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I don't think they get ANY funds from HQ. BSA doesn't fund the councils at all. Have they ever? -
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. -
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. -
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 -
Ever since this started it's been about the lawyers and their cut... this is creating millionaires and multimillionaires but not among the victims
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