mrjohns2

@BetterWithCheddarThanks for sharing. Very helpful comparison.

I think it is to eliminate “outsiders” that have no other connection to scouting besides merit badges. Quite the change from when I was a youth in the ‘80s.

You can. That doesn’t say that there aren’t conditions. A parent must register if they wish to stay overnight. They are not barred from staying overnight. They can only come for the day if not registered.

That is a good point. You are supposed to be registered just if you want to stay at a meeting.

Some / most in our area want a drop off, not a “let’s get involved”.

We have used this very reason to have more moms register. We have them on the committee to help with BOR and a backup for campouts. We have had parents rush through YPT and applications in the nick of time.

Well, there are no exceptions. The girl troop needs more registered female leaders. If one can't attend, the girl troop members can't attend. They can't even "tag along".

@SNEScouterIs this a new appeal due to the Supreme Court or is this “the process still playing out”?

Maybe the unit should start to meet with him to start to clear if any issues proactively (1/quarter?). Drive the narrative vs being hit by it.

You may not wish to share these, but it is hard to have perspective without these details. I guess the council can force you as they are the keepers of the form approvals.

No. That is crazy.

Agreed. No idea. I have become exhausted with things like this and haven’t reached out to advancement people to find out how many are affected. To me this says we don’t want non-scouter MBCs.

Don’t interact with that troop anymore?

This is the prerogative of the CC if the COR agrees with them (or if they are the COR). It may destroy the unit, but they do have that authority.

No. Based on what you have said, there would be no grounds for removal. One does not get removed for “bad leadership” as you say.

Just what they do in other non-profits and for profits. Advise, set some policy, and hire those that run the day to day.

Watcha getting at? Should we not have a board?

@dk516 Great synopsis. It is very consistent with what I have heard / gathered. Based on your notes, in December, we will recharter and those who rechartered before will be due at that time. Got it. The odd part was the "March 2024 Unit Renewal Changes". What does that mean? What changes beyond the rolling payments?

I am getting back into admin stuff after vacations. In my.scouting, there is an update for the new non-prorated fees. This odd comment was in there "Charter renewal will remain the same through the December 2023 recharter cycle and then, in March 2024 the unit renewal changes will be implemented." Any clue what that means? Is it me or are they making this up as they go along?

This is interesting. The National Jamboree had on some staff maps areas shown as quarantine health services and quarantine housing areas. Not used, but it was in the plan.

Again, these aren't in Scoutbook.

Training isn’t tracked in Scoutbook. In my.scouting? I would guess you have multiple IDs. One doesn’t “submit” records into Scoutbook. Are you talking about internet advancement? Even then, I bet it wasn’t lost. They have too many systems. I bet your records weren’t lost but spread amongst different user ids. That isn’t a Scoutbook issue, but a council issue. They are the ones who record (and can change) the date.

Every time (literally every time) someone posts to the Scoutbook forum with data being dropped, it is figured out. It has NEVER been lost. Sometimes, the Scout had created a new account and then it appears it is all missing. It is sorted out pretty quickly.

GSUSA.

It is up to the unit to use it how it works for them.