Hello,
My son is a new Scout in a Troop. He was a Tiger-Web II, (I was his leader so I'm pretty familiar with the Cub program, but not with Boy Scouts) He is in a Troop of about 20-25 active boys with 4 patrols. His new patrol is being guided by an older Scout and an Asst SM. It seems to run fine.
But I'm not sure I understand what the older boys are suppose to doing Troop meetings. These are boys who are from Second Class-Star with one Eagle.
During the mtgs, other than when they a specifically planning for an outing, they just seem to be goofing around all the time.