LostParent

Fred,

Got it understood... thank you for hearing me out.

Popping in to try and learn a little bit on scouting topics that I just took for granted in the past.

I am reading other threads and feel that I need to come here and scream this.... <sorry if it's not obvious>

My post is not a bash the girls point of view. I welcome the girls and have (2) of my own. I think accepting girls and allowing them to achieve equal merit and recognition for their journeys in life is a great thing. While I speak to girl and boy troops within this thread it ONLY applies to how the two units I am exposed to are run and simply the murky water that the management I am exposed to is creating. This has nothing to do with BSA, Girls in the BSA, Girls in scouting or any "gender" views you want to attempt to extrapolate from my comments.

Fred,

Thank you for your reply, you have enlightened me. To shed light on your curious probes I have tried to answer what I could below:

2 hours ago, fred8033 said:

My question is what was communicated for how the fundraisers would work.  If they are following that, they are good.  If you don't agree, you can advocate for change.   The best way to do that is to get more involved in the unit.  Another way is to stop participating in fundraising.  

This is where part of the issue is, anyone can communicate what the intention is, but there is no backstop that is seen to backup what we are told.

2 hours ago, fred8033 said:

My real question is are they closely tied or loosely tied.  One charter org?  One committee?  One committee chair?  Do they camp together often?  Do they have a single or overlapping schedule?  If so, they sharing funds makes sense.  ... on the other hand ... if they are a different committee and different schedule and don't overlap, the funds seem like they should be separate.  

This to me is not as straight forward as I believe it should be. They seem closely tied only at the financials - that is what I seek to confirm or disprove. One charter. One Committee that works for both Units. Two chairs one for the Girls one for the Boys (which is odd to me like having two CEO’s?). Co-Ed only happens at large (district<?>) events (Webelos woods, Polar Bear) monthly campouts and events always happen separately often not even at the same properties. The girl troop appears at first glance to only be a leech to the boy troop I do believe it to be scouting related and not theft; however, it seems to not allow a proper exercise in earning your own keep.

I am not sure this falls completely into a fundraising jar, but most of it does.

My sons Troop formed a sister Troop of female scouts a couple of years prior to Covid. I have daughters and I am thankful that this door is an open path to adventure for them (although they have no interest <sniff>). However, the concept is not all colorful and has some dark shades of grey.

The two units seem to share funds, but the female troop takes more than it appears to kick in during unit fundraising events. We have had to do shuffling of schedules and even canceled fundraising events because the girls did not show. I am not sure why the troops are not run independently but I can say for certain they are fiscally joined at the hip. This is the root of my question.

Being a non-profit I assume there is an annual report or something that should be shared with the parents so we can see the health of the Troop(s) - but there is not. At least not that I can find. Am I off base? Is there a way to confirm or even pacify my suspicions? For the record I am the face that is speaking out there is a host of parents behind me; one even has a scout in each the male and female units.