krikkitbot Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Which would be great if any of them were wearing pants, and the YP guidelines don't care about cuffs or no cuffs. Not to mention that there seems to be one-deep leadership. We have a committee member who insists that we need at least 4 adults to go on hikes in case a group needs to turn around due to injury so that we ALWAYS have 2 deep leadership. I say, what if another scout gets injured in the lead group and they need to turn around? Maybe we need double the number of adults to scouts on each and every outing. You know, just to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Flagg Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 We have a committee member who insists that we need at least 4 adults to go on hikes in case a group needs to turn around due to injury so that we ALWAYS have 2 deep leadership. I say, what if another scout gets injured in the lead group and they need to turn around? Maybe we need double the number of adults to scouts on each and every outing. You know, just to be safe. The number of adults is dictated by the Scout to leader ratio first. If you have 50 scouts doing something you need more than 4 leaders anyway. Next you need a trained leader. If doing something special you may need a skilled leader (RSO, WRFA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The number of adults is dictated by the Scout to leader ratio first. If you have 50 scouts doing something you need more than 4 leaders anyway. Next you need a trained leader. If doing something special you may need a skilled leader (RSO, WRFA). Agree! My 1st summer camp we had 53 Scouts and 5 adults. It was a bit tough at times but then again I had a stick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelpfulTracks Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 We have a committee member who insists that we need at least 4 adults to go on hikes in case a group needs to turn around due to injury so that we ALWAYS have 2 deep leadership. I say, what if another scout gets injured in the lead group and they need to turn around? Maybe we need double the number of adults to scouts on each and every outing. You know, just to be safe. A day hike (or any non-overnighter) by a patrol does not require an adult at all if the SM approves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now