It was never a secret that recruiting new members during the fall of 2021 was going to be critical for the BSA. Chief Scout Executive (and recent Bronze Wolf award recipient) Roger Mosby said as much when he spoke with Bryan on Scouting last summer:
The real test to see where we are in terms of normalcy in Scouting is to see how many new members we get this fall. That will be key for us. I have no doubt that we’re going to emerge from bankruptcy. But in order to keep the program vital, we’ve got to get new members.
Read more about recruiting at Bryan’s Blog.