Scoutmaster Podcast 155

Opening joke: having two ears and one mouth — there's probably a good reason for that.

Mail from TC in Medina OH (shout-out to Cubmaster Andrew West of Pack 3501), David (enjoys the podcast), and John Nelson (post on autism and scouting). Followed by a sponsor segment with Bill Fleming of Conahoe Creek on a scout gear bundle featuring the Eureka ST sleeping pad.

Hosting a Webelos den visit using scouts of varying tenure as spokespersons to parents, then ten strategies for retaining older scouts including giving them real independent responsibility, accepting mistakes, allowing individuality, and not mandating uniform wear.

John Hibner (Indiana) on turning around a dysfunctional troop and implementing the patrol method; Dave on who may sign merit badge blue cards in a large troop; Troy Barber (Troop 994, Fairfax Station VA) on transferring signed-off requirements to a new scout handbook.