Re: Advancement dilly/Books during BOR's

Cathy Porter wrote:
>
> This is interesting. We don't even *do* a BOR
unless the Scout has his
> book in hand. He hands it to a member of the
BOR when he sits down and
> the first thing they do is check to make sure
everything is signed for
> that rank. It's signed at the end of the BOR.
>
> That is our Troops absolute. No book, no
BOR. I record the rank
> advancement on the advancement form _during_
the BOR.
>
> How can the BOR confirm that everything has
been completed and signed
> off if they don't have the book in front of
them during the BOR?

Yes, we tell our scouts to bring the scout
handbook, but in regards to checking to make sure
that everything is signed off and completed, that
should be checked by the Scoutmaster and
advancement chairman even before the board of
review is scheduled. I always sit down with the
scout for the Scout spirit and SM conference as
the last requirement (except for the bor). Our
advancement chairman won't schedule a bor unless
everything else is accomplished.

Why have a scout appear before a bor if
everything else isn't done?

We also do our bor's 1 evening a month on a non-
troop meeting. Its on our calendar, and gives
the scouts a date to aim to complete what they
need to.

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