John-in-KC 310 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Bryan Wendell posted this while scouter.com was down. Boy Scout service hour requirements to increase beginning 2016 Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4235 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 More things to referee. I've told scouts flatly if they haven't given a day in service at each rank, what kind of scout do they think they are? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Krampus 696 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 18 hours is great than the current 11 hours, but not by much. One would think BSA would require a bit more for ranks. You need 18 for ranks now, 8 for CCC, x amount for your conservation project for camping and I think that is it, no? Link to post Share on other sites
dfolson 70 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) I thought there was going to be a requirement that half of the service hours were related to conservation. That is only in the Life rank now. Early drafts had it throughout. I wonder what happened to that? Edited December 8, 2015 by dfolson Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3451 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Even though we are in a somewhat rural region of the country, finding enough conservation project is a bit dicy. Even most Eagle Projects are not conservation projects. It should get interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Krampus 696 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Schools, parks, camp grounds all have conservation projects in our area. Many times the owners don't even know they need the work done or don't think of them as conservation projects. We help the PLC and scouts look and identify such projects. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3451 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Like all of these requirements, the interpretations will always run rampant. After all, roadside cleanup is a conservation project around here. One can always find a stretch of road that has trash on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Krampus 696 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) @@Stosh, your comment brought this to mind immediately. I suspect the campus kooks would consider this racist. Edited December 9, 2015 by Krampus Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3451 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I see your point, we wouldn't want people thinking we are racists against the white trailer trash tossing garbage out of their cars along the roadways. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NJCubScouter 1389 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Can we please keep the discussion on the new service requirements? Link to post Share on other sites
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