FireStone Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 A lot of folks (myself included) were voicing concern about PR before the Chapter 11 filing. Now it just seems like it's too little too late. The BSA had the chance to respond strongly and convincingly to the accusations of continued abuse, continued failure to better protect scouts, and continued lack of vetting of leaders. All of which is absolutely false, but the BSA dropped the ball when given the chance to respond. Front-page news articles made these kinds of false accusations and the BSA offered up weak, canned responses. They could have (and should have) responded with the stuff they have come out with since the bankruptcy filing, about how scouting is safer than ever in the BSA, how we have come so far with expert-informed youth protection policies and training. Now it just looks like desperate replies to a dire situation. These responses all could have done some good back when we started getting beat up in the press. Now it might just be too late. It's hard to battle back from bad PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walk in the woods Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 This past week's MacGyver episode (2/28 air date) featured Cub Scouts in full uniform at a Nova Stem presentation being led by MacGyver in full BSA uniform with Scout Me In neckers tied in friendship knots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, walk in the woods said: This past week's MacGyver episode Did I miss something? I thought that show ended decades ago. Either way, I always thought that character was very scoutish. We once had a guy take apart a flooded outboard motor and replaced a gasket with a coffee can lid. Making do with what you have is a great skill, and not something that any syllabus can cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yknot Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, MattR said: Either way, I always thought that character was very scoutish. We once had a guy take apart a flooded outboard motor and replaced a gasket with a coffee can lid. Making do with what you have is a great skill, and not something that any syllabus can cover. If you read his "bio", the character was a cub scout and his den mother taught him to "be prepared". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walk in the woods Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, MattR said: Did I miss something? I thought that show ended decades ago. Either way, I always thought that character was very scoutish. We once had a guy take apart a flooded outboard motor and replaced a gasket with a coffee can lid. Making do with what you have is a great skill, and not something that any syllabus can cover. It's season 4 of the reboot. In this version MacGyver is an OEF EOD tech vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/2/2020 at 8:46 PM, walk in the woods said: In this version MacGyver is an OEF EOD tech vet. This Scouter is acronymically challenged. OEF EOD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walk in the woods Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 42 minutes ago, SSScout said: This Scouter is acronymically challenged. OEF EOD? Operation Enduring Freedom Explosive Ordinance Disposal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walk in the woods Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Saw this on my FB feed this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yknot Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 It seems to me this unfortunate national health crisis could actually be an opportunity for some positive PR for BSA among the public at large. There are going to be about 50 million parents looking for activities to do with their home bound kids over the next few weeks. They should be made aware of and invited to google "BSA" and peruse its prodigious online resources. There are plenty of cub scout activities and scout merit badges that are fun and can easily be done at home or in the backyard. Whittling animals out of soap bars with a plastic knife, making trail mix with whatever snacks you have on hand, bird watching or insect study in the back yard, etc. Or, if BSA was on its toes, send out a daily digest of ideas that would work in a variety of settings -- rural to urban. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Bugling is always good : https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/boy-scout-plays-moving-tribute-to-veterans-who-died-from-coronavirus-81856581806 @SSScout Edited April 11, 2020 by RememberSchiff inserted video 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, SSScout said: Bugling is always good : https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/boy-scout-plays-moving-tribute-to-veterans-who-died-from-coronavirus-81856581806 That was very nice, thank you posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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