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It's not essentially that way; hence the realignment and updates. True it can be tough to keep any repeat issues from becoming a boring situation; however, mastery through repetition is a thing, and changing up teaching style can alleviate these issues. As for the troops recruiting issue: the answer seems to be, that AOL is no longer meant to be a prep year to join a troop. The 6 month time frame has always been an issue; I have had many discussions with other den leaders and asked them how they fit the current AOL program into 6 months and no one can quite explain it.

Wrong, you must be registered to overnight with a troop. Parents can still attend to observe as long as they do not overnight.

I recommend calling the company and ask if they have an Israeli or Palestinian (or any other self-respecting nation) flag rug.

"Observation" means "no participation or interference" in what you are observing. Many parents can't do that.