OaklandAndy

This makes me so mad. A simple "thank you for thinking of us" would've been nice. We never give our council a cent. Whatever fundraisers we hold outside of popcorn/camp cards, our committee decides what we should do and how much we should give. He can take his disappointment and shove it.

Sure is and if "we" resist by not buying the new accessories (handbook, neckerchief, etc.) each year, they'll find another way to collect revenue (annual fee increases).

Not a fan of censorship, but this is one of those times I wish it worked both ways.

This right here is all the explanation you'll ever need.

Like you, I came over shortly after the BSA Programs Forum excluded a lot of important topics and discussions. I've been finding a lot of good topics on this website so far and it seems that it is pretty active with lots of good responses from experienced scouters. There's even an eDutch Oven!!

Yes and registered.

Absolutely! I actual volunteer with the Feeder Pack but I never did Scouting growing up so I have no idea what all I should be expecting or how things work at the Troop Level.

I just came back from the Summit after doing the NRA Track in NCS and that place is huge! Lots of cool stuff that, even as an adult, I would want to do. This probably is strictly a PR event and well-timed considering the bankruptcy decision is supposed to be coming.

They talked about doing a campout yesterday, but there wasn't much interest from the troop. Before that, I'm not sure when the last time they went camping is and don't want to speculate and make it seem like they are inactive out of ignorance.

From what I know, the last event they did as a Troop was last October with mountain biking. I do understand that it's youth-led, I just didn't know at what point it goes from a scout meeting to just showing up with no plan in place and "winging it". They do have a new Scoutmaster and the old Scoutmaster is now the assistant after passing the reins after 20+ years, but still shows up every week.

That's a good way of putting it. I did ask him last night how he thought the meetings were going and he says he has fun. I guess I expected more "scouting", but it is a completely different ball game between cub scouts and ScoutsBSA. It does sound like I need to sit back and let him do his own thing. We've only been doing this since the end of February and the way you explained how the overall objective(s) of these meetings were never told to us by the troop. We kind of just showed up and had to figure it out. It makes more sense now though so thank you.

It sounds like I need to find out if they are recording these activities or just doing it for fun. Does that mean he is allowed to work on the TF requirements before getting his Scout rank? I know MB's work that way, but I wasn't sure all the other things. Is it typical for the whole troop to do this or is this supposed to be done by patrol? *Answered my own question about being able to work on it. I understand that it can be worked on simultaneously.

Mainly because it is the troop we feed into, but there is only one other Troop in our county that survived the pandemic. Only other option is to go outside our county or even district. Slim pickings nowadays.

So my son had crossed over back in February into a troop and is currently working on his Scout rank. However, at every meeting for the past month, all the troop does is play some type of sports games such as football, baseball, etc. and they'll do some time of physical conditioning for a short time. And that's it. That's the entire meeting. Is this typical? I've been trying to learn the MB process on my own, but it seems that the meetings itself aren't really scout-related or MB-based. The physical fitness portion I get because there's a MB for that, but where's the counselor? It seems that there isn't much work towards progress and it's a waste of time. Am I overthinking/reacting and this is the standard of a troop meeting or should I be expecting something else?

eDutch ovens are the best for a setting like this. No timers required

Hello all! I'm Andrew from Canton, NC. I used to be fairly active on the "official" Scoutbook discussion forums page, until they banned all content that wasn't related to "Scoutbook, Internet Advancement and all other BSA IT software and resources". I'm happy to find this website so I can learn from others and share my own experiences. You'll most likely find me in the Cub Scout forums as I am a AOL DL/CC for our Pack.