How many troops can a scout be in at one time?

[Blaine Dutch]

Lots of routes can be taking to guide, mentor and build leaders out boys even boys that are not so well behaved. Can be trying and difficult but Scouting can really be helpful to a problem youths life. While it's easier to simple discard a boy and it may well come to just that. Consider good things can happen. With guidance even unruly boys can be molded into decent leaders, isn't that one of Scoutings objectives.

"Can a Scout be a member of more than one Boy Scout troop at the same time?" Plenty of Scouters some long involved with the program make matter of fact statements on this topic saying "Of course not" and some Say "Of course you can". But just what is official BSA policy on this? Does anybody know a title source with page number and verbatim text that can sited?

Seriously! Why would it matter to anybody if a Scout was a member of more than one Troop. Enthusiasm should be welcomed. Some Scout Leaders get a bit overzealous as if there running a little cult and if somebody is attending elsewhere also it's like they are cheating on or betraying the first group. Any perceived problems with Troop registration can be easily worked through and now is easier with Councils improved central record keeping As far as individual rank advancement goes Scouts are noncompetitive and no minimum rate of rank advancement is required and yes some boys will earn rank more diligently. Please keep in mind it is only a youth activity. Albeit a quality youth activity designed to help enhance youth. Why Throw up road blocks to hold boys back. It is opposed to the main goals of BSA for adults in Scouting to be be looking for ways to limit leadership opportunity's for Scouts.

[Twocubdad]

You guys do realize this thread is 11 years old, right? Old Grey Eagle has passed away, Bob White got p-o'd about something and left years and years ago and Yaworski was outted as conducting sham debates with himself posting under multiple user names. Yes, this is a picturesque bunch!

 

 

[Baseballfan]

You guys do realize this thread is 11 years old, right? Old Grey Eagle has passed away, Bob White got p-o'd about something and left years and years ago and Yaworski was outted as conducting sham debates with himself posting under multiple user names. Yes, this is a picturesque bunch!

 

lol! That is so funny/

[Brewmeister]

You guys do realize this thread is 11 years old, right? Old Grey Eagle has passed away, Bob White got p-o'd about something and left years and years ago and Yaworski was outted as conducting sham debates with himself posting under multiple user names. Yes, this is a picturesque bunch!

 

Proof that some things never change?

[Scouter99]

You guys do realize this thread is 11 years old, right? Old Grey Eagle has passed away, Bob White got p-o'd about something and left years and years ago and Yaworski was outted as conducting sham debates with himself posting under multiple user names. Yes, this is a picturesque bunch!

 

 

For what it's worth, anyway, I just noticed that Troop Webhost's membership report has a "Multiple?" column. I've never heard of multiple registration, though. I don't see the point--you can go camping with a pal's troop without making it complicated.

[skeptic]

Multiple generally refers to either a youth in two types of units, say Venturing and Scouts, or to adults that are registered with the district or council in other positions that require separate applications. They are so only one place gets the money, usually the dominant unit or position.

[Basementdweller]

Multiple generally refers to either a youth in two types of units, say Venturing and Scouts, or to adults that are registered with the district or council in other positions that require separate applications. They are so only one place gets the money, usually the dominant unit or position.

Or adults who are members of the pack troop and crew