[IKE]

Congratulations on the RAS. I am glad to see you are thinking ahead. I would highly recommend asking Ed Law (mentor 2834) for some advice on this subject. His team is now in their 4th year, and I think he would have a more relevant perspective than many of these teams that have been around for 10 years (not that you are getting bad advice, but most of it has little to do with growing pains).

I remember specifically his concerns when they had a lot of success their first year, and the 3X as many members their 2nd year (I believe they went from 8 to 24 members that year). They have since grown into a wonderful team. They consistently do well both on and off the field, and each year strive to do a bit more. In my opinion, they are a strong role models for rookie teams as they were a 100% pure rookie (no team members previous to FRC).