Tell me about Boy Scouts if child was never a cub scout

[Anonymous]

Also, what do they do in Boy Scouts? Like do they have a craft meeting once a week, etc. what do they do during and how often are overnights?

Since DS wasn't a Cub Scout, will he be an outsider? If it starts at age 11, then is that 5th or 6th grade?

[Anonymous]

there are no crafts in boy scouts and it doesn't matter if you were a cub scout. you should shop boy scout troops, they have different goals - some are camping focused, others Eagle scout focused.

[Anonymous]

Boy Scouts isn't crafts, it's service, leadership, etc.

[Anonymous]

They work on keeping gay people out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They work on keeping gay people out.

as a point of fact, gay scouts ARE allowed now. Gay leaders are not. But, I agree with you in spirit -- gay people should be allowed, but won't be.

[Anonymous]

Find 3 or 4 troops in your area and check each one out. Cub Scouts are required to check at least 3 troops out too, so it is important to get a good match. It is not like all the cub scouts from one pack head to the same pack. So really finding the right troop is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They work on keeping gay people out.

as a point of fact, gay scouts ARE allowed now. Gay leaders are not. But, I agree with you in spirit -- gay people should be allowed, but won't be.

Not true. That policy changes in 2015. Gay leaders and scouts are now explicitly allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boy Scouts isn't crafts, it's service, leadership, etc.

Although cub scouts actually do some crafts.

[Anonymous]

We are in the same position, so I can't help with what it's like, but here is what I was told (by 2 different Boy Scout leaders) about age: to join Boy Scouts, a boy must either 1) be 11, 2) complete 5th grade, or 3) complete certain Cub Scout requirements. So for my DS who is in 5th grade and will turn 11 in July, he could technically join in early June when he finishes 5th grade, but we will probably wait and join in the fall when he starts 6th grade. So if your DS is already 11 he could join now, but unless he already has friends there, fall might be a more natural joining time with (potentially) more new scouts coming in together.

[Anonymous]

"They work on keeping gay people out.


as a point of fact, gay scouts ARE allowed now. Gay leaders are not. But, I agree with you in spirit -- gay people should be allowed, but won't be.

Not true. That policy changes in 2015. Gay leaders and scouts are now explicitly allowed"

And in D.C., at least, there is a long history of the troops being openly accepting of gay parents and scouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Find 3 or 4 troops in your area and check each one out. Cub Scouts are required to check at least 3 troops out too, so it is important to get a good match. It is not like all the cub scouts from one pack head to the same pack. So really finding the right troop is important.

No they aren't. They are required to check out 3 troops if there are 3 troops available, the times all fit the child's schedule and they aren't too far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boy Scouts isn't crafts, it's service, leadership, etc.

Although cub scouts actually do some crafts.

OP is asking about Boy Scouts, not Cub Scouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Find 3 or 4 troops in your area and check each one out. Cub Scouts are required to check at least 3 troops out too, so it is important to get a good match. It is not like all the cub scouts from one pack head to the same pack. So really finding the right troop is important.

No they aren't. They are required to check out 3 troops if there are 3 troops available, the times all fit the child's schedule and they aren't too far.

PP Here,
So what you are saying is I got the number of troops wrong and that perspective boy scouts should just check out 1 troop without regard for if they are a right fit? Or are you nit-picking about the details but the advice is essentially good advice, meaning check out several troops? I do want to note that another poster also said check out more than one troop.

[Anonymous]

OP The social aspects of the scouts, be it boy scout or cub scout, are strong. We were part of a pack in Los Angeles and while there were games like "sharks and minnows" there were no sports, so it was a great, team building atmosphere for the non-sporty boys, of which there were many.

Building miniature boats for a water race, emphasis on not cheating, etc.

Its character building in a really basic, normal way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Find 3 or 4 troops in your area and check each one out. Cub Scouts are required to check at least 3 troops out too, so it is important to get a good match. It is not like all the cub scouts from one pack head to the same pack. So really finding the right troop is important.

No they aren't. They are required to check out 3 troops if there are 3 troops available, the times all fit the child's schedule and they aren't too far.

PP Here,
So what you are saying is I got the number of troops wrong and that perspective boy scouts should just check out 1 troop without regard for if they are a right fit? Or are you nit-picking about the details but the advice is essentially good advice, meaning check out several troops? I do want to note that another poster also said check out more than one troop.

I'm saying that you are providing misinformation based on current location. I've previously been in locales where the nearest troop was 30 minutes away; no, we weren't required to check out any other troops.