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Only have bylaws if some outside entity (your COR or military installation commander) require it. Trust me.

It's a pdf of the 2010 version, but it might work for you. http://www.stgerald.org/uploads/DanBourne/welcome-to-the-cub-scout-academics-and-sports-program.pdf

Slightly off topic but, way to reinforce sexism. I've never known Girl Scouts to sleep on cots unless they were using them in the big platform tents, where they were provided, or cabins. We prohibited them in our last Overseas Committee from being in our tents due to wear and tear. I didn't sleep on a cot in a tent until I was around 40. Love to meet these GSA volunteers since I'm a GSUSA member.

My husband made a felt pouch as a WEB and he still uses it to this very day to carry novels and books in the field. Get a piece of heavy felt, not craft felt, and cut to 10-12 inches by 30ish. Fold into thirds, like a letter going into an envelope. As you are looking at the folded felt, sew the middle flap to the bottom piece with a straight stitch on the two open sides. (Have the boys draw on a line with chalk and a ruler.) Trim the top flap to a point, or a wave, or whatever. I'll try to post a photo later today of my huaband's. If you have a crafty mom or two, see if they'd be willing to teach the boys how to use a sewing machine. Valuable life skill.

Many of us agree that the DEs have a thankless job with too many competing and conflicting responsibilities. How should the job be split into positions that are not only doable but serve the boys?

We would often combine the November and December pack meetings due to holiday scheduling. You might want to theme your winter meetings to activities that are done in the dark like a sound scavenger hunt, all activities having something to do with phosphorescence, astronomy, intro to flashlight tag. November is when reality hits for a lot of families that have been running on euphoria since August. Get through the trough and pump up the boys for January camp out, PWD, and a big B&G party. You might also consider a leaders only event, not on the Pack's dime if you can't afford it, to say thanks for getting our year off to a great start. And we always included recharter fees in yearly dues due on November 1. You had to tell us not to recharter you.

Tell everyone.

Slushee drops on the waterfront.

Will Robotics someday meet Shot Gun over the range? http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/12/01/amazon-working-on-flying-drones-to-deliver-packages-to-your-doorstep/ (We need a humour category.)

Segregating kids by religion isnt an official BSA policy, and I'd be calling national on that with the pros' names. The CO has the right to only accept kids from their organization, but Councils shouldn't be mandating it. Where are you generally in the wider world?

No matter where the money comes from, collected, fundraised, granted by CO, Joe Bob's unit needs to turn over a $1500 check to recharter for 2014. His legitimate question is "What do we get for that?" Stop being so obtuse.

At $25 a person and say a $1 per registered person for insurance (varies by council and is rolled into recharter) plus the unit fee, $1500 equals about 56 people. Forty boys, eight SM/ASMs, eight CC/MCs and a COR, and you're there. Last year you could've gotten Boys Life for all the youth and hit around $1500 for the above group.

Take it to an alterations shop, best to find one that works with military uniforms. The seamstress will trim and fold it then sew it on so that no raw edges show. It may cost $5 or so, depending, but I'd rather starch and iron old pickle suits than try to sew on badges correctly.

Quite the master manipulator you have there. As others have said, this is an SM issue, and the Committee needs to focus on supporting the program, not micromanaging boys.

This is the same bear leader who hates the wolf leader? Wall your den off from the drama and Happy Cub Scouting.