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[quote=cburkhardt]Patrols -- also clipped from our web site: "Every girl also belongs to a smaller 5 – 8 member group within the Troop called a Patrol. At the beginning of each semester each Patrol elects a girl to serve as Patrol Leader and another girl as Assistant Patrol Leader. These girls run the Patrol meetings. Each Patrol selects a name and the members wear a patrol patch and have a Patrol flag and a cheer. Members of Patrols usually become good friends because they work together with each other on projects and earning advancement ranks and merit badges. When the Troop meets on Saturday mornings we break-up into Patrol meetings for part of the time to learn and plan things. When we go on hikes, camping or other activities we often break-up into our Patrols to do things. For example, all girls in a Patrol put their tents near each other when we go camping. Patrols often compete against each other to sharpen and demonstrate their Scouting skills." You can see this page at: http://scoutsbsadcgirls.org/about/troop-organization/. To fill in a bit, your daughter would be in a patrol, which is a subgroup within the Troop. The patrols meet at the same time and in the same place as the Troop. Girls are formally assigned by the Scoutmaster Staff into a patrol. Scouts BSA works best when a girl is in a patrol that has some friends, but also some new girls who are outside her current group of friends. This teaches girls how to negotiate the making of new friends and the accommodating of different personalities. We would certainly let your daughter and her friend be in the same patrol. Having Patrols also lets girls have a chance to exercise leadership, because we elect new patrol leaders each semester. [/quote]
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