Re: PUSHING THE EAGLE OUT OF THE NEST

LINDA K CLOSSEN wrote:
>
> O.K. Scouters,
>
> Here is my last problem for the week.
> Last month at our District Roundtable, December 12, 1996, the Council
> Eagle Scout Advancement Chairman stuck his head in the door of our
> meeting. He made an announcement that just stuck in my craw and has
> been eating at me ever since.
> He said, "We are just 2 Eagle Scouts away from breaking an all time
> record of 40 Eagles from our Council. If you have any Scouts that
> are close to completing their projects, push them through and get
> that paperwork to me as soon as possible. If we have to schedule a
> separate Board of Review for him we will, right up to the end of the
> year. We really want to break this record" At that point I think I
> must have had a semi-stroke because I count not believe what I was
> hearing. I am just curious what my fellow Scouters think about this.
> I personally think it stinks. Why would I push my Scouts just to
> fill a quota??? What would he get out of it besides a badge that
> maybe he could drop in his desk and forget??
>
> YiS
>
> Linda

OH NO!!!

Sounds like the Quality Unit discussion is going to start all over
again. ;)

Rick

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