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Ask the Chairman - Camping Requirement II

Q. Ray, We have recently moved to another city and someone told me that the the camping requirement must be fulfilled...

Ask the Chairman - Elected to OA

Q. Ray, A scout, new to our troop, was elected to OA in his old troop and then transferred to our...

Ask the Chairman - Brotherhood Letters

Q. Ray, What should become of the letter that an Ordeal candidate writes to the lodge secretary? Thanks for your opinion on...

Ask the Chairman - Two-Year Period

Q. Dear Ray: There has been some confusion regarding a "time period" requirement. Because of the wording "during the two-year period prior...

Ask the Chairman - Service Hours

Q. Ray, A Scout's parent would like to know if the required service time with the Order of the Arrow counts...

Section Sentinel: Legacy Lid Project

Each lodge has a story and a history unique to its members and its geographic location. Now, after nearly a...

Section Sentinel: SR-7B Arrowman Recognized With BSA's Honor Medal

Aaron Avelino, a seventeen-year-old Eagle Scout from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge in Greensboro, North Carolina was recently recognized with the BSA...

Section Sentinel: National Officers Send Special Gift to Ailing Arrowman

Daniel Theiss of Venture Crew 21 from Dan Beard Council, headquarted in Cincinnati, Ohio has had no ordinary Scouting experience....

Ask the Chairman - Elected Candidates

Q. Ray, Can a Scout who is elected in the spring attend a spring Ordeal? Thank you, Randall A. Randall, Thanks for the question. As soon...