The mess that is our Cubscout pack

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My husband and I took over for my son's den last year after their previous den leaders stepped down due to COVID. A lot of things changed last year including the size of our pack which used to be one of the biggest in our district but now has only a small handful of scouts left. My husband and I even did a recruitment event to help try and regrow our pack. It's our son's last year as a cub scout he will be moving to scouts later this year. All that said our pack has been a mess. We just found out a couple of weeks ago that our former Cubmaster quit and a new one took over. The other Cubmaster took over for our previous one which saddened us but we were hoping this guy would do a good job but he didn't. We took over last year and we were never formally told what to do and had no clue how to go about a lot of things because we were never properly guided. We did our training but after that, we were basically left to figure it out on our own. We normally get class B shirts which are basically T-shirts that the kids wear for things where it's not appropriate to wear their normal scout shirts like on camping trips but we were never told about it. We got completely looked over. Apparently, the former Cubmaster asked all of the other dens for sizes but ignored us. My husband had to message the new Cubmaster and they thankfully had enough spares for us and the boys since we'll be needing them at next week's campout. The committee chair dropped them off today and they told my husband that the former Cubmaster burned a lot of bridges for our pack including with the Scout troop (the troop our boys crossover to once they basically graduate from cub scouts). I guess they want nothing to do with us due to the former Cubmaster's actions but we have no clue what he did to make them not want anything to do with us. It seems unfair to punish the entire pack for the actions of a man who is no longer even part of our pack. My husband and I have been super frustrated due to the way everything was handled last year. I believe the Cubmaster started out with pure intentions but lost his way but I really have no clue what went wrong. They've been hesitant to tell us stuff. I know the Webelos I den leader took us aside and talked to us some. He told us we were doing great with what we were given and seemed to sort of hold something back when we brought up the former Cubmaster. No one is pleased with him. Whatever he did has really been under wraps. The Webelos I leader is also part of the actual Scout Troop too. He was there for both but wasn't pleased to stay a part of the cub scout pack from my understanding. This is his last year doing it though because he has actually moved to Louisiana and is commuting to and from Ohio so his son can finish his senior year here which is a really long commute to have to do. I'm not sure how often he's making the commute if it's just a couple of times a month or what but that's a serious commitment he is making for his son. I'm just sorry that our whole pack has to suffer due to everything going on. My husband and I have decided if they need us we'll stay on once our son moves to Scouts if they need us due to the lack of help they seem to be getting. It's all a big mess thanks to COVID and the former Cubmaster. I hope we can get it straightened out and that we won't have to disband. It's my son's last year so even if they stay together long enough for him to finish that'll be great. We did get some younger scouts at recruitment so we are hoping we can grow it out again. I just know I want to be done with the drama and I'm hoping we get the help we need this year.