If our guys from the US that went to the World Jamboree, had one question on their mind, it was, "Why don't we have girls in our Troops, like other countries do?"There were a lot of girls in Troops during our trip and they weren't "Tom Boys". Regular teenage girls, wearing the same uniform, and saying the same Scout Oath.
I asked one older Scoutmaster from England how he felt about girls in his Troop? I was expecting a disgruntled answer, but his reply was short, simple, and to the point.
"It was the savior of our program."
He explained that with the mandatory addition of girls since the first of the year, it had increased his membership and opened more opportunities for program.
It made sense and we all saw how well it worked while we were at the Jamboree.
