Younger kids (under 10) are Cub Scouts. 10 year olds are "Webelos". 11 and up are Boy Scouts.
Cub scouts seldom participate in organized overnight campouts. Seldom handle sharp things, and seldom handle firearms. Boy Scouts often do all of the above. The level of involvement is completely up to the kids and the parents. Some people eat and breath it, some come every other meeting. It all depends. But what you get out of it is in direct proportion to the commitment of the kids. (just like baseball, karate, or school). There can be lots of homework if the kid is committed. I was in scouts from the age of 3 (unofficially, but my mom was a den mother, and i went to every event) through the age of 18. I also was a Webelos leader in my mid 20s. I cannot recommend the experience highly enough. It will feel very familiar to someone with a military background. Much of the principles of organization are based on turn-of-the-century (1900) military manuals. They promote citizenship, personal and civic pride, patriotism, and respect for others. all good things in my book. As for time commitments, depending on your local council, there is often something every night, local meetings (den meetings) usually once per week, pack meetings once per month or once every other month, and events just about every weekend. On 8/20/07, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I have two boys, seven and five (yesterday!). > > There is a neighborhood dad that is troop leader I've talked to about > getting involved, but just put it off. What's involved in bringing my kids > down? > > How much time does it take? What do the parents do? What does it cost? > How often is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240820 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
