Brothers in different troops

[Sniktaw 18]

Anyone have two kids in different troops? We moved and my boys have zeroed in on two separate troops. We can do it but I worry about brotherly harmony.  Would love some advice from someone who's been there.

[qwazse 4344]

You moved and your boys stuck with scouts. That’s a win!

No personal experience. My kids are just not that creative. (They went on to study chemical engineering). Our troop had a scout or two with brothers in another unit. They all grew up just fine.

[SSScout 1615]

Sounds like a chance for friendly competition AND inter Troop cooperation.  Come normal activities,  could be a opportunity.   

How do they get along otherwise?  

 

[Sniktaw 18]

3 hours ago, SSScout said:

Sounds like a chance for friendly competition AND inter Troop cooperation.  Come normal activities,  could be a opportunity.   

How do they get along otherwise?  

 

They get along okay. . . They tend to expect the worst of each other. One wants to turn everything into a competition, but not the kind that makes you better. I find myself saying, "It's not a competition" way more than I should. I know he will insist that his troop is better. They enjoy different aspects of Scouting and I think they pretty much ignore each other at events. They've never seemed to mind going together. I want the days back when they were best friends.

[Eagle94-A1 2687]

Two friends of mine were in my troop, and their younger brothers were in another. One reason was the younger brothers were in Cub Scouts, and all their friends went to the pack CO's troop.