What is the combined troop pilot program?

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Scouting America is currently developing a pilot program that could create a new way for Scouts BSA troops to serve youth and their families. On this month's #TroopTalkLive, we'll discuss the possibility of creating a combined troop - a troop with both boys and girls.
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3 авг 2024

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@MikePatterson-g9j 8 дней назад

This is very dishonest on the part of scouting. Initially, the move was presented as separate troops for boys and girls. Most of us saw the combining of boys and girls into a single troop coming a mile away and feel that this was the plan all along. Too bad since BSA was such a unique and powerful program for young men. This change makes scouting just like every other co-ed activity out there and will likely be a catalyst to another great organization biting the dust or becoming a fraction of what it used to be. As a former Scoutmaster for many years, it is painful to not support this organization any more due to this level of deceit. As we all know a scout is Trustworthy. Not so much the leadership of scouting.

@cedward 22 дня назад

It's healthy and natural to allow little boys to have their own spaces to grow and thrive around only other boys.

@tinamacintyre2423 18 дней назад

@cedward It's odd that people are so against boys and girls interacting. I'm sure there will be single gender troops for those that want that. My daughter is in a linked troop that camps separate but does projects together.

@traceylawrence7363 17 дней назад

I agree. I will only keep my Cub Scout in only boy packs and troops as he crosses over. Let males have the space.

@traceylawrence7363 17 дней назад

@@tinamacintyre2423 I was a Girl Scout. They should have approved Girl Scout. Mixing them changes the dynamics.

@erikjohnsen3135 14 дней назад

@@tinamacintyre2423 Right?? Boys and girls doing stuff together?? School and the real world is weird like that.

@johneliades7923 24 дня назад

One year is not enough. Multi-year observation/pilot is advisable. In many international units I observed at the Word Jamboree in WV, the SPLs are dominated by females because they mature earlier and thus boys may not have an equal opportunity to be higher level Junior Leaders. John Eliades Lawrence KS

@erikjohnsen3135 23 дня назад

If your boys are being dominated by girls, you can keep them protected in boy-only troops. Some of us will teach scouts to operate in the real world.

@rcrabtree2002 24 дня назад

Did you survey parents or just teenagers? I do not recall one?

@joyragnow-guzy3965 19 дней назад

Can troops who are single gender allow girls to join in September, or is it only for linked troops? I ask this because my granddaughter is crossing over in February and there is only one linked troop in town and not other girl troops. I would like her to stay with our Chartered Org which has a pack and a troop. We did have a girl troop for a couple years but couldn't keep the minimum of 5 to keep it going.

@erikjohnsen3135 14 дней назад

No. For the pilot program, National has said they prefer to use Linked troops, since the are already basically set up to do it. If a single-gender troop were to join the pilot, and then National decides not to allow co-ed troops, then the girls will be stuck without a chair when the music stops. I think the best thing for you to do at this point would be to start a linked troop with your affiliated troop, if they are open to it. Also, recruit hard for more girls at that age.

@TheWallyTirado 24 дня назад

I hope real world observations of external parties (outside of the unit/district) are recorded to see if it this pilot is really in the best interest of the kids. Not just unit meetings but unit activities and especially camping. We ALL know that there are units already running their units this way without permission and in my opinion not always in the kids interest but the parent interest or at worse not safely.

@erikjohnsen3135 23 дня назад

Yes, there are troops already running an integrated model, and I've spoken with pretty much all of them in my council. No one is dissatisfied with the program. No kids are quitting because they're "forced" to be with the opposite sex. The only issue I've seen is sometimes disagreement on what game is played during troop meetings. Other than that, it's business as usual.

@TheWallyTirado 20 дней назад

@@erikjohnsen3135 While I have heard some of these units "say" everything is great. I have also seen parents leave these same units because they didn't like it.

@erikjohnsen3135 14 дней назад

@@TheWallyTirado Yeah, it would not surprise me, but that's the parents, probably holding on to their old biases and opinions. Are they actually asking/listening to what the kids want?

@vdubslinger 11 дней назад

@@TheWallyTirado Sounds like those parents might not share the values of scouting.

@morgannec 21 день назад

Hello! I think this could be great for girls that can't find a nearby girls troop. I assume you would still need a female leader on all activities (hikes, camping trips) where the girls were involved.

@erikjohnsen3135 14 дней назад

Yes, all the Guidelines for Safe Scouting and Barriers to Abuse will still be the same.

@saturnknts 23 дня назад

They waited a year too late. You have girls that came up in family packs that are now going to have to find a girl's troop. Charter organizations are going to have to go through the whole process of setting up new troops for those girls that are crossing over.