Re: OA Elections
Jim Peterson (jpeterson@TZNET.COM)
Fri, 31 May 1996 11:55:54 -0600
At 11:33 PM 5/30/96 -0800, Rhett Skelton wrote:
>On Thu, 30 May 1996, Paul H. Brown wrote:
>
>> You have 10 year olds with 15 nites of camping, including a long-term
>> camp? Just _how_ early did the scout complete the 5th grade in order for
>> this to happen?
> Hi paul, you don't have to COMPLETE 5th GRADE TO BECOME
>BOYSCOUT!!!!! Only get the arrow of light, and you are there. Yup, I
>had a den leader and cubmaster who thought the same thing, and was held
>back for 8 months from boyscouts cause I had to complete 5th grade AND
>WAIT for all my other den members to earn AOL. Of course, not all of
>them ever did! Well, I wish I had gone right to boyscouts, I sure did
>get a pretty bum start...
>
>You seem to have turned out pretty well Rhett. My son will turn 10 in
August, so assuming he completes all the other requirements by then, he
could earn AoL in February and immediately move on to Boy Scouts. Or he
could wait until May (Three short months) and cross-over with the rest of
his Patrol, AS A GROUP. He is anxious to become a Boy Scout, but what are
the advantages to crossing over early? He would miss the Pack's Pinewood
Derby in March, District Pinewood Derby in April and the big Crossover
Ceremony in May (no, I will not fabricate a second, earlier crossover just
for him and I have told him this).
I think the team concept of the patrol method is better served by the
Webelos Crossing over together, as a group, especially since they will
remain together as a patrol in thier new Troop. Since there is only one Pack
and one Troop in our School District (actually 5 small villages) there is no
splintering of the Webelos among different Troops. I am leaving the decision
to my son, however I am educating him on the advantages and disadvantages to
each choice.
YiS,
Jim Peterson /\
Cubmaster, Pack 379, Auburndale, Wisconsin ("\/")
Advancement Chair, Troop 379, Blenker, Wisconsin ~''~
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