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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i thought i would have wanted to be a troop leader, but the amount of training and rules you have to follow is unsustainable for me.

the way troops are usually organized is that they have a round up at the school at the beginning of school.  you are seated by grades.  they then say, look around.  this is your troop.  which one of you wants to be a leader?  of course we all know there needs to be a leader, but i didn't really like how they did this.

parents are barely willing to help at all.  it is annoying.[/quote]

That's different from my experience, and I agree it sounds awkward.  In both troops my DD has belonged to, a parent volunteered to be the leader and solicited members and other volunteers.  The camping training might be the most time-consuming; others are pretty simple slideshows.  But I think someone taking my kid camping or teaching her archery *should* attend a live training!

It's true that you need multiple parent volunteers.  Parents of a Girl Scout should expect to at least help at a meeting or event from time to time, if not take on a role like cookie parent or bookkeeper.  Most troops are 10-12 girls and there are like 4 or 5 distinct parent roles. [/quote]

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