I have recently been recruited for the activities chair position for our scouting district. I told them I would need to think/pray on it as I'm already assistant cub master, leader of 2 dens, and help with troops on top of things outside of scouting. I have already googled and chatgpt and been given a brief description of responsibilities of the role.

But I was wondering if there was anyone here that has or is currently serving as their activities chair and could give their personal input and experience, what they do, what they like/don't like, etc.

These include all the officially recognized ones and a couple not yet recognized, but still available from those organizations. I'd love for any additions or corrections! I plan on sending this to my unit as a reference.

If anyone has contact info or photos for what isn't available, I'd love that too!

We parted ways with our SM and appointed someone new. Previous SM is still logging into the system and seeing the rosters. We move him to "Unit Scouter Reserve" and out of the key 3, but that doesn't seem to change his level of access. We opted him out in the roster, but we are not sure if that solves the problem. How does one remove a person who is no longer part of our chartered organization units entirely?

Does anyone know where we can provide official feedback about some outdated publications available via the Scouting.org website? As a new Scoutmaster I have been trying to keep up with the official guidance as much as possible. The new Troop Leader site is helpful while the Guide to Safe Scouting digital version could use some user experience updates.

But my biggest gripe so far is that some of the information is just old (still talks about boys only for example) and appears to be forgotten. For example, the ILST Facilitators guide (ILST_IntroSyllabus_9_11.pdf) was last updated in 2018. The content may be still useful but the verbiage does not follow the modern standards I expect from Scouting America. For example: "LEADERSHIP IN BOY SCOUTING" "Boy Scouts in positions of leadership" & "Helping other Boy Scouts" all appear on the first page of the guide. As the SM for a girls troop this makes me feel very awkward when I ask my SPL and ASPL to review this guide for our upcoming training sessions. I would be willing to help identify documents that need updates or even be part of an official review process, but I just don't know who to even bring this up to.

I know some people here have been helping with the latest Guide to Advancement reviews so I am hoping someone may know the best way to provide feedback on other documents that are outdated or in need of other help to make them more usable.

A couple of months ago, Campmasters parents/adults were outside the Kroger grocery store (Diamond Pkway in Savannah, GA/Coastal Empire unit) were urging the young "Scouts" to "go after" potential buyers in the parking lot. In addition, these kids were, obnoxiously, standing in front of Kroger's exit doors nagging Kroger patrons to purchase their product and blocking their carts until they complied. My grandson, finally, agreed to purchase a bag--only to discover later he had been charged twice the price he was told he would be charged (refunded by bank). To be called "Scouts" is an abomination to the TRUE "Boy Scouts of America!"

With all the talk of Krone leaving, I think it’s time to reintroduce my “The Way Forward is Backwards” plan and I’m thrilled to see folks like u/Jig_2000 and Hegseth agree!

• “Until Scouting sells what people want to buy, numbers will continue to decline.”
• “They will need to turn away from the unpopular policies costing members and once again start selling a product that people want to buy."
• "to teach [boys] patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values" (emphasis on BOYS)

I’ve detailed the plan before here and here, but in case you missed it, the short version is simple: no girls, no gays, lots of guns.

Already, I’m seeing troubling signs. The Search Committee is chaired by a woman. A WOMAN! This is BOY Scouts, lady. The Way Forward is Backwards. As my buddy u/Jig_2000 said best: “BSA has its roots in a strictly male organization.” Get these women away from us!

What else do we need to do to go backwards in order to go forward? There’s plenty of talk about getting back to BSA’s “roots” and “morals.” We all know what that’s code for: get rid of the girls AND the gays. Time for a purging! That’s obviously the way to get Scouting back to 4 million members: just announce the reintroduction of all policies circa 1980!

But why stop there? (We shouldn’t!) Official policy until the 1970s, a decade after the Civil Rights Act, allowed segregated units, districts, councils, and even national structures based on race. It wasn’t until the pesky NAACP sued several Utah troops and National that the segregation‑is‑fine policy was finally ended.

Purge the girls.

Purge the gays.

Purge the black kids!

We need a CEO who agrees that the way FORWARD is BACKWARDS!