This week, a couple questions from readers:
Requiring parents to register
Can a troop require that parents of Scouts register as adult members? Our troop insists that one parent of each Scout register as an assistant Scoutmaster or a troop committee member, and charges the adult registration fee as part of the Scout’s registration.
The BSA doesn’t really rule on this one way or the other, but leaves it up to the units to determine the need for adult leadership beyond the minimum requirements: Continue reading “Q&A: Requiring adult involvement, can Scouts go soaring?”