MtnFisher

Thanks!  My main worry was that there may have been YPT, or Guide To Safe Scouting guidelines that were violated, and that may cause issues or negative impacts for my pack.  If there's nothing preventing visits like this, then I'm fine with it too.

I'm the Cubmaster for a small pack, and have recently been put in an awkward situation.  My Bear Den leader and I attended Wood Badge training together and he ended up in a patrol with the COR from my oldest son's troop.  Unbeknownst to me, the COR invited my den leader to visit the troop the following Monday.  While I feel that common courtesy dictates that the COR should have let me know about the invitation, overall, I don't have an issue with an adult Cub Scout leader visiting a troop.

The issue that I have with the situation is that my leader came to the troop meeting with his Bear son in uniform and the Cub Scout was allowed to participate in the troop's activities.  When I asked the Scoutmaster if he was comfortable with what was going on, he indicated that this was allowable.  I have yet to find any written documentation on the BSA website that directly addresses this situation, but I seem to remember from past trainings that this is not acceptable.

Does anyone know if the documentation exists, and where I can find it?  I will need to have a conversation with my Bear den leader and would like to have it as backup.  I'm also concerned that if any rules were violated, my pack may suffer repercussions.  Hopefully this is not the case, but at the very least, I will now have to explain to the other parents in my pack why their Scouts can't visit a troop until they are AOLs, but another Cub Scout from the pack did.

Thanks in advance for any advice or direction you might have.

Hello everyone!  I am the Cubmaster of a small pack, a committee member for a troop, and a merit badge counselor located in Northwest Georgia.   I just completed my first weekend of Wood Badge training and I'm still riding that wave of energy 🏄‍♂️!   I'm always looking for fresh ideas, fresh perspectives, and sound advice.  Thanks for having me.