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Search on the scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss01/ for "accommodation". Its all in there, worded weirdly, and I swear different than the last time I read it.

It seems to me that you cant be against a focus on advancement when everyone is constantly talking about "famous eagle.scouts" or "being an eagle is an accomplishment" or "making eagle will help you in life". The moment star, life and eagle went from an award that 1st class scouts could earn to ranks it became a goal. BPs original goal of every scout should want to be a 1st class scout turned into every scout should want to be an eagle.

To be clear the wording of the accomodations has changed over time so stay up on it as we never know when or how they may change; especially with NAM around the horn here.

Siblings and parents have carveouts under the new program. Siblings of the same sex can tent and buddy system regardless of age now (since last summer). There is also an "accommodation" for parents to tent with scouts as well (since last fall). We're in a whole new world scouters.

It's only required by those who are going to expire. The big issue is that as the new safeguarding rolled out as a 12 month requirement the individuals with more than 12 months to expire had their default expiration date changed to 31 May. The big concern is that moat leaders are in capable of reading email.

Golden Spread and South Plains councils just announced a merger, a fast one, they said the merger will be complete June 1st.

Specifically what adjustments would you make?

Brad Tilden made several speeches last year about this. National knows this. I remember Brad saying basically "No airline flies a plane with 1 or 2 passengers and only once in a while." A lot of camps sit empty 40 weeks out the year without program, nay, it might be MOST camps sit empty 40 weeks out of the year without program. Additionally, every council I am aware of does a horrible job of getting units to camp the 40 or so unused weekends year. As a business the camp is a sunk cost that councils have to pay to maintain and monitor 365.

Not sure, I am curious to see how the NAM washes things out.

5 council service territory maps were recently updated. I think the safe assumption is that 5 councils just merged out.

Cash is king is absolutely true. My district has one of the most useless human beings in existance as one lf the vice chairs but he's always going to be a vice chair because of his matching cash donation.

Some vacancies are purely the result of professionals not building out the team.

In my area that old guard is still staunchly in place. More to your point I see many units with new parents willing to step up but they then recede when the old guard wants to use them as worker bees in a dictatorship instead of a collaborative environment.

This is good on you, but really bad on the organization. I do know that national is aware of this/these problems; last year Glen Pounder made mention of digital ID that would be the landing point for all leaders to prove who they are, current registration, position, units, and training. I wonder how long it will take the organization to get there though.

Patently wrong approach. Like you said this sends a message. Is the unit going to fold or is the DE allowing the scout to eagle (we dont punish scouts for adult mistakes) and then revoking the charter? From a liability standpoint hazardous weather is related to outdoor activities and not just camping. Without hazardous weather the unit is technically not allowed to go for a walk around the block.