It appears that the decision is done; see letter.

[InquisitiveScouter]

2 minutes ago, Tron said:

It's official. If you dig through that coed group which is now the family troop group (name changed immediately) you can find posts from Angelique Minnet (various national committees including the coed   family troop pilot. It looks like that letter went out Friday to SE's and yesterday CORs started receiving it, and in the coming days commissioners, key 3, registrars, and various other staff will receive the guides and other letters. 

Yes.

Made inquiries here.  Our Council is putting together our local imminent public release.

 

[MikeS72]

30 minutes ago, Tron said:

It's official. If you dig through that coed group which is now the family troop group (name changed immediately) you can find posts from Angelique Minnet (various national committees including the coed   family troop pilot. It looks like that letter went out Friday to SE's and yesterday CORs started receiving it, and in the coming days commissioners, key 3, registrars, and various other staff will receive the guides and other letters. 

It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.

[qwazse]

20 minutes ago, Tron said:

… coed   family troop …

I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak.

I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.”

The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.

[FireStone]

This is so poorly worded and tone deaf. Family Scouting was a smart concept for Cub Scouts. It makes no sense as a marketing tool for Troops. And like Jameson76 mentioned, it's not what 11-17 year olds want. 

Also pitching this as a solution to inadequate numbers needed to start a single-gender troop is just pure nonsense. This didn't come about to solve that problem and we all know it. 

I'm 100% in favor of this all happening, it's long overdue, but I don't get this particular marketing pitch to roll it out as "family scouting". It makes no sense. 

[DuctTape]

24 minutes ago, qwazse said:

I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak.

I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.”

The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.

I cringed when I read the term "Family Troop". My initial reaction was, "there's the final nail in the coffin of the Patrol Method".

[Eagle94-A1]

I too hate the term.

[RememberSchiff]

Found this on Sam Houston Area Council website:

Family Troops

The National Executive Board for Scouting America approved the implementation of the combined troop option.

The family troop option will become available to all chartering organizations as a third option on December 15, 2025. The chartered organization must be a part of the discussion to decide to change to a family troop, and they must approve the decision to change the model.

Troops will continue to be able to organize as boy troops and girl troops.

Resources:

• Converting from a Family Troop       (3 page pdf)
• Family Troop Best Practices                (5 page pdf)
• Family Troop Decision Guide              (5 page pdf)

[Tron]

13 hours ago, RememberSchiff said:

Found this on Sam Houston Area Council website:

Family Troops

The National Executive Board for Scouting America approved the implementation of the combined troop option.

The family troop option will become available to all chartering organizations as a third option on December 15, 2025. The chartered organization must be a part of the discussion to decide to change to a family troop, and they must approve the decision to change the model.

Troops will continue to be able to organize as boy troops and girl troops.

Resources:

• Converting from a Family Troop       (3 page pdf)
• Family Troop Best Practices                (5 page pdf)
• Family Troop Decision Guide              (5 page pdf)

So basically anyone interested in the Family Troop option is going to hold off on recharter until right before Christmas. Looks like registrars are going to have a horrible week leading up to the normal HQ shutdowns.

[BetterWithCheddar]

Not a fan of the name "Family Scouting" ... it gives the impression that Mom and Dad can earn badges too. 🙂

[scoutldr]

I get the impression that  a troop is for ALL ages.

[SiouxRanger]

7 hours ago, scoutldr said:

I get the impression that  a troop is for ALL ages.

Gives the impression that mom, dad, and all the kids are welcome, regardless of age, to attend a picnic.

One of the consumers of BSA program graduates (Eagles) is the US military. We will see if its preference for Eagle Scouts continues or fades away.

I have not been impressed with the scout craft skill set of Eagles, or any lesser rank for that matter, for the last 30 years. Few scouts know their knots, can build a fire, sharpen a knife, navigate with a compass and map, etc.

[Tron]

14 hours ago, BetterWithCheddar said:

Not a fan of the name "Family Scouting" ... it gives the impression that Mom and Dad can earn badges too. 🙂

They can, badges of positions of responsibilities ;)

18 minutes ago, SiouxRanger said:

Gives the impression that mom, dad, and all the kids are welcome, regardless of age, to attend a picnic.

One of the consumers of BSA program graduates (Eagles) is the US military. We will see if its preference for Eagle Scouts continues or fades away.

I have not been impressed with the scout craft skill set of Eagles, or any lesser rank for that matter, for the last 30 years. Few scouts know their knots, can build a fire, sharpen a knife, navigate with a compass and map, etc.

It's a mixed bag, it always has been. When I was in the military the prior scouts fell into two baskets; the ones that actually learned something and the ones that were paper <insert any  rank you want here>. 

We're not going to get a better program until national steps in and fixes the councils. The new background check is interesting; I wonder how many leaders in my district are going to get s-canned?

[RememberSchiff]

So as  Scoutbook uses a B troop for boys and G troop for girls, will F troop designate a family troop?  

 

[InquisitiveScouter]

22 minutes ago, RememberSchiff said:

So as  Scoutbook uses a B troop for boys and G troop for girls, will F troop designate a family troop?  

 

I'd lay odds that BSA is dumb enough to do that

 

[Eagle94-A1]

24 minutes ago, RememberSchiff said:

So as  Scoutbook uses a B troop for boys and G troop for girls, will F troop designate a family troop?  

 

Just now, InquisitiveScouter said:

I'd lay odds that BSA is dumb enough to do that

Concur.

Now I have " The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidently..." in my brain. Thank you so very much @RememberSchiff.  😀