Stay at same troop or transfer to new troop

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I would argue scouts is a different choice. Girl Scouts has plenty of outdoor activities and awards (bronze, silver, and gold awards).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scouts, which is the program formerly known as Boy Scouts, is the far better choice. While I caught on to this thread quite late, you should keep in mind that Scouts uses the outdoors as its classroom, where GSA has become more of a career orientation and social activist training organization. Just choose what you want for your girl. In our case, out girl loves going camping every month and working toward a distinction (Eagle Scout) that has national and life-long advantages.

I wish boy scout moms would stop pushing their propaganda on every single Girl Scout thread that anyone posts.

p.s. I know it changes every six months or so, but as of TODAY, your organization's name is Scouting America. It's kind of sad when you people can't even get the name of your own organization right. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would argue scouts is a different choice. Girl Scouts has plenty of outdoor activities and awards (bronze, silver, and gold awards).

Another Girl Scout mom and Troop Leader here. I have Juniors now but we are extremely outdoor oriented. We go camping several times a year and are outdoor oriented.

The troop is what the parents and as they get older, the girls make of it. Leadership is voluntary and requires a ton of planning and unpaid time. If you have issues with the troop, step up and help change it.

And the Girl Scout higher awards are recognized nationally and require a TON of work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scouts, which is the program formerly known as Boy Scouts, is the far better choice. While I caught on to this thread quite late, you should keep in mind that Scouts uses the outdoors as its classroom, where GSA has become more of a career orientation and social activist training organization. Just choose what you want for your girl. In our case, out girl loves going camping every month and working toward a distinction (Eagle Scout) that has national and life-long advantages.

It is Scouting America, not Scouts. Scouting America is very different than Girl Scouts, and that is ok. Girl Scouts is a great program. Both have Scouts in their name, it is important to refer to them properly and with respect.

A Cub Scout Pack, the Scouting America unit for ES, runs totally differently than a Girl Scout Troop. It sounds like the family is interested in what Girl Scouts has to offer and is looking for a Troop that is a better fit. Girl Scouts can be very outdoorsy and active, it depends on the Troop.

[Anonymous]

We are in a Brownies troop. Our troop encourages parents to plan events and outings. We do a mix of Nation’s Capital GS events, GS workshops around the DMV, outdoor and indoor outings and then meetings at the local park or members’ homes.

This is a volunteer led activity. Parents can get as involved as they want.

My boys did cub scouts. One den had the leader plan and do everything. We mostly met at the church near our school and attended pack events and outings. Another den had multiple dads planning outings and events.

[Anonymous]

Stay and help out! There is nothing more annoying than someone picking on volunteers but not offering to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scouts, which is the program formerly known as Boy Scouts, is the far better choice. While I caught on to this thread quite late, you should keep in mind that Scouts uses the outdoors as its classroom, where GSA has become more of a career orientation and social activist training organization. Just choose what you want for your girl. In our case, out girl loves going camping every month and working toward a distinction (Eagle Scout) that has national and life-long advantages.

I wish boy scout moms would stop pushing their propaganda on every single Girl Scout thread that anyone posts.

p.s. I know it changes every six months or so, but as of TODAY, your organization's name is Scouting America. It's kind of sad when you people can't even get the name of your own organization right. SMH.

NP and Scouting America mom here. OP said they aren't leadership material. As PPs have already said, for or for worse Cub Scouts runs on parent volunteers. Not every parent needs to be a leader, but they do need to be able/willing to step up in some way. So OP might not be a good candidate for making a switch.

Personally, I find both programs to be weak until the kids hit the middle school years. I'd be interested to know if you disagree with PP's comment about GSA's career and social activist focus.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scouts, which is the program formerly known as Boy Scouts, is the far better choice. While I caught on to this thread quite late, you should keep in mind that Scouts uses the outdoors as its classroom, where GSA has become more of a career orientation and social activist training organization. Just choose what you want for your girl. In our case, out girl loves going camping every month and working toward a distinction (Eagle Scout) that has national and life-long advantages.

I wish boy scout moms would stop pushing their propaganda on every single Girl Scout thread that anyone posts.

p.s. I know it changes every six months or so, but as of TODAY, your organization's name is Scouting America. It's kind of sad when you people can't even get the name of your own organization right. SMH.

NP and Scouting America mom here. OP said they aren't leadership material. As PPs have already said, for or for worse Cub Scouts runs on parent volunteers. Not every parent needs to be a leader, but they do need to be able/willing to step up in some way. So OP might not be a good candidate for making a switch.

Personally, I find both programs to be weak until the kids hit the middle school years. I'd be interested to know if you disagree with PP's comment about GSA's career and social activist focus.

That lady posts this weird comment about career and activism in every Girl Scout post and I hope that parents recognize that she has no idea what she's talking about. Go on to the Girl Scout website and take a look at all of the options for badges, journeys, and awards that girls can earn. There are dozens of options each and every year, and several new badges added each year, so the troop can go in whatever direction the leaders and girls make of it.

My older daughter's troop is very much an active, adventurous group of girls - they go camping as much as they can, they do a lot of outdoor activities, they try to take on as much of the high adventure stuff as they can, and now that they're older are more focused on fun activities than badge work (they actually stopped buying badges once the girls discovered how expensive they are).

My younger daughter's troop started out doing more of the STEM and engineering stuff but now that they're a little older, they're wanting to do more outdoor stuff.