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I hid another response which seemed more paranoia. @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947 , @LeCastor

That article ends What we owe all people, including women, is to listen to them and to respect them and to take them seriously. But we don’t owe anyone our unthinking belief. “Trust but verify” may not have the same ring as “believe all women.” But it’s a far better policy. Sounds fair.

I hid the last post as the paranoia was getting a little ridiculous. Moderators will review. @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947 , @LeCastor

This Sunday Morning report also covered "Troop 1262, one of the fastest-growing troops in America. The Scouts are almost all Burmese refugees, their families resettled here from Thailand" as part of the "changing face" of the BSA. As Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley introduced the report, she mentioned that today was Scout Sunday. Nice touch.

@justbill welcome to scouter.com

There is a lot of real anger and hysteria in America. I think trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,... scouts and Scouters are part of the solution. My $0.02

IMO, not girls so much but Family Scouting (at Boy Scout level) being bundled with girl membership is the problem. Family Scouting negatively impacts the Patrol and Leadership Methods. I don't worry about girls in a troop, I worry about families making the troop into another pack My $0.02

Moved by OP request - RS.

6 more weeks of winter! Poor Phil was shivering even with his fur coat. Does your local Ground Hog or cultural equivalent critter agree?

With the help of Boy Scouts of America Sequoia Council, Rodney Blaco, a local father and Tulare County prosecutor created Cub Scout Pack 1920— the first all girl Cub Pack in California. In 1920, the Women's Suffrage movement led to the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. On Thursday, Blaco and Sara Parsons, Sequoia Council district executive, met with Visalia Breakfast Rotary Club to discuss a partnership between the two. The move to welcome girls into the Cub Scout organization was one centered around family, Parsons said. “The idea behind letting girls into Cub Scouts was to create family scouting," she said. "It’s not making girls into Cub Scouts or girls into Boy Scouts, it’s creating an opportunity for families to go to one place for all their kids to receive the same opportunities to grow in their leadership skills, to learn how to make good life choices and to learn how to grow into adults that are going to be productive members of society.” More details at source link. http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2018/02/01/visalias-all-girl-cub-scout-pack-blazes-new-trails/1086714001/

Oh, should I have said STEM scout units can partner with schools and apply/receive government education grants. I don't know how the charter process works or even if there is one with STEM scouts. I was surprised the unit leader in my OP was running the unit from her house.

My understanding, STEM scouts in partnership with schools apply and receive government education grants.

Same Scout Oath and Law but in a STEM program.

Let's refrain from personal attacks and feelings of superiority please when posting. Thanks. @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947 , @LeCastor

“All of them together make this gooey, but not so gooey slime,” explained 10-year-old Jonah Weber, who learned the importance of meticulous measurement and lab safety practices in the pursuit of discovery at the inaugural meeting. It doesn’t get more hands-on than stretching slime between fingers, adding different levels of liquid to see how it affects the material’s viscosity or sticking it to noses. “It was fun and creative,” Weber said. “What’s important is that it helps the Scouts be successful citizens,” Weber said. The scout said that Scout principles and STEM, especially engineering, have a lot in common. “It’s helping people,” he said. Source: Coastsiders Experiment with new Scouts Program http://www.hmbreview.com/news/coastsiders-experiment-with-new-scouts-program/article_15d3b91e-06e0-11e8-a2c4-83360e14e04e.html According the stemscouts.org 32 Councils (24 states) now have an least one STEM unit.

We have collected Pack photos and created a Thanks for Lifetime Memories video on DVD for departing leaders.

Character building has been central (emphasized) from day one. Often BP when talking to scouts asked if they had done their good deed for today.

My Dad, ex-Navy, laughed his hardest watching Sergeant Bilko (The Phil Silvers Show). I guess the humor transfers to all services. Still funny today.

Good luck with both, especially the scenarios . Take a breath and remember your training - survey the scene, protect yourself, survey the patient...

Amen to that. As some doubt that girls will meet requirements, I hope girls show how easy the requirements actually are and the bar will be restored to past heights.

For EMR is that the cognitive or psychometer exam?

Did you have midterms recently?

@Duhawk49 welcome to scouter.com @mashmaster, @qwazse , @Tampa Turtlecome to mind. I believe they have attended SeaBase, I am sure there are other members too.

...and in the end, scouts will buy and bring their own tent/hammock/bivouac,

I'm game. Setup up a experiment topic with your one post and done rule. I will delete those who attempt a second post.