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To: Antoninus; dfwgator; P8riot; peggybac

All these decent “alternatives to the Boy Scouts” like Camp Fire, Navigators USA, Boys Brigade, Cadet Corps, Federation of North-American Explorers, Pathfinders, Royal Rangers, Trail Life USA, Troops of Saint George, etc., etc., should get together and combine their troop units and resources. Strength in numbers. It would be much easier for people to find a troop near them if they combine their organizations.

There was also a rival group to the BSA in the early 20th century called the “American Boy Scouts”. It dissolved in the 1920s, so I assume there’s nothing stopping these organizations from claiming that as their new name, and advertising themselves as the REAL Boy Scouts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Boy_Scouts


69 posted on 05/07/2024 8:37:47 PM PDT by BillyBoy ( Build Biden Better.)
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To: BillyBoy

If their beliefs and organizational structures are compatible that might be possible. But to bring disparate groups together just for numbers sake is counterproductive, and could lead to the same morass yje Boy Scouts are in. It’s not about the numbers, it’s about enriching the lives of the boys, and in the case of Trail Life USA, developing them into Godly men. As for locating or starting a troop, that process is easily to follow through the website. In the 11 years since Trail Life was founded, there are more thanr 55,000 members in over 1100 troops in all 50 states.


72 posted on 05/08/2024 2:44:52 AM PDT by P8riot (You will never know Jesus Christ as a reality in your life until you know Him as a necessity.)
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