I've made a few changes, but it is a real uphill battle. This troop has a lot of issues (not boy led, not really using patrols, and committee chair wants to limit camping to 4 or 5 per year), but it has lots of my sons friends from school.
I am a brand new assistant scoutmaster (as of last spring) in a small troop where the scoutmaster started the new troop and his wife is the committee chair. Luckily I don't see his son staying in the troop much longer, so change is in the air.
The other good news is that the SM appreciates the value of a fixed blade knife.