Are the boys assigned to one patrol that lasts the entire time they are a scout?
Patrols change. Typically the scouts are given the chance to disperse to other patrols after their first year. Even so, it’s at the Scoutmaster’s discretion and he usually weighs different factors before letting patrols reorganize. As scouts age more and more drop out of scouting and the upper ranks start to thin so patrols are merged or otherwise disbanded. Scouting works best when there are 6-8 active scouts in each patrol, and when their age is not too disparate.
