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Originally Posted by LWJ
Similar opinion and experience. The BSA organization is so-so. The individual leaders make it. Pine Wood Derby is fantastic. My boy (10) just left his original group which had an alcoholic leader. Still. We made some very good friends - both kids and leaders. We just joined a new group and I think this will be a significant improvement.
On a different note. I have two girls - both involved in Girl Scouts. I believe Girl Scouts is a far better organization than Boy Scouts. They just seem to have their stuff together.
Good luck! Should be fun.
Larry
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Our regional Girl Scouts are a joke. My wife has been dealing with them for a few years. The last episode the raised the fees because too many troops were requsting financial aid and when asked what to do if the troop couldn't afford the higher fees, the answer was: Apply for financial aid.
I loved being in cub scouts. We learned important stuff like how to properly extract a barbed fish hook from a nose (not mine) while out in the wilderness camping and fishing. I really did have a good time though. Mom was a den mother and dad was involved in the trips we took. Learned how to tie different knots, sign language among other things. Try it for a year and see how it goes. Stay involved.