Using Two Assistant Cub Masters ?

[BSA24]

Reference the Cub Scout Leader Book - available at any Scout Shop at your council office or online at scoutstuff.org. It specifically states that there can be more than one assistant cubmaster. The cubmaster of a very small pack < 30 boys, can get away without having one at all. The cubmaster of a large pack with > 60 dboys may find that he needs two or three to pull off pack meetings successfully.

 

There are several functions ACM's are supposed to handle for the Cumbaster:

 

* Lead the unit in religious award pursuits and guide parents and religious leaders to resources needed. An ACM can be assigned to this function and work like a community organizer helping kids, families, and religious leaders work with the PRAY organization on earning religious emblems.

 

* Work with troop scoutmasters to recruit, train, and reward den chiefs. Provide den chiefs with training, etc.

 

* Help plan and deliver pack meetings.

 

None of those are committee jobs.

 

[onejanedoe]

We use one CM and 2 ACM's. The first ACM is over camping, the second over derbies. The three leaders work together and supplement each other. It's a great arrangement.

[SeattlePioneer]

You have already discovered the critical importantce of a good Committee Chair. What are you doing to find a replacement for that very important person who is leaving as well?

 

Leadership transition is really something your current Committee Chair should be helping you to plan, and helping you to identify and recruit the BEST person available to take over that position.