This email is sent from no-reply-382@lodgemaster.oa-scouting.org to the Unit Leader and Committee Chairman - unless otherwise stated

(Unit Leader and Committee Chairman Contacts are checked weekly with a Scouting Unit Data Sync within our database and the Council/National System)

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Dear {{FullName}},

The Order of the Arrow (OA) is an honor society for Scouts who truly live by the Scout Oath and Law. By recognizing these Scouts, they inspire others to membership in the future. OA members all share certain Scout skills and help to promote camping within your unit. Members can grow in their leadership skills and further benefit your unit as they encourage a lifetime of cheerful service in other Scouts. All troops, crews, and ships with eligible Scouts should hold an election by {{LastElectionDate}}. You, as the unit leader, get to choose when and where the election will be held. 

To be eligible for youth membership in the OA you must:

1. Be a registered member of Scouting America

2. Be under 21, hold the Scouts BSA First Class rank or higher, and be elected by youth members of their unit

3. Have completed 15 nights of camping within 2 years, including 1 long-term camp of at least 5 nights and 10 nights of short-term camping. The balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each. Ship nights meet the camping requirement for Sea Scouts.

4. Assistant scoutmasters 18-20 years old may also be eligible, so long as the above requirements are met.

Before your unit's election, the unit leader must affirm a nominee's Scout spirit and youth membership qualifications. Voting is based on the nominee's spirit of brotherhood, cheerfulness, and willingness to serve others.

To schedule an Order of the Arrow election for your unit, please click here:

Schedule Election

The election should take place at a regular unit meeting or camping experience, with 100% attendance of both youth and adults. An election team from the OA will be present to conduct the election. 

If you have any questions, please contact our election coordinators listed below.

Yours in Scouting,

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{{ElectionContactAdultName}} (Adult)

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