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When my son got his initial Lifeguard cert about 5 years ago, he was in a class with a single other person. He was dismayed that the other boy was a mediocre swimmer and still passed the course.

It is a parental issue as well. If I found out my son was in his underwear and threatening to teabag another person, I think any Scout organization punishment would seem trivial. I'd be almost as mad if I found out my son didn't try to defuse the situation.

You should bring it to the DE or SE in the council or talk to your COR or even IH. Let them be the bad guy.

Makes no difference. A Scout should not be threatening to sexually assault a younger, weaker person regardless of this being a "non scouting" event. It's not scoutlike behavior, and honestly, every boy involved in this attempted sexual assault should be punished by the troop. If it was found they did this kind of stuff to a non-scout, I would feel the same.

Well, the average age for Eagle is something like 17.4 years old. Yes, the Scout Oath and Scout Law are now for all ages.

I agree 100%. The SPL was threatening to sexually assault the younger boy. I thought the 3 month suspension was too light, and I agree totally that another similar act should be dismissal. The rest of the PLC should be punished as well, as they either participated or didn't stop it.

You can get steel mesh globe replacements. I've done that with one of my personal lanterns--but I haven't used it when extremely windy. My former troop used coleman propane lanterns, but we used them on a tree atop a 20 lb propane cylinder. Never had problem breaking them in camp, but did occasionally break them on transport.

I agree with you. If anything, this can turn the grocery shopping into a patrol activity, rather than an individual one. They can do the price comparisons, etc. I'd much rather have the boys order the groceries online at a meeting, than have their parents do the shopping.

I wondered that myself. My sons could do the requirements without an adult (except for the signing off part)

I resemble that remark. In my case, it's Scoutsons are 18 and 20 and go to universities that are out of state.

Then, IMHO, you haven't paid attention to the Commandments.

Wow. In my boys' former troop (former because they aged out, both after getting their Eagles), the SM or SPL would politely listen to the mom, and tell her, get your Scout to do this. We aren't doing this for him unless he asks. As a MB counselor, I would tell the Mom to buzz off. The only thing I need parents for in MBC is to drive the Scout and/or be there for YPT purposes. I've seen the same with pioneering projects. 30 scouts is a medium-sized troop. A large troop is over 50, a small troop under 15.

I've only been married almost half the length you have been, but I do agree with you. I have no intention of remarrying should my wife pass away first.

It is an open-ended question. It's a thought provoking question, so that the Scout can think about what his duty to God is. In my faith (Roman Catholic), weekly church attendance is part of our Duty to God (although required, it is not the entire duty to God, it's just the minimum).

Well, going to church is part of my duty to God. I'm Catholic, and it is considered a mortal sin in my church to miss Sunday Mass without good reason. So, yes, going to Mass is part of my duty to God. Of course you can practice religion without going to church, but at least for those who are Christians, going to church is part of our general duty to God. I also wouldn't count going to church every Sunday as the complete duty to God. If a Scout answered duty to God with just going to church on Sunday, I would question that as well (asking about other actions that are part of that duty). Duty to God in the Scout Oath is not idle words to me.

I agree, but I also don't think we should be held to the same standards as paid professional teachers. Yes, we should be kind and helpful as much as possible, but we also shouldn't be bludgeoned by pseudo-legalistic parents.

And in 20 years, the word "accomodations" will be offensive. There is no need to continually revise the language to not offend. The most innocuous term today will end up offending tomorrow. For example, handicapped was the nice way to say things (much nicer than crippled), then "disabled" took over, and now, it's "differently abled." When does this stop?

Scout leaders are volunteers. We can't be forced to follow the actions of the schools. While I agree with the idea of helping Scouts if I can, I would chafe at being told I have to follow an IEP as a volunteer.

Well, it is something to think about. I take the Scout Oath seriously.

It is not legal per the BSA.You are adding to Advancement requirements.

Here's a question for you: Do you think you are doing your duty to God by rarely attending church? That said, use your parents for that reference. IMHO, at your age, parents are in charge of your religious education, etc.

Boy Scouts is supposed to be boy-led. The SM should have talked to the SPL about the situation, and the boys should be handling it, for the most part.

No, it's adults taking the boy out of boy scouting. Sterile language, like "safety circle," are bureaucratic and meant to sound benign. The last thing you need when it comes to safety. Blood circle tells me that anything in that circle can possibly be cut, and I need to be careful with it. Safety circle just tells me that I need to be safe inside that circle or worse, that it's the safe place. I think blood circle is the best possible way to describe that for young people (boys and girls).

Talk to the Troop leaders--aka the SPL, ASPL and PLs, not just the adults. I think you might be pleasantly surprised at how much better things will be if you view this as boy-led, versus a classroom situation. Don't think this will make the boys in the troop think less of your son (they already know he has difficulties), it will help them become part of the solution instead of adding to the problem. My sons' troop had several autistic Scouts, and the Scouts as a whole watched out for each other.

Did you talk to the boys in the Troop about this, or just the adult leaders? The adult leaders are not the Troop leaders, the boys are.