I would ask why you need to have a scout endure the Lone Scout Program. I can only speculate, but I will give it a shot.

You won't find a lot on the web, as it's not really something that the BSA would want to profess…the idea goes against what the BSA preaches…."The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow"…see? pack, more than one…not being a smart aleck, but you get my point.

It's really not an ideal situation, but I do have a bit of information about it…our pack had to remove a boy from the unit [behavior issues] and the council gave us and the mother the information that she needed. The council rep didn't feel that putting this boy into another pack would solve anything, by the way.

Parent is the leader of the scout, signs off on everything, puts in for advancement on their own and gives awards. There is no unit affiliation, at all. It's parent/guardian and scout, that's it. The adult advances the scout in the same manner as a pack, by grade, using the BSA materials and following the guidelines. There is no unit number…he wears the Lone Scout patch. There is no pack meeting that he attends, no BG dinners or PWD…once again, he is alone.

The only time that I can see that there is a need for a Lone Scout, is if there truly is no other unit within a reasonable distance from a boy's home, or in our case, behaviors that are so out of line, that after many meetings with the parents and council reps, there is no other place for that scout.

[Briefly, this scout's behavior directly resulted in 4-5 boys leaving the program, physical violence to his mother during meetings, and threats to other scouts and leaders. He was removed after an incident where he threatened to "kill the person that upset him and his mother". Meetings with the mom, grandparents, pack leaders and a council rep were held, and documentation from school counselors were brought in. The council said that the only way this boy would stay a registered BSA member would be as a Lone Scout... Definitive proof would be needed before he would be considered for entrance into ANY unit. His former DL offered to coach mom, but no return calls. Needless to say, he is no longer in the program]