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Scouting ranks, merit bades, and the advancement programs

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  1. Appropriate Questions at BOR 1 2 3 4 7

    By rdn51,
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  2. Merit Badges

    By evmori,
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  3. Summer Camp Merit Badges Without Blue Cards

    By DonM,
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  4. Swimming MB and rank requirements

    By Eagle309,
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  5. BOR - question 1 2

    By Greeneagle5,
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  6. To early eagle or not to early eagle 1 2 3 4 6

    By OneHour,
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  7. Why Eagle?

    By mdutch,
    • 10 replies
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  8. Camping Merit Badge

    By rdn51,
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  9. Venturers attaining Boy Scout Ranks

    By purcelce,
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  10. When does advancement take place?

    By rdn51,
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  11. When's too late

    By mdutch,
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  12. Paper Eagle

    By SFmike,
    • 14 replies
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  13. Sm or ASM signing off on own child? 1 2

    By joeleeper,
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  14. Wilderness Survival ?

    By kittle,
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  15. What to do????

    By ywfox,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • InquisitiveScouter
      What is Going On With the OA

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      Madness
    • Eagle94-A1
      What is Going On With the OA

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Do not remind me of the changes.. Yes, some lodges were doing things wrong. Other lodges were doing it properly. I don't think if the local Native nation has both youth and elders involved with the OA, doing ceremonies, dancing, singing, etc is a problem. Heck one lodge had a tribal councilman as a member, and his cousin was a ceremonialist. Another lodge had a powwow drum started at an OA event. I was active when the change was made. I and a few others said the OA will slowly die as a result of letting everyone in. I gave them 20-25 years. I think the 100th Anniversary gave it a little more life, and of course the patch collectors. OK, I admit, I have read names off of scrolls and the back of shield for AOL and Call Outs. Especially if the pack didn't have anything with their names on it. But completely agree with reading  from paper for the main ceremonies. I would rather the "contemplative pause" or even ad libbing the lines, especially if the ceremonialist knew the meaning and purpose of the lines.   Instead of using an adult nomination form, they put the SM on the ballot with the youth, and had the Youth vote on him.
    • skeptic
      1915 Society Endowment Program

      By skeptic · Posted

      How is this really different than the James E. West program?  It is much like the concept that at one time was discouraged of local lodges issuing new patches regularly as "trade bait", especially just prior to Jamboree and OA National events.  In our almost extinct Lodge, we had a period with so many patches that nobody had a clue, other than it was another variation for some obscure reason.  
    • HashTagScouts
      1915 Society Endowment Program

      By HashTagScouts · Posted

      If they only want you to wear it to official OA functions where only Arrowmen would be present, it doesn't seem to really help advertise to increase participation. They could have just gone with a "years of service" type pin to attach to a sash IMO, rather than whole new sash. That would be far more subtle than this.
    • Eagle94-A1
      1915 Society Endowment Program

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      I think OA, and national by extension, is getting desperate for money. Between this and "interesting" elections, to increase membership, I have my wories.

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