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ScoutsBSA 1119

ScoutsBSA 1119

Female Scout Troop Ellettsville Indiana

Group: Girl Troop FAQs

Questions specific to the new Scouts BSA girl troops.

Will all current Scouts BSA troops be required to offer a program for girls?

Chartered organizations can decide which programs best serve the needs of their community, which means that the chartered organization can continue to offer scouting for boys, or they may choose to add a unit for older girls.

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Can a council and district run camporees for boy troops and girl troops ?

Yes, a council and district can run council and district events for both boy troops and girl troops if they are following the Guide to Safe Scouting and all current youth protection guidelines.

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Can courts of honor be held jointly?

Yes, courts of honor can be held jointly if the chartered organization chooses.

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Can a boy troop and girl troop plan events together?

Yes, they can plan events together, as troops currently do.

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Must the leaders of a boy troop be men and all the leaders of a girl troop be women?

No. Adult leadership may be men, women, or both men and women together. All youth protection guidelines are to be in use no matter the make-up of the adult leadership.

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Can boy and girl patrols make up a troop?

No. Troops must be all male or all female youth members.

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Can a boy troop and girl troop meet as one big troop?

Opening and closing of the meetings can be together or separate, depending on space and desire of the chartered organization and unit leadership. The other components of the Scout meetingĀ  should be run separately.

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If a chartered organization is not able to establish a new unit based on the required number of same-gender youth needed, can boy patrols and girl patrols be combined to form a troop?

No. A new unit must be started using the current youth and adult requirements; however, chartered organizations can consider the linked troop model so that the newly-established girl troop will have the same COR and can share the troop committee.

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Can a boy troop and girl troop meet at the same time?

Yes. Based on the preferences of the chartered organization, the boy troop and girl troop could meet at the same time and place.

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Can both boy troops and girl troops share the same committee?

A chartered organization can decide if they want the same or separate committee.

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