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I would support this on the condition that the leader gets multiple automated warnings (3-month, 2-month, 1-month, etc.) and maybe even a call from the DE or district training char. There are a lot of leaders out their just doing their best with Scouting as a tertiary priority in their lives.  Our Pack had an absolute nightmare dealing with the new rolling registrations this year because many families did not receive reminders and were dropped from the Pack (and began missing out on communications even though they were still active in practice). Most families would gladly have paid the invoice if they knew it existed.

I might have you beat. My mom had to take PTO on my 18th birthday to drive my paperwork to where it needed to go because it was too late to mail it. 😬 I also didn't mind wearing the square knot at 18 - still thought it looked sharp. Obviously, if I was that concerned about wearing the badge, I would have been a little more diligent about the paperwork.

A few things. 1. If an error like the one I describe happens, and cannot be fixed easily, that is an issue. It should not take rebuilding records from scratch. 2. if BSA’s systems are so reliable, why is it that information is still incorrect? My son’s records were missing things, and had the wrong Cub Scout pack in the records, a pack that did not exist at the time? 3. You do realize that areas of the country have either no internet service, or service is not affordable? And as a result folks do not use SCOUTBOOK et al, because they do not have internet access at home. And do we want folks using shared computers at the public library? 4 you do realize that some districts are struggling to provide basic services, like recruitment, program, etc?  

Many of the camps could be closed and the land still used for camping without all the infrastructure. Use for patrol based primitive camping dispersed on the entire property.  Cost to council would be significantly less. Cost to patrols to reserve a site could be minimal.

They also need to stop making excuses about local council independence.  It a small portion of the monies donated on a national level were properly shared with those smaller camps, and perhaps National found a few donors from their own list to step in, some might be salvedged.  IF Camping is to be a mainsay of the program, the camps need to survive locally.  Few local groups can travel to the Big and solvent ones.   More importantly, from my view, is the disconnect with our environmental and "teaching" face.  Every camp should be an example of how best to protect the enironment, and should find ways to showcase the best options.  Today, with huge progress in clean options, all of them should be using those options wheneve possible.  Not only a teaching element, but also a cost reduction.  Solar and wind are likely possible most places, and often also water power.  The camp cuts expenses and the Scouts learn the future.  Another barely touched option is partnerships with serious sporting and outdoor companies.  Using climbing walls in conjunction with local clubs; offering the camp space for corporate events; embracing the Mike Rowe concept of skilled learning.  A bit of the right connections might find large cooking schools for example that might find summer programs a great option for teaching and the camp could again save money and likely often eat better.  So much of this is difficult for councils to move into, but with a properly developed National program, with the smaller camps open to it as well, would bring huge forward movement, and maybe even overcome the negative press  with the right promos and examples.  Just an old guy with odd ideas that get written off.