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[quote=Anonymous]I have a cub scout and an a daughter that was a GS from K-5 and decided not to bridge to cadettes when she found out she could wait a few months to become a boy scout.

Cub scouts is more family friendly.  It's okay if siblings show up and parents help out in the den meetings.  It seems to be less territorial.  Families are welcome on the outings and overnights.  Taking my son on the GS campout was more effort than it was worth.

Cub/Boy scouts have defined requirements for advancements.  GS is at the discretion of the girls/troop.  If the girls personalities all match, it works great.  If not, some one is left out and unhappy because majority rules.

GS STEM badges---these are relatively new.  DD did the robotics badges when they were rolled out during her last year as a Jr.  The thing is....most of the kids have already done this stuff in school.  It's not fun, it's just more academic work.

Gold Award vs Eagle---again, Eagle has defined requirements.  The project is just one part of it.  But the overall requirements strive to provide the child with exposure to a lot of different aspects of life.

The Gold Award requires that you complete a Sr. Level Journey and do a project.  While Journey in a Day probably was not the intent of GSUSA when they developed the program, that's what it has become.  There are multiple vendors that sponsor these program.  "Come, get your journey knocked out in 8 hours".  That's a far cry from the 21 merit badges required for Eagle.

GSUSA hasn't objected to Journey in a Day programing and and many councils advertise these programs in their programming guides so they must be okay by GSUSA.[/quote]

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