Re: "Charter Name Scout" question

At 09:40 AM 5/26/98 -0500, Mike Walton wrote:
>The application calls for the Scout to be "registered actively" as a member
>of the BSA, which he is and has been. However, is that good enough to
>recommend the awarding of a Heroism or Meritoritous Service Medal??

Absolutely

>I said to my Council Commissioner friend "I would recommend him for the
>national award, but I would make the presentation private to avoid losing
>the rest of my boys to this "charter name Scout" ". In dinner this evening,
>Jessi strongly disagreed with me, saying that "it's not fair; the boy did
>something based on Scouting and you're penalizing him for not showing up at
>the regular meetings??"

Here's my standard answer to questions like this: Ask the kid!

Put him in for the award and when it comes through ask him what sort of
presentation he wants. Would he prefer something low-key or a big blow-out
with all the bells & whistles. Shouldn't he have some say in the matter?



Mark W. Arend
Beaver Dam Community Library
311 N. Spring St. Outside of a dog, a book is
Beaver Dam, Wisc. 53916 man's best friend. Inside of
(920) 887-4631 (fax 887-4633) a dog it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx
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Scoutmaster, Troop 736

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