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Correct. One has to either use Scoutbook or import from a 3rd party tool to get advancement in AND they have to enter if they went to camp. To get the data on camp, for the test years, he used our council camp data and then, with the help of commissioners, contacted units that camped outside of council (or didn't at all). The ideas was that we have rarely had enough unit commissioners. So, focus them on the "at risk" units. Units scoring 4 or 5 don't need as much help.

Yes, at the "national" level... but this very much depends on your state and county health departments, also. For example, from the Ten Mile River Scout Reservation Leaders Guide, the edicts of the People's Republic of New York are "New York State law requires all Scouts who attend camp for more than one week to complete an additional form about meningitis. See “Meningitis ” on page 18 for more information. In March 2024, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health issued Local Board of Health Public Health Order No. 1 – 2024 Children’s Camps. It requires that all campers at any summer camp in the county have certain vaccinations, and this will apply to every Scout who will be camping at TMR this summer. A copy of the order is included with the TMR version of the AHMR. Quoting from the order: All campers must have documentation of these vaccinations administered before the beginning of camp: • Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine and Pertussis vaccine (Dtap/DTP/Tdap) • Hepatitis B vaccine or proof of immunity • Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) or proof of immunity (positive titer) • Polio vaccine (IPV/OPV) • Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine or proof of immunity • Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY)- Measles ” on page 19 Sullivan County requires documentation for all campers, adult leaders and staff of proof of immunity to measles. Thus, it’s important that the date of measles vaccination be included on the AHMR." https://tenmileriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TMR-Guide-25.pdf YYMV in your state...  

Watching the former CDC director testify before Congress and got me wondering... Answer: Just one, tetanus.   Source: https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/ahmr/medical-formfaqs/

At least inn our neck of the woods, So Cal, I still see a lot of confusion with our longest lasting units that tend toward starting with Methodists.  The "workaround?" that in theory protects the Church from direct legal problems is confusing and in some areas still, apparently seen as a line in the sand.  We are fortunate that our particular small (once very large) congregation loves the units we have in the basement and comes out in force when we have fundraising events.  We also help as possible with many things within the church, but it is also struggling, as are most mainline Protestant churches, to maintain.  We have three small congregations with two pastors serving them in the area.  One location, while still in the district and area, is being slowly redeveloped in hand with local efforts for the homeless and similar issues.  An affordable housing project is currently in process on what was once a large parking lot for the defunct church.  But, its main buildings are still serving the community through the conglomerate maintained.  We still seem to have at least three, maybe four Methodist-affiliated unit families in the council, but pinning it down is hard, as the charter is fuzzy, at best.  

How faith-based support is helping Scouting America stabilize Stabilize? "According to Scouting America’s latest data, faith-based organizations account for 42% of the nearly 40,000 units operated by chartered organizations. The Catholic Church and its affiliates are No. 1 — overseeing 3,514 units serving more than 87,100 of the roughly 1 million boys and girls now active in scouting. Other major sponsors include the United Methodists, the Episcopal Church and various Lutheran and Presbyterian denominations. Nearly 250 units, serving more than 6,500 scouts, are sponsored by Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist organizations. ...   Back in 2013, the United Methodists accounted for almost 350,000 youth members in the Boy Scouts. The figure now is 52,600. While Christian churches account for the vast majority of Scouting America’s faith-based units, there are more than 3,500 scouts in Muslim-sponsored units and about 1,560 in Jewish-affiliated units. ... One step the organization will not take, (Roger) Krone said, is abandoning the religious credo at the core of its mission. The famed Scout Oath begins, “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God,” while the Scout Law’s concluding message is: “Be reverent toward God. Be faithful in your religious duties. Respect the belief of others.” Krone acknowledged that some nonreligious families, while admiring aspects of scouting, might be uncomfortable with the “Duty to God” pledge. He encourages them to try scouting nonetheless."   Similar sources: https://www.ctpost.com/living/article/despite-past-challenges-scouting-america-21052590.php https://fortune.com/2025/09/17/catholic-boy-scouts-bankruptcy-scandal-mormons/