Order of the Arrow Troop Representative
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Order of the Arrow Troop Representative (OATR) Appointed by: SPL w/SM’s concert Reports to: SPL and chapter/lodge OATR committee chairman Responsibilities: • Must now the requirements for joining the order • Be active in both, the troop and the chapter and/or lodge • Helps out at Troop OA Elections • Go on troop camping trips, as well as bring other OA members along with him • Be a representative of the Troop in the OA • Set’s a good example • Enthusiastically wear’s the uniform correctly • Shows scout spirit
Qualifications: Member of The Order of the Arrow and the Troop in good standing
Fulfills: Star - 5 Life - 5 Eagle – 4 Palm - 3
Recommended Attending Junior Leader Training run by Troop Attend OATR Training run by the chapter or the lodge
Term Till next election, removal, or will to change Either 6 months or until a new quartermaster can take his place, whichever is most perdent
Notes To be a member of the Order of the Arrow, you need to the following 1. Be at least first class or higher 2. 15 nights of camping (including 1 week at a summer camp) in the last 2 years 3. Be elected by a certain number of peers 4. Must pass the ordeal The OATR may also serve on his local chapter’s and/or lodge’s OATR committee and may even become the respective committee chairperson From the OA perspective, the OATR has these responsibilities: 1. Must now the requirements for joining the order 2. Be active in both, the troop and the chapter and/or lodge 3. Should go on OA weekends when he can, to encourage and congratulate the candidates 4. Go on help out OA activities, as well as bring other OA members along with him 5. Helps out other members of troop advance to ordeal and brotherhood in the OA 6. Be a representative of the OA in the Troop
