We’ve been in this troop since 2000, put in many volunteer hrs. OA elections were held last night although the leaders knew that 3 of the boys were in a school play & wouldn’t be there, one is our younger son. He is eligible & really wanted this but was not elected possibly because we weren't there. Unclear whether there was a quorum or an OA rep present. One of the 2 boys elected isn’t eligible, he’s too young but he’s the son of the committee chair. The troop also refused to hold an Eagle Court of Honor for our older son; we celebrated with the Cub Scouts instead. The Scoutmaster is grooming his successor, a career district Scouter who doesn’t appear to have any Scouting or leadership skills, including Wood Badge. The former committee chair wanted my husband who took Wood Badge, to become Scoutmaster but it’s not going to happen. Things have been going downhill fast lately, many boys leaving, families not participating. It will break our hearts to leave. Any thoughts?
2007-03-23 03:57:31 · 2 answers · asked by mom of 2 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
First, it was wrong for the troop not to have a Eagle Court of Honor for your oldest son. Eagle is a great accomplishment and should have been given the respect. It must have been exciting for the Cub Scouts to have this honor.
As much as you hate to leave, this is the best interest of your boys and your sanity. As far as the Scoutmaster, you need to discuss this with the District Executive for your area. He/She should be able to tell you how to deal with this problem or address the issues with the Scoutmaster himself. As far as a District Scouter not having any training is VERY wrong. How does he know how to give a quality program for the boys. I hope that he has Youth Protection Training, at least, especially if he is working with the boys. It is obvious that the troop is falling apart and the Scoutmaster is not caring. If the DE doesn't do anything, talk to someone in the Council office. Also talk to your Charter Organization. Make them aware of what is going on. Does your troop have By-laws? If so, check to see if there is a section about leadership and who has the right to dismiss a leader or Scoutmaster. If it is the committee, talk to them or get on it. If it is the Charter Organization, invite the head person to a meeting so that they can see first hand what is going on. Also talk to the other parents. If everyone is feeling the same way, you can ask the Scoutmaster to have a meeting with all the parents and the DE.
2007-03-23 07:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by delphi_v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone needs to stand up to him and tel him what he is doing wrong i am in scouts now and we recently gota new scoutmaster and he is changing a lot of things so the older scouts stood up to him told him to back off or a bunch of us who were eagle scouts were going to stop having a position he backed off a little
2007-03-23 16:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by paintballpro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋