Scoutmaster Podcast 245

Trail mix joke: the only two ingredients are M&Ms and disappointment.

Mail from Donald Fowler (new Scoutmaster having a blast; troop illegally restricting rank advancement pace); Dave Simmons (accessing podcast archive on iPhone); Kelly (working through podcast archives); recap of live chat participants; blog post highlights on Scouts and money and the new Scoutmaster story.

Multiple listener questions answered: how to change an adult-led troop; Scoutmaster's proper role in Eagle paperwork and the statement of ambitions (Jeff Crump, Troop 701); forming patrols fairly for less popular Scouts and how often patrols rearrange (Brad Schroer, Troop 414); whether a Scoutmaster should step down when his son is SPL (anonymous); parent factions causing troop committee havoc (anonymous); and proper handling of a chronically disruptive Scout including discipline and retroactive denial of tenure (anonymous).