Welp, it’s the end of the school year, and it’s time to submit all of the fun financial and administrative paperwork for the council.  One of them is the Troop Forecasting Form in which you attempt your best to give the council an idea of how many girls you’ll have in your troop next year.  I sent out an email to my parents to get their input as has been done in the past by our primary troop leader.

I should preface that I’ve always been aware that with each passing year, you lose girls.  I know it, and it’s just inevitable, especially when you hit the Cadette level.  This has been the case since I was a scout, so there’s no reason to think this is anything new.   The reasons have been discussed elsewhere ad nauseum. Continue reading