived in, and the chartering organization. If you remember the Scoutmaster's name, it might help.

Love the idea...would you have to be elected to be a Venture Scout?

Ask fifty different unit leaders this question, and you'll get fifty different opinions and ways of doing it 😜 We do one big fundraiser a year. The Troop splits the proceeds earned by each Scout 60-40. 60% goes to the Troop, 40% to the Scout. This is an incentive for Scouts to get out and support the fundraiser. About 75% of our Scouts do this. About 25% of our families choose our "buyout" option. That is, they can choose not to participate in the fundraising activity, and pay a set amount (I think last year's was $75) into the Troop general fund. A handful of our Scout

Love you to death @SSScout!! For all, please use "aged out" or "leaves the Troop" versus this phrase 😜

Totally agree. I fight against this with parents all the time. Most of the time, they do not want to deal with the pain of teaching their Scouts how to earn and handle money. They just want to write a check and move on to the next distraction. SMH.

The best way to approach it is two view this as two different pots of money. The fundraised pot, which is restricted in its use, and the parent-provided pot, which is unrestricted. Money for Scout-related items always comes out of the fundraised pot first, until it is empty. Anything left over in the fundraised pot at the end of a Scout's tenure stays with the Troop. Parent-provided money goes back to the family, no questions asked.

If there are any monies left over when a Scout leaves the unit, we let the Scout determine the disposition. Most of the time, they ask to transfer it to another Scout in need, or make it a "donation" to the general Troop fund. BTW, these monies can be used to support funding for Eagle Projects! Yes, different units will just blow this kind of nitnoid stuff off... Again, for me, it's an integrity issue.

@SiouxRanger, yes, it's the timing that ties your hands here. We use a policy of all fundraising monies come out of the account first to pay for things. Any parent--provided monies still in the account can be paid out back to the family. Again, no one is going to come looking. It's an integrity issue for me. Not quite, @Spatulate, see above. If it is the parents' money, then it is the parents' money...

Great question! Scouts can belong to as many units as they wish. It is called "multiple membership", and they only have to pay one fee to National/Council. But, as you have discovered, one unit must be "primary." This is the unit that must pay the membership fee, insurance, council service fee, etc, and must also be the primary for advancement reporting to eliminate confusion and redundant submissions. Now, to your money question... The money does not technically belong to the Scout. It is being held on behalf of the Scout by the Chartering Organization. There are several I

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