What has happened to us is that our recruitment had stagnated. I am fairly new to the squadron, and was tasked with finding more bodies with color guard experience. That started a thought process which led me to resurrect a dead Boy Scout Troop, convert it to both Sea Scouts and Venturing, and we have benefited from it greatly. Administratively, I am now ready to swap the Venturing charter organization from the American Legion to the CAP per CAPR 52-16 and leaving the Sea Scouts charter with the Legion. We have already grabbed 4 enthusiastic Seniors and a couple cadets, and we have not even started recruiting yet until I can iron out the details. It may not last, but so far, so good. We do have a Boy Scout facility close by, and that is a large part of the drawl.

How do non-hosted BSA and Sea Scout charters "benefit" your CAP unit?

Quote from: seacamper on September 21, 2016, 11:44:58 PM
What has happened to us is that our recruitment had stagnated. I am fairly new to the squadron, and was tasked with finding more bodies with color guard experience. That started a thought process which led me to resurrect a dead Boy Scout Troop, convert it to both Sea Scouts and Venturing, and we have benefited from it greatly. Administratively, I am now ready to swap the Venturing charter organization from the American Legion to the CAP per CAPR 52-16 and leaving the Sea Scouts charter with the Legion. We have already grabbed 4 enthusiastic Seniors and a couple cadets, and we have not even started recruiting yet until I can iron out the details. It may not last, but so far, so good. We do have a Boy Scout facility close by, and that is a large part of the drawl.

I'll echo Eclipse's question. As you indicated, it may not last. Strike that, it will not last, especially in light of how you're already referring to potential members as "bodies". Sounds like you did a lot of work for very little return. From actual real world experience, not just reg reviews, these units have no benefit to either program.

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Hey guys, thanks for all the help.