Re: Re-bad news...again
Bruce E. Cobern (bec@PIPELINE.COM)
Tue, 30 Jan 1996 19:24:40 -0500
On Jan 29, 1996 12:17:50, 'The Godseys <godsey@PIONEER-NET.EFN.ORG>' wrote:
>I may have better news for you than some of the answers you have already
>received. First let me tell you our story: a little over two years ago, a
>boy in our District was tragically killed in a skiing accident. The boy
>had completed all of his merit badges and done all the preliminaries on
>his Eagle project. His troop also wanted to complete his project to honor
>him. It took a little while but his parents were awarded his Eagle badge,
>after the troop completed the project. The troop leaders finished his
>paperwork and sent it in, and with the Council's backing, his Eagle was
>approved.
I am not saying that this did not, somehow, occur, but it is directly in
violation of the current national policy on posthumous awarding of ranks
which require that all requirements for the rank have been completed before
the Scout's death, with the exception of the board of review. Since the
project had not been completed it is hard to see how this was approved nor
can I understand how anyone could judge the Scout's leadership in
completing the project. I know it sounds harsh, but I do not believe that
this Scout should have been awarded his Eagle posthumously, unless the
policy was different at the time.
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Bruce E. Cobern
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City | 
