spl229

i guess the real problem was that there was little integration between the younger and older scouts and i realized that but i had a plan that was not accepted nor thought about by anyone "in power". my idea was to make anyone 15+ a troop guide and assign an older boy a younger boy to mentor and help. i did try to discuss it with my SM along with my ASPL and we got half a comment every 2 secs while he laughed and smiled at every comment and point we made. so i believe that has been exhausted and i have a meeting tonight and a PLC so i will fill you in on how it goes.

wow that is one extreme i do not want to see. a) the SM shouldnt choose the patrol leaders, b)allow more time for the patrols to develop dont realign them every year you do not establish any grouping or friendship, and c)if you have patrols stick with them do not swithch at campouts. Yes the terms are too long for a position. have each one be 6 months and have the ASPL take over for the SPL after the six months of his term and so on.

that is ridiculous and absurd

my SM is narrow minded and i have problem with that. before i took over for the previous SPL the troop committee decided to blow up the patrols and start from scratch. they selected four scouts to literally pick out of a hat for the new patrols. i had a majro problem with that because i was going to alter the way our troop ran to be more age integrated and independent. but my SM did not see it my way. so after my first trip as SPL i decided this would not work at all. i understand give it more time but i knew i could make it better by keeping the patrols i wanted. so the next meeting the boys and i decided that this would not work and we needed to change. so after my second trip we took a vote and agreeded to change back. when he found out he was not happy. idc. my arguement was it was not his place to change them anyway so we redid the wrong. he disagreed. now we are locked in a dead lock between extreme change in patrols or change the opertaion. i need help in how to truely organize the patrols and if i can and should win this disagreement. this is the first change that has happened since i have been there in 4yrs. i do have some adult support but not too much, but i know i have large scout support so are we right in our defense.(note: we have been challenged to alter the patrols but not the old ones)

i have the same problem my SM is so narrow minded that it frustrates me so much. i organized a boy led vote against our TLC and now i am recieving so much garbage from it about how i cant do that i know how you feel