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  1. Cub master unethical behavior 1 2

    By Wolf Mom,
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  2. Judges should not be BSA members? What nonsense. 1 2 3

    By skeptic,
    • 42 replies
    • 5.1k views

  3. Just go join Spiral Scouts 1 2 3 4 12

    By Lisabob,
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  4. Membership Continues Decline 1 2 3 4 6

    By Huzzar,
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  5. Chicago needs more Scouts

    By RememberSchiff,
    • 3 replies
    • 863 views

  6. Churches Evicting Troops, and a new organization 1 2 3 4 8

    By nextgenscouter1,
    • 117 replies
    • 13k views

  7. How to handle harrassment 1 2 3

    By ScouterCa,
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  8. Using your dog as a compass

    By RememberSchiff,
    • 11 replies
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  9. The Liberty Amendments 1 2

    By Kahuna,
    • 23 replies
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  10. Lockheed-Martin cuts ties to Boy Scouts 1 2 3

    By Merlyn_LeRoy,
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  11. Eagle Scout. Idealist. Drug Trafficker? 1 2

    By packsaddle,
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  12. Gay policy takes effect, no apparent mass exodus 1 2 3 4 6

    By Merlyn_LeRoy,
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  13. Effects of Age Descrimination

    By skeptic,
    • 5 replies
    • 965 views

  14. ​I say ......... Merry Christmas; by Joseph S. Bonsall (from 2003) 1 2 3

    By skeptic,
    • 34 replies
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  15. Social Science Corrupted by Politics 1 2

    By Eagledad,
    • 15 replies
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    • mrjohns2
      Cub Scout Pack Shooting Sports at a BSA camp

      By mrjohns2 · Posted

      They deliver on the promise. 
    • RangerEagle
      Cub Scout Pack Shooting Sports at a BSA camp

      By RangerEagle · Posted

      This is allowed. It was brought up as an option for Cub Scouts units when I did BALOO, so I looked more into it. We did this on a campout this past fall. Stayed at a council camp and council provided archery range masters for us. Scouts loved it. Being at a council camp makes it a council event for G2SS purposes. Council also had kayaks at the camp, so was able to arrange for a day for Webelos and AOLs to go kayaking. I think these type of things makes Cub Scouting so much better. 
    • Tron
      End of 2024 membership numbers

      By Tron · Posted

      The argument around this sort of thing is odd. The standard is the standard. 21 MB, so many camping nights, pass the swim test, etc ... right? This is sort of a like the old school adage that A's may pay, but C's get degrees. For the scout that goes above and beyond, fantastic, but it does not redefine the standard. The kid that does just the standard is just as much an eagle scout as any other eagle scout. 
    • BetterWithCheddar
      End of 2024 membership numbers

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      I had a pretty traditional Scouting experience that culminated in earning the Eagle Scout award after I had a lot of fun and finally got around to the paperwork. One of my best my friends could be described as a "Paper Eagle." He made it through the program with very little camping and had everything wrapped up by high school so he could focus more on academics. Today, he's a professor at a prestigious university and travels the world to present his research. He is absolutely someone we'd want to represent the program. Scouting just means different things to different people and we all have to be OK with that for the BSA to survive.
    • Prime00
      Boy in trouble

      By Prime00 · Posted

      So what happened with this? He straighten up?  
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