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Message: [QUOTE="huskeynut, post: 2767535, member: 750"] CL82 - my understanding is that a troop will have both a boys section (patrols) and a girls section (patrols) - for lack of better terms. This is from my Scouter friends back in CT. The overall troop structure will not change. There will be one troop committee, parent volunteers, that oversees and assists both segments. There will be one Scoutmaster with several assistant Scoutmasters. There will be one Senior Patrol Leader for the entire troop. The Patrol Leaders' Council, the youth led governing body, will have both boys and girls on it (patrol leaders). I would not be surprised if down the road there will be all female troops. The evolution will be interesting to see. There is going to be resistance to this new format for BSA. Any time there is a major change, people resist to different levels. Some leaders are going to leave the program. They cannot support the new direction. We saw this with the gay issue. As with your Scouter friend, we already have different interpretations of the new program. I believe the key will be adult supervision of the overall troop program. There must be registered and trained female leaders - assistant Scoutmasters. They will have to camp and hike just as the men do. The rule of two-deep leadership is a must. All troop leaders will have to be vigilant at all times. And yes, boys will be boys but BSA has dealt with that for several years under the Venture program, which has been successful. Many lessons and strategies are there for all to see. Camping with girls is no different than schools trips for bands, ski trip weekends and the like. There are plenty of programs that have handled the coed problem successfully. BSA has gone through and still dealing with a lot of changes in the last few years. The LDS Church recently leaving BSA has been a major blow. From my view point, I still believe in Scouting and the ideals, principals and skills it teaches. I'm the proud father of 2 Eagles Scouts and have 2 grandsons in the program and the third grandson will be there in a couple of years. To quote Tug McGraw - "You gotta believe!" [/QUOTE]

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