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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids have been girl scouts for about 3-4 years and they are in 2 troops, 3 different ages. They are happier with the troop that doesn't bother with the badges. The troop leader just surveys the girls to make a list of what they want to do and then we do it (kayaking, ropes course, rock climbing, skiing, activities at local historical sites and museums). It's been a lot fun. I work fulltime and would never organize these trips for my kids if it weren't for girl scouts. And we're big fans of the summer sleepaway camps. They are inexpensive and well-organized.

I believe the troop leaders who have posted here that the problems exist but luckily we haven't suffered.  [/quote]

Well, that's just it -- the leaders that know better say screw the official program, we'll just do exciting and adventurous things.   But the new leaders don't realize that the program (especially the Journeys) STINK so they start out trying to follow the program, and then the girls hate it and all drop out.

My Service Unit never talks about anything useful and the training I attended made it sound like the Journeys were THE program and were required.  Turns out, they are just required if your girls want to earn "the highest award in Girl Scouting" but from my point of view, the requirements for those awards are pretty meaningless so I don't care if my daughter earns them  or not.

I'm sure some Service Units and training sessions are better than others, though.[/quote]

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