ValleyBoy

We had one scout troop that would only campout at our local scout camp. They would always camp in the same campsite.

From what I am understanding the boys problem with the swimming requirement is jumping into the water that is over his head. Once he is in the water he has no problem swimming. Is the scouts fear of jumping into the water over his head an fear of his head going under water or only the jumping in part.

Correct you have to train the parent just as you have to train the scouts. With youth and parents crossing over from the cub scouts we stress with them that we operate differently with the troop than the way a pack operates. Also if a parent is a Merit Badge Councilor they can only be the councilor for there on child with all work being done in a troop setting with other unit leaders present. and only if we have no other Merit Badge Councilor for that badge. As a unit leader I would never tell a parent that they could not stay at a meeting or go on a camping trip. So far we have not had any problems with any of the parents that have attended any of these events.

Just my opinion, but I do not know of any Eagle Scout that could meet all the qualifications for Eagle Scout with only 20 nights camping. Nothing wrong with taking 4 years but as adult leaders we cannot add more requirements for each rank than required by National.

Our council requires all adults Youth Protection to be current for the entire unit charter year at recharter. so for our unit who's recharter is from Jan 1 to Dec 31 of each year each adult who's youth protection expires before Dec 31 of the charter year has retake YPT.

Yes it is doable but I do not feel like adding 100 nights of camping as an additional requirement for the Eagle Scout rank is in the best interest of the program. Since I have been involved with present troop we had had 4 youth Earn the rank of Eagle Scout. and I would say that each one of them had 100 nights of camping if you counted every night they attended with the troop, Every night during Summer Camp. Every night on an OA event (2 Eagles), National Jamboree (1 Eagle) and Phimont (1 Eagle). Then again each of these 4 youth were in the program since they met the age requirement to join the troop and earn completed there last Eagle requirement just before they turned 18.. Our scout that attended the National Jamboree during his Jr year of High School missed both weeks of Band Camp since they at the same time as Jamboree. Also our Troop has never had over 10-15 active youth at any given time over the last 10 years and we usually have to work out Troops camping schedule around our 4 active Adults work and family schedule. We will only schedule a camping trip if we have 3 adults due to the fact that sometimes something can come up and one of the adults will not be able to make the camping trip.. Also due to our jobs the SM and I are usually on call for our work and have had to leave during a camping trip. Due to this most of our weekend camping trips are within 25 miles of our hometown.

OK lets say 100 nights. In the troop I work with it would take a youth 4 years to meet this requirement. As a unit wee normally have 10 weekend campouts a year and one long term camp. (Summer Camp) which is 26 nights a year. So for a youth to meet this requirement he would have to have the long term camp all 4 years and could only miss 2 weekend camping trips over a 4 year period to meet this requirement. Yes it is doable but I feel like it would be over kill for a youth that has met all the other Eagle requirements. .

Council registration fee? I have never heard of a Council requiring and fee on top of the national registration fee.

Our unit does do a FOS presentation each year but does not do popcorn sales. Several years ago our unit was informed by council that our unit would not be able to use Council property if we did not sell popcorn. Our units answer was so what, we have so many other different places to go camping that we did not have to use Council property if we did not want too. Also our Scoutmaster informed our Council Executive of how much the company that he worked for gave the Council each year and that that money could stop being given. Our Scoutmaster . company Chairman of the Board has told our Scoutmaster several years before that the company would stop giving to the Scouts each year on only the Scoutmasters word. Needless to say the Council backed down.

It is a fair question for an Eagle Board of Review. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions that are asked during an Eagle Board of Review. Now are there questions that should not be asked during the board of review. Yes but I do not feel like this is one of them. A better question could be his opinion about girls also being able to become Eagle Scouts starting in 2019.

New to this forum but an Old Dog in the scouting program. I earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1978. I stayed involved in the program until the early 80's and did not get back involved in the program until 2002 when my son joined the Cub Scouts. I ending up becoming the Packmaster of by sons pack by default and severed in that position for 3 years. Was also the districts Cub Scout Day Camp Director for 2 years. Took over as Scoutmaster of our local Troop right before my son crossed over from the Cub Scouts an severed in that position for 6 years until I stepped down to the Assistant Scoutmaster position. For the last 6 years I have been a member of our Districts advancement committee sitting on Eagle Project and Eagle Scout board of reviews. Also for the last 2 years I have also served as a Unit commissioner.