David CO

In my state, all lakes are considered to be public property. A scout camp can own all of the land surrounding a lake, but not the lake itself. That part of a boat ramp that crosses the shoreline and extends into the water would be on public property. My guess is that the survey is being done to determine where the camp's property ends and the public property begins. I have seen public/private agreements whereby the camp supplies the access road, and a government entity pays for the underwater ramp. It is often a good deal for the camp.

Constantly. They can expect a disapproving glare from the back of the room if the conversation strays into the forbidden zone.

It is hard to recruit volunteers when you are also asking them to pay for the privilege. I wonder if the commercial would be required to carry a disclaimer informing the viewers of all the costs involved, much like a medicine commercial disclosing all of the possible side effects.

If your unit eats out at Olive Garden, you are a family troop. If you prepare your own meals on a campfire, you are a Boy Scout troop.

I also disagree. It has been my observation that the scouting program is being drastically changed by the execs, almost all of whom have extensive scouting backgrounds. We are not being undermined by inexperienced outsiders. We are being betrayed by eagle scouts. That's why it hurts so much.

Were you trained by Yoda?

Let me get this straight. You are a high school boy who is studying to be a nurse, and it is the boy scout thing that you feel will get you snickers from other boys.

I can't quite tell if the OP wants more unit autonomy or a better relationship with the CO.

Do it. You will be surprised at how many compliments you get.

You are absolutely right.

Of course the scouts can decide if they want to go to another troop. They don't need his permission, or anyone else's. He should not be involving the boys in his dispute. The boys won't be hurt because he is not an ASM. They might be hurt if the adults keep involving them in their adult dramas. I think the IH and COR are entirely correct in their decision to not allow the boys to be used in an effort to intervene in the adult leader selection process.

I think this is also a very good idea.

I think you meant to say that the Chartered Organization is going to review and approve all adult applications. I think this is a very good idea.

I might be inclined to agree with you if this was a first time applicant.

If this is so, then the CO would already have his information from his CM application. I wonder how the information on his ASM application is so different from his earlier CM application that he feels a such a strong need to have it returned.

There are grants available. It doesn't usually come out of the regular budget.

My experience has been that school Outdoor Education programs and camping clubs are often supervised by History and Foreign Language teachers, not exactly the stereotypical types you describe. Most schools ask teachers to supervise at least one activity. The PE teachers coach sports. Science teachers do Science Fair. Music and Art teachers do performances and plays. Math and English teachers do academic bowls. This kinda leaves the Social Studies department to do Outdoor Education. I agree that school based activities tend to have fewer adults (and far fewer parents) involved than in scouting. Perhaps that is why they are gaining in popularity. I find that somewhat ironic considering that scouting is supposed to be more boy led than the school programs.

Is a titanium athletic cup considered a swimming aid?

I was a Lone Scout. This sounds a lot like Lone Scouting. I wonder if the committee member was himself a Lone Scout, and is now tying to apply his scouting experiences to the troop. When I became a Scoutmaster, I had to put aside many of my personal experiences as a Lone Scout and learn how to do scouting as a troop.

I have no idea when or where the PLC meet. They can meet at any time or location that is convenient to their schedules. It makes no difference to me. The SPL schedules meetings at the church with the SM and committee as necessary to report on the consensus of the PLC.

I think it is terribly unfair that you guys with ADHD get all the sympathy. You even get you own acronym. The average teenage boys, who are as slow as a sloth, lethargic as a piece of dead driftwood in a stagnant pond, and as lazy as a 14 year old basset hound on a humid 90 degree July afternoon, get no such favorable treatment. It's just not fair.

I learned ice rescues at YMCA. Only had to use it once, when a father and his 8 year old son went through the ice in Lake Geneva.

Perhaps a cheddar shaped helmet for WisconsinMomma.

My unit doesn't have scouting families. We have scouts and scout leaders. Some of them are related. Some aren't.

Yes, there has to be a balance and respect going both ways. In my unit, a leader's authority is not based on age, experience, or the number of years service in the unit. It is based on the leadership position held. A 25 year old Scoutmaster outranks a 50 year old ASM. Some parents come into our unit expecting it to be very egalitarian, with everyone having an equal say. We don't do it that way. We want everyone to be treated with respect. We also want everyone to acknowledge and respect the leadership positions we hold.