Splitting a small troop into two patrols

[Stosh 3452]

I too have accepted the responsibility of resurrecting a collapsing troop. We have about 10 registered scouts and 5 active. They insist on two patrols, a PL and APL for each one and that leaves one older tenderfoot scout as the only non-POR member. I have seen each of the other five scouts once in the past 4 months.

 

It's all chiefs and no Indians. Everyone gets their "credit" for leadership and nothing gets done. They plan no activities, they don't work together, there is a good reason why this troop is collapsing. They all have between 9-11 partial merit badges and can't tie even the simplest of knots.

 

It will take at least a year to get these boys functioning at the "rank" they think they have earned. It's been interesting and by all indications will get even more interesting in the months ahead when 13-15 new Webelos scouts will be crossing over and will want to be actually doing something in this troop.

 

Stosh