Advancement

Again, I have become depressed by the general lack of knowledge of BSA's
national policies concerning advancement exhibited by many members of
this group. Plane and simple, you will be over ridden if you impose some
after the fact requirement on the leadership requirement used for
advancement. Errors in leadership need to be addressed on the spot and
not some months in advance. Another pet peeve of mine is the
misinterpretation of the simple concept of Scout Spirit which means to
live the Scout Law in every day life. It is not an omnibus rule to delay
advancement at the whim of some adult. Perhaps this should tell you
something about your views on a NATIONAL PROGRAM. It annoys me to some
degree how some of you give information on how one can get around the
spirit of national rules. It seems that a whole bunch of Scouters need a
good dose of training at Philmont to really understand both the rules and
spirit of Scouting.

As far as comments concerning the use of the legal system to right
perceived of wrongs in the advancement process. Perhaps when one sees
adults ganging up on a little kid by using personal interpretations of
Scouting's rules, the use of the legal system seems a little more
defensible. Remember, if you don't like our system of juris prudence,
what would you replace it with - Dodge City?

Bob Rosebrough
ASM Troop 601
Columbia, MD

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