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I like BSA Chaplains comments on LC. Our Troop is still utilizing the Leadership Corps format, but it has been under fire recently. Our LC has the highest attendance percentage for campouts than any of the other patrols. The younger boys look forward to their turn to move into those ranks. However, it seems that when a boy becomes a member of LC, there is a change in personality, and an superior attitude of 'can do no wrong' comes over them. Reading the Scoutmaster handbook, and a few other sources, I see that the SPL is to be elected, and then he, with Scoutmasters help, appoints the rest of the positions. If this is true, how does this group of boy leaders differ from LC? Is it merely a case of semantics?

Our Troop goes to El Rancho Cima, Cockrell River Camp each year for opening weekend. Though we attend the same camp each year, the boys choose it, and we get nearly 90% Troop participation. (80 registered Scouts It's only 4-5 hours from home, so the adults can come and go as necessary for work, and the cost is affordable because there isn't much travel expense. The boys feel comfortable because they know their way around, and our campsite feels like home. For the older Scouts we also have a High Adventure (10-12 days) each summer also. Tonight we decided on South Dakota, Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse.