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  • Latest Posts

    • BetterWithCheddar
      Scouting Pet Peeve?

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      The only time I can see where this is borderline acceptable is when it's a "throwback" uniform (unaltered from their youth). My favorite local council camp holds a "retro night" during the summer camp season and it's fun to see all of the old gear come out at once. 
    • FireStone
      Scouting Pet Peeve?

      By FireStone · Posted

      Summer camp will be fun next month, apparently the camp director wears a rank patch. I'm going to have to try really hard to not visibly roll my eyes. 🙄
    • Eagle94-A1
      New Induction Ceremony

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      For an organization that claims to be youth led, we got a lot of old fogeys running things
    • FireStone
      A shallow AI dive into some current views regarding the Law Suit and the evolved YP issues and the larger public issues and legal system.

      By FireStone · Posted

      I'm sure our stats are far better now, too. We're incredibly safe in the broader spectrum of youth organizations. Our training is often more substantial, and our systems work. Just at a basic level practicing 2-deep leadership and ensuring that a scout is never alone with an adult is a highly effective barrier. And that's just step 1. The Safeguarding Youth program goes well beyond that and equips us to spot risks, warning signs, and take preventative measures to not just stop abuse but to prevent it.  Scouting America will probably never get the credit it deserves for just how good these safeguards are. And I wish it did, not they deserve it, but because the kids deserve to have the public know just how good their Scouting program is. 
    • Tron
      New Induction Ceremony

      By Tron · Posted

      I don't know, I took some time this afternoon to research the BOD and it's pretty solid. All members seem to have done well in life and are pumping a lot of money, influence, time, and other resources into the scouting movement. I'll break the BOD down into 5 sub groups.  Of the 42 members currently on the BOD, 22 are Eagle Scouts, 1 other that was a scout as a youth but didn't make Eagle; all have been highly recognized in and outside of scouting with awards or decorations.   4 non-scouts that are decorated military veterans; not sure if I would be able to find any other non-scouts that could understand scouting better than people like this.  2 highly recognized professionals in the camping and camping management industry (not counting the ones that are Eagle above). 3 bankruptcy, restructuring, and merger legal experts.  8 highly recognized, decades long volunteers, who have received awards inside and outside of scouting.  2 super rich dudes just doing it for scouting and America.  A lot of these people live fairly private lives so there could have been more that were scouts, more that are parents of scouts, this is just a summary of easy to find information on the national website. Over half are Eagle Scouts, seems like a good amount. 

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