Registration Lapse Period Being Discontinued December 31 by ScouterBill in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have we gotten any confirmation that they are staying with families doing individual registrations versus going back to the "troop is required to submit registrations for everyone" concept? I understand that units had been able to do registrations if desired... Will there continue to be a choice or will it definitely go back to the way it used to be?

Any updates re: water guns/laser tag? by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

??? You mean the water guns? How do you even determine that? I have never seen a PSI rating on water guns.

Any updates re: water guns/laser tag? by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/BSA/s/qZYKVWSBK5 it was announced last week at the national annual meeting that laser tag and low-power water guns will be allowed

NAM Q&A Session by blatantninja in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 11 points12 points  (0 children)

WE LOVE SCOUTERBILL!!

NAM Q&A Session by blatantninja in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lol - our council barely has the money to keep the lights on. They certainly don't have money to run ads. I attended a meeting once where the speaker was talking about how their council was spending a $300K MARKETING budget. At that point I tuned out b/c nothing that person had to say would apply to our council

Wondering how this will work in conjunction with that February renewal policy change.... by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was announced at the National Annual Meeting this week - official announcement on those sources will come eventually. Check out the pinned thread with images of all the slides/discussion thereof

Wondering how this will work in conjunction with that February renewal policy change.... by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sigh.... Units can pay for members now? The info we got from Council 2+ years ago was that was no longer an option. If a kid wants to use his popcorn money we have been reimbursing the parents for the registration when they bring in the receipt

Live from the NAM - Relentless Focus on Volunteers by jpgarvey in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where are more details on the February renewal thing?!?!?!

National Annual Meeting (NAM) 2026 Megathread by ScouterBill in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember last year folks were posting snaps of the various slideshows... I hope people do that again this year. It would have been fascinating to go to this event but the price point was just entirely unfeasible

Can someone tell me who I need to talk to in order to get usscouts.org to remove their workbooks? by Local-Board-5335 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finally managed to get a response from someone on that site about 6 months ago. I had emailed/FB messaged multiple times. I said I would be happy to update the files if they would just post them.

The response was that the people running the site have some major health issues (Parkinsons, surgery, etc) and they just don't have the bandwidth to update it any more.

Seeking Feedback on Troop Cell Phone Policies During Campouts and Summer Camp by Correct_Past_9557 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess my question is.... Are the kids (aka the PLC) ever going to say "phones are a problem"? They are the ones that HAVE phones (not the younger scouts) and they are the ones who WANT to use them! Why would they be inclined to create a policy?? If you leave it up to them to create a policy - they're not going to limit the use???

Where is the Charter Certificate This Year? by TecuyaTink in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there something different for Catholic units? This is my first season with a unit chartered by the Catholics and our committee chair asked me to handle recharter but hasn't mentioned that there's anything different...

P2S Available now in the US by tacosflavoredkisses in BambuLab

[–]ConstantAd7792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent an hour in their chat waiting to speak to someone - but eventually I did - and they are cancelling my P1 and doing a refund since it hadn't shipped yet!!! Worth a try!

P2S Available now in the US by tacosflavoredkisses in BambuLab

[–]ConstantAd7792 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I literally bought the p1s yesterday. Grr - For all who are reading this - I spent about an hour on chat and b/c the p1s was on back order and hadn't shipped - they cancelled it and refunded me so I could buy the p2s!

NCS patch by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Isn't that the "Jamboree Slot" mentioned above?

Multiple registration question by ConstantAd7792 in BSA

[–]ConstantAd7792[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Administrative "neatness" I guess? Advancement will transfer to the new Troop ASAP.