nattyB

Thank You all for your input. Although I can see all sides of the issue, my real concern is that, over the years, the Scouting program has shifted more towards "keeping the boys' interest" (read that "entertained"....) than teaching the boys to Live the Law, through participation in Troop activities. If that is done correctly (not a small task) it should be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the boys grow and mature and begin to take more enjoyment in the accomplishments of the program, as opposed to "what have you got for me to do next?" Yes, I understand that you need to keep the boys' focu

Hi all, I would like some opinions on the following statement regarding OA loyalties: I believe that a Scout or Scouters' first loyalty is always the Troop that he is registered to and that he has a responsibility to maintain active contact and participation in that Troop after he is elected into OA and starts to shift his focus more towards the OA program. I bring this up because it seems as if Scouts become active in OA and then think they are "too old" for the Troop activities or above them somehow. An OA member must be chartered through an active Troop, so doesn't that Troop have the r