f2c

"Given the bad press that can be caused by one bad apple, I can understand a unit not jumping on an offer to volunteer from someone who doesn't have kids in the unit." I agree with you 100% and that is why I went to the council web page (the 'front door' so to speak) to express my interest and wanted the interview to be in my home with my family present. I even provided my resume. I thought that just showing up at meetings might give someone the creeps.

Thanks for all the replies. If the obvious is true then I really dont think BSA is getting their monies worth. If it isn't, I seem to remember something about a scout being honest. Personally I learned the truth is the best way to go, whatever it is, a long time ago. Finally, I guess its a little strange to me that an organization that exists because of volunteers, be rather cavilear toward them. Regards all

Thanks for the links, there actually are units listed that are not on the council page. My church does not sponsor a unit and actually most units in the area are LDS which I do not belong. The kiddies are not in school yet. editted to say: actually its not most but more like half of the units are LDS.(This message has been edited by f2c)

I can see your point that I do not have any 'boy' children. Is such an attitude prevailant in BSA? I am not sure I would go about 'imposing' myself. Its not up to me to tell them how to run their organization and I am not going to 'make' someone accept me. To me that is not what volunteering is about.

I guess this is a rather rhetorical question at this point than anything direct. Many moons ago, I was a scout but our troop fell apart due to lack of a scoutmaster (or something along those lines). Now that I have settled down a bit in life (i.e. got married, a carrer (I am a computer engineer and my wife is a MD), had a couple of children (both girls)) I thought it would be a fun and perhaps noble thing to volunteer for an adult position in the scouts. Anyway, I went to the local council's webpage and filled out the contact me page. The next day I got a call from the DE and he came to my house and interviewed me. He seemed to like me (the interview lasted almost 3 hours), said he had a unit that needed an ASM and I would be contacted by the SM of the troop. Curiosity I guess got the better of me after not hearing anything for 6 months, I sent another email to the DE asking if it was something about me or did I just slip through the cracks. A couple of days after sending the email, he calls me up again and professes that they just kinda forgot about me. I told him I was still interested but now a couple more weeks have passed. I am not sure I am going to bug him one more time. Am I missing something here cause I just don't get it.