Transcript OA Representative Training - Wag-O

OA Representative Training
Provided by:
Wag-O-Shag Lodge
Training Committee
Basic Duties
Go to Chapter and LEC meetings and report
back to troop members who were unable to
attend.
Encourage other scouts to do community
service.
Assist with leadership training.
Encourage other troop members to be active in
the lodge and become brotherhood.
Encourage camping.
Help out with troop OA elections.
Enthusiastically wear scout uniform correctly.
Sets a good example for others.
Qualifications
• Under 18.
• An active member of the lodge in good
standing.
• Has dues paid in the lodge and troop or
team dues.
Appointment
• Generally, the SPL will appoint a
representative and the scout master will
approve the appointment.
• Then the new rep. needs to inform the
lodge that he is now an OA rep, which can
be done online.
• The rep. will undergo a training session to
learn how to best do their job. (today)
Troop Rep. Advisor
• The purpose of the advisor is to assist the
OA rep. (This does not mean going to
every meeting for them).
• Must be an active adult in the lodge also
in good standing.
• Can help to provide transportation for the
youth members especially to meetings.
• Wear scout uniform correctly and
encourage others to do the same.
More info and Resources
• www.oa-bsa.org Click on National
Programs then on Team/Troop Rep.
This will give you a page containing info.
Select Troop near the top of the page
then Resources. Scroll down to find the
Team/Troop Rep. Support pak link
under lodge resources.
Brothers,
The National Committee of the Order of the Arrow ensured the organization’s
primary duty to a Scout’s unit be maintained by the initiation of the Troop/Team
Representative program.
This programmatic enrichment of the Order of the Arrow and BSA has enabled a
Scout to act as a liaison between the OA and their troop or team by becoming a
Representative which, in addition, qualifies as a leadership position for rank
advancement. In the unit, the Representative acts as a link for communication
and program in service to other Arrowmen as well as those Scouts and Scouters
who are not members of the organization at present.
The program’s goal is to strengthen the mission of the Lodge and the Boy
Scouts of America, as well as the aiding of the attainment of the purpose of the
Order. The Representative’s goal is to strengthen the image of the Order of the
Arrow as a program enhancement in service of the unit.
The National Membership Taskforce, under the direction of the National Chief,
Evan Chaffee, is proud to provide this website as a resource to the Troop,
Chapter, Lodge and individual Representative. We hope that this site will further
guarantee the success of the Troop/Team Representative program, and look
forward to providing the latest resources and materials to aid in the program’s
implementation.
Yours in Service,
Evan Michael Hess
Chairman, National Membership Taskforce
Other Resources
• Ask friends in your troop to go to a
meeting you can’t make.
• Check out our Facebook page and talk to
other lodge members.
• Talk to Chris Heyrman/Nick Schmudlach
the Training co chairs, the Membership
Chairman Doug Muffler, or the Lodge
Chief.