Aidan_MacAnBhaird

The various observations and opinions related to the state of our nation are obviously pertinent to scouting; however, this country has seen similar demographic and popular culture shifts in previous decades and scouts has remained strong. While nationals can contribute heavily to updating and promoting scouting without changing the core values while honoring the history and culture of scouting, the core responsiblilty of scouting success rests primarily at the unit level. BSA is built on a traditional corporate model and operates as thus. As with any corporation, the ultimate owners are the c

This thread has been very interesting indeed; however, what is the next step? Many have noticed components which may be causing a decline in our numbers, but how will we address these components, prioritize validated decline-causing components, and simultaneously address cubs, scouts, venturers, their leaders, and committees that need overhauling or re-training? I would love to know the region and socio-economic stats of each of the people who posted. This became apparent to me after moving cross-country. The problems I saw in Dallas' country clubs had to do with city slickers and the car