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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our GS troop is dissolving at the end of 4th - the girls are all over-scheduled with sports and other activities and it's everyone's lowest priority (including the parents/troop leaders).  The girls who are more gung-ho about scouting (particularly the outdoor/camping parts) have joined the Cub Scout troop.  I expect the Cub Scout/Boy Scout troop will continue on for some time as that group seems to be more committed (including parents).  I'm not sure my son will continue past elementary school though and as the time commitment and requirements become more extensive.[/quote]

Scouting America is as much as a commitmment as you want to make it. We have kids in our Troop who attend the meetings and activities that they are interested in and nothing else. Sometimes they decide to drop out, sometimes they develop an interest in ranking up and earn Eagle. And some kids drop out.

It works because there are families that are interested and are there regularly but there are plenty of kids who drop in and out when it fits their schedules. We have a lot of Scouts involved in HS sports and band and the like. They come to meetings when it fits their schedule. Our Troops Eagle Scouts tend to finish Eagle around 14/15 or a month or so before they turning 18. The 18 year olds normally decide in the last year or so that they really do want to earn Eagle and shift into high gear. Most of them had completed the rank and a good amount of the leadership requirements before hitting HS and then dropped off once they got involved in HS activities.

It is not an all or nothing. [/quote]

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