Re: Inactive Life Scout
LARRY RUH (ruh@EUROPA.UMUC.EDU)
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:27:57 EST
>From: MX%"SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU" 13-DEC-1995 11:21:55.29
>To: MX%"SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU"
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>Poster: John Pannell <PANNELLJ@DELPHI.COM>
>Subject: Re: Inactive Life Scout
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>However, the point that has been made in other places is that should the
>Scout, or his parents appeal, your disapproval at his Eagle BoR he *will* be
>awarded the rank. The point of view of the National Office on this matter
>has been made quite clear.
>
>Regardless of what we may think about the importance of the Eagle Award, it
>no longer has quite that prestige in the eyes of those at the upper levels
>of the BSA. :( While we can lobby to change policies and reqirements we
>cannot add to them in any way. Adding additional criteria and expectations
>as serveral of us seem to want cannot be done. Thus, we must obey the
>dictums of the National Organization in this regard: A Scout is Obedient.
[snip]
> In the case of an appeal, the views of the unit level Scouters
>have no bearing or relevance. IMO, these attitudes should be changed.
>Unfortunately, the litigiousness in our society may actually hinder this.
>
I think this is an (at least slightly) misstated POV for the national
organization. What they are saying is that you can't "string along" a
boy saying everything is OK through his Life progress award/rank and then
change your mind at the BOR. If there is a problem, take action sooner
rather than later. If a boy who is Life stops attending, take action to
deregister him -- its easy enough to reregister him if you made the wrong
decision (and then you come across as being concerned for the boy because
you expedited repair of the situation, anyway). The National POV,
IMHBCO, is that a boy doesn't suddenly become ineligible for Eagle in the
period after completing Life and the unit isn't doing its job if an
applicant gets to the BOR unscathed and the BOR turns him down. In that
case, the boy wins (sorry unit!).
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