Oldscout448 697 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, David CO said: I have no comments to make about the decision, but I am a bit put off by the way it was announced. They made it sound like this was an OA decision rather than a BSA decision. If the comments of OA members on this forum are a reflection of OA members in general, I would have to conclude that this decision was not made by OA. Am I wrong? The OA executive committee may have indeed made it. As far as I am aware none of the plebeians at the lodge or chapter level were consulted in any way. Sound familiar? Link to post Share on other sites
shortridge 184 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, David CO said: I have no comments to make about the decision, but I am a bit put off by the way it was announced. They made it sound like this was an OA decision rather than a BSA decision. If the comments of OA members on this forum are a reflection of OA members in general, I would have to conclude that this decision was not made by OA. Am I wrong? @David CO, as the announcement makes clear, it was a decision of the National Order of the Arrow Committee, in the same way that the national executive board makes decisions for the BSA. There is not a national referendum of all OA members on these topics, just like there is not a national referendum of all BSA members on other issues. It also does not have to be a unanimous decision. Just because a few people online are upset with a decision does not mean that they represent all members. That also does not suggest that a national organization with a representative structure did not make the decision. That’s pretty faulty logic. The Committee members are publicly identified here: https://oa-bsa.org/about/leadership/national-committee. Anyone truly upset over this should contact the leadership. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JasonG172 244 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 We kinda knew it was coming down the pipe, just received the news myself. Sucks for Sure...Wish someone would listen to the youth. Link to post Share on other sites
John-in-KC 311 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Topic locked. New topic, operating from the National announcement, available as a pinned item Link to post Share on other sites
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