rockymtnscouter

Hello. I'm new here and I'm thrilled to have found this web site. I can't believe how much information is here. Anyway, I am the committee chairman for a Troop and a Pack. My husband is Scoutmaster and Cubmaster of the same units. We have absolutely no problem with the leaders of the Cub Scout pack. They all work well together and do a great job. The Boy Scout troop is another story. The treasurer and secretary, who aren't particularly happy women anyway, always complain about how the boys need to take more responsibility for running the troop. These two then jump in and try to take control of things. They even think that they should be involved in junior leader training. They are constantly berating other adult leaders behind their backs and generally promoting a negative attitude. The biggest problem is that their behavior had been allowed to continue by the previous Scoutmaster, because he didn't like conflict. My husband just recently took the role of Scoutmaster after the previous one of 12 years stepped down. My husband had been an ASM for the past three years of this troop. One of our ASMs once said that the only problems a unit has is almost always due to the adults. How should we deal with this? I would certainly appreciate any insights. Thank you!