Scouts-L Mail Archive for June of 1999: Re: ASM father signing off on rank advancement?

Re: ASM father signing off on rank advancement?

science_guy@JUNO.COM

Wed, 9 Jun 1999 06:38:38 -0400

As far as I know, it is allowable. It is not advisable though.

First there is the possibility that the scout will not be completeing all
the requirements as written. This does happen from time to time. If it
doesn't happen, the appearence that the scout is getting away with the
requirements is there.

A second reason is just the opposite.Parents tend to push their kid
harder than the others. This runs into the problem where the son has to
do all the requirements to perfection and then some. Or more is added to
the requirement (ie swim 600 yards instead of 500). This too is not fair
to the scout.

IMHO, parents should not be signing off on their child's advancement with
one possible exception, the family life requirements. With those
requirements it is advisable that they both go to someone so the consuler
can ask the parent about the requirements too.

$15/yr Webhosting incl Domain Name Reg !

Design your own site ! It's so Easy ! Only $15 for the first year includes domain name registration! Only $49 a year after 1st year !

Treasure Map Broker

Use your scout skills to create a treasure map that can be sold over and over again. Adventurers figure out clues and riddles that lead them to a hidden treasure. An advanced form of geocaching where you get paid every time someone finds your cache.

Colorado whitewater rafting

Arkansas River rafting on the way to Philmont

How the Boy Scouts really got started

A new book on how scouting got started. For five decades, an American scout secretly mentored the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell - This book tells the story!

Create and sell treasure maps for Scouts

Use your scouting skills to create & sell treasure maps. Great fun and a good fund-raising activity too.

Recycled Plastic Lumber-Outdoor Furnitur

Ideal for Eagle Projects and other good turns. Bear Board is 100% recycled plastic lumber that can be used for any project that previously used wood. It will never rot, crack, splinter or attract insects. We also sell Picnic tables and Park bench kits

Lite Backpacking with Travel Pak Kits

Easy Traveler, Inc. manufactures refillable, leakproof Flasks, Tottles and Flexible Squeeze Tubes that allow you to take just the right amount of your favorite personal care or food products with you, when you go camping, Hiking or backpacking

	� 1994-2005 SCOUTER.com. All rights reserved.
SCOUTER is an independent publication and has been the primary Scouting portal on the web since 1994. It is not officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of the USA or the World Organization of Scout Movements. Web Developer/SaaS Hosting by FastRoot, Chicago - Terry Howerton