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  • LATEST POSTS

    • DuctTape
      Can "Friends of [local Scouting]" (i.e., new CO after split from church CO) solicit funds for the CO, which then get donated to units?

      By DuctTape · Posted

      I don't think so. I am suggesting they do, 100%.
    • mrjohns2
      Can "Friends of [local Scouting]" (i.e., new CO after split from church CO) solicit funds for the CO, which then get donated to units?

      By mrjohns2 · Posted

      I don't think they get ANY funds from HQ. BSA doesn't fund the councils at all. Have they ever?
    • InquisitiveScouter
      Catholics turn

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      Somehow we need to cultivate a culture of the Pursuit of Excellence. I, too, meet scads of Scouters who are unwilling to admit that they need some changes to improve their Scouting. Good luck overcoming this psychological barrier. 
    • Eagle94-A1
      Catholics turn

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Former commissioner here. Agree the Commissioner Corps is suppose to be about quality control. But you also need Scouters who are willing to acknowledge they have weak programs, and be willing to listen to advice. Sadly I have encountered  such Scouters over the years who refuse to see the weakness of their program, and refuse to change. Commissioners can only coach and advise. they have no authority to implement change in a unit. I had one such unit. After over a year of being ignored, I stopped trying. Successor commissioners to that unit, including one who knew the SM well as they were ASMs together at one point, were also ignored.  
    • Eagledad
      Catholics turn

      By Eagledad · Posted

      A lot. But it’s not new. As we’ve discussed before, over 50% of  Webelos 2s don’t crossover into troops. Add in the number of cubs that quit in the other 4 years. And just about all that is on bad adult leadership. I’m guessing nationally that at least 60% of cubs don’t don’t finish the cub program. The troop program has the problem that troops loose more first year scouts than any other year in the BSA program. BUT, to be fair, most bad leaders are parents with average skills. The Cub program is over burdened and overly complicated for parents with average skills. The training and professional support doesn’t supplement these parents enough to bring their skills up to lead a quality program. Parents with skills for a quality program typically were scouts as a youth. Especially in troops. The Cub program needs an overhaul. Barry

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