WonderBoy Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Or maybe a Scout is thrifty and we go back to everyone, except the Webelos, wearing a yellow neckerchief and hat?... Just sayin'... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle1993 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 hour ago, WonderBoy said: Or maybe a Scout is thrifty and we go back to everyone, except the Webelos, wearing a yellow neckerchief and hat?... Just sayin'... Issue is with large packs. I have 80 Scouts and would like to direct them to their den line for various reasons. Neckerchief color is a great way to quickly and easily see a “lost” scout. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderBoy Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 11 minutes ago, Eagle1993 said: Issue is with large packs. I have 80 Scouts and would like to direct them to their den line for various reasons. Neckerchief color is a great way to quickly and easily see a “lost” scout. Not to be dismissive or snide, but that's an adult problem. And in my (however limited) experience, the "average" Pack is probably closer to 40 kids or less. What I worry about is the kids (OK, the parents) having to spend an additional $37.96 per year (at current Scout Shop pricing) on a hat, slide, neckerchief, and (maybe) belt buckle every year. I personally don't feel there's $37.96 in "value added" by having kids switch those out every year. Boy Scouts (soon to be "Scouts, BSA!") certainly don't change out anything with every year they're active. Or with every Rank they achieve. Why do we think this is necessary for Cub Scouts? Other than paying our designated tithe to the Scout Shop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle1993 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 48 minutes ago, WonderBoy said: Not to be dismissive or snide, but that's an adult problem. And in my (however limited) experience, the "average" Pack is probably closer to 40 kids or less. What I worry about is the kids (OK, the parents) having to spend an additional $37.96 per year (at current Scout Shop pricing) on a hat, slide, neckerchief, and (maybe) belt buckle every year. I personally don't feel there's $37.96 in "value added" by having kids switch those out every year. Boy Scouts (soon to be "Scouts, BSA!") certainly don't change out anything with every year they're active. Or with every Rank they achieve. Why do we think this is necessary for Cub Scouts? Other than paying our designated tithe to the Scout Shop... Agreed on the cost. We, the pack, hand down neckerchiefs den by den. The pack buys extras when needed but for the most part we already have enough inventory. We don’t use hats or worry about specific belt buckles. We use jeans for pants as the Cubscout pants are made for giants. When our dens advance we perform a neckerchief ceremony... which is pretty simple. Our Tigers take off their necker and place it on the Lions... and that continues. So far we are sticking with the yellow wolf neckerchiefs but we will probably change this fall when Lions have yellow neckerchiefs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkMan Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Eagle1993 said: Agreed on the cost. We, the pack, hand down neckerchiefs den by den. The pack buys extras when needed but for the most part we already have enough inventory. We don’t use hats or worry about specific belt buckles. We use jeans for pants as the Cubscout pants are made for giants. When our dens advance we perform a neckerchief ceremony... which is pretty simple. Our Tigers take off their necker and place it on the Lions... and that continues. So far we are sticking with the yellow wolf neckerchiefs but we will probably change this fall when Lions have yellow neckerchiefs. Nah - you don't need to spend that money every year. The pack should buy new neckerchiefs for every scout. Make it part of the program. Add in $10 to the dues at the beginning of the year. Don't require the hat. Each den should make their own neckerchief slides. The scouts buy one belt buckle when they start cubs, one when they get the tan uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStone Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 16 hours ago, ParkMan said: Nah - you don't need to spend that money every year. The pack should buy new neckerchiefs for every scout. Make it part of the program. Add in $10 to the dues at the beginning of the year. Don't require the hat. Each den should make their own neckerchief slides. The scouts buy one belt buckle when they start cubs, one when they get the tan uniform. I regret buying my son the Tiger belt buckle. I have no idea if any of the other Tigers in his den are wearing the Tiger buckle or not. There should be one buckle type for Cub Scouts. Same with the neckerchief slide. It's just wasteful to change it every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgail Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I didn't bother with the Tiger buckle - went straight to the Cub one. I agree on the slides as well. I'm looking at making woggles out of paracord this summer for my Pack. Plenty of color options if you want to customize them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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