Have you ever joined something – a club, team or organization – and had to cross a hurdle in order to be a member?
Clubs have membership requirements. Most sports teams have tryouts. You have to meet the job requirements as a step in getting hired.
Scouting has its membership requirement. For Cub Scouts, it’s really simple – be a boy in grades one through five. Boys need only be eleven years old but not yet eighteen to be a Boy Scout. Simple, right?
We also have our joining requirements, but we let new members in the door before they complete, or even start, fulfilling them. Continue reading “Barriers to entry”
You’re taking over as advancement coordinator for your troop. Congratulations and thank you – this is an important position with an impact on every youth member.
“They turn them upside down when they get their Bear badge??”
The troop committee has many responsibilities and functions that facilitate a well-run troop. These include equipment, finance, advancement, training, transportation, helping to provide camping opportunities, and generally supporting the Scoutmaster.
Sometimes, it seems that the Boy Scouts of America gets in the way of fulfilling their own aims.