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I definately don't want to set up a "match between the Scoutmaster and I. Right now I am the outsider and definately don't want to push too hard. I still have a younger son who will join the pack at the end of this year. Gotta have his own copy of Boy's Life. So I'm still very committed to the Cub Program, but will assist at the Boy Scout level as much as my schedule , and committee allows. The last I heard the Troop was going to schedule a meeting specifically for "Webelos" night. I agree that the "special " meeting does set up for a bait and switch. This year we haven't had much Troop/ Pack interaction due to a lack of an availability of Den Chiefs. Last year our second year webelos had a great Den chief and a good portion of the boys crossed over into the troop. This year, as far as I know there is only one Den Chief, He originally came from the other pack in town, so naturally he is a Den Chief in his home pack. How the troop grows- this year has the potential to be a bumper year for the troop as there are 18 second year Webelos in our pack and about the same in the other pack. I have already heard that some of the boys in my sons den won't cross over. I disheartens me to hear this as they haven't been exposed to the program. Without troop visitations all I can do is wax nostalgic to the fun I had when I was a youth in this same troop. The fun of the campouts on the hill, Gettysburg, Jamborees, Westpoint, Summer Camp. Any all the friends I made at every lodge and section conclaves. That many of my friends and mentors then are still active now. But I'm rambling now and I think it better for the boys to see and participate than to here their Cubmaster talk about the good old days YIS

In a small town with only one troop, What kind of options would a Webelos Den Leader have for visitiong a troop If the Scoutmaster has told the Den Leader that he will check with the PLC about what meeting would they be available for a visitation by the Den. My Den Leader asked if it were possible for more than one meeting because it's possible that some of the Boys might not make it to the meeting. As attending a Troop meeting is a requirement for Arrow of Light, not recieving Arrow of Light because of missing one meeting is not acceptable. I know some of the Scoutmasters in neighboring towns, but that is awkward at best since the boys in the Den will know no Scout at the meeting. At least in town they will know some of the boys. Along the Same line as troop visitation is attending a Boy Scout activity. Again the Scoutmaster has suggested that there is only one activity that they could possibly attend, and the boys could possibly get something out of it if they have orinteering skills. I have less of a problem with the Boy Scout activity than the meeting as in our district the Webelos can attend the Klondike Derby for the Day, (the troops not going), and after the Webelos program they can watch what the Boy Scout patrols have to do to compete in the Derby. I had thought about talking with Our unit commissioner as the Commissioner for the Pack is the Same as for the Troop, but he is new as a commisioner and I'm not sure about his relationship with the troop. For years the Troop had a commisioner who had boys in the troop and the Packs in town had no commissioner.But that's another story. Anyway just wondering if anyone else has come upon this problem in the past.