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As often may be the case, the decision is up to the leadership, youth, and adults, as to what might encompass participation. We have always, as the youth agree, made the flag requirement inclusive of actually doing a ceremony, as one of the participants handling the ceremony. If not at a formal ceremony at the unit level at our meeting place, it mostly entailed(s) either summer camp, in our case until we lost our camp, the formal service for the entire camp opening or closing for the day. We have also done over the decades many formal ceremony particpatins for patriotic holidays, and also on occasion for local events, like opening Little League season, or a local historical celebration. That has been our tradition for a long while, but it is ours, and how another unit interprets it is up to them. Hopefully it is NOT just standing in line at a ceremony (mho). -
Perhaps I am incorrect, I thought the participation in the ceremony was as part of the team conducting it. Saluting and the PoA is as an attendant or spectator. Easy enough to do at a troop meeting instead of having the flags already set up on poles, have scouts present them by walking them to their position in a ceremonial procession. Perhaps this should be the standard operating procedure. Where else will they practice this prior to the troop being asked to perform this by another organization? On campouts, it is easy enough to rig a flagpole and do the raising/lowering as part of the standard program. In general most rank requirements should be able to be accomplished via participation in the standard program. If the program does not have it, then that is an area of growth for the program. Also if it is part of the standard program, the "one and done" complaints are moot. -
By Double Eagle · Posted
Like Tron says, I like to think the MB completion would suffice for the tenderfoot- first class ranks. If they earned the first aid MB, they probably met all the minimum requirements for those ranks. Same for orientation, pioneering, and geocaching. I'm expecting MBC to have taught or reviewed all that basic material. I'd even give rank requirement credit for the personal fitness MB. I'm sure someone will take the other side and not of this mindset. As a current camp staff member, I expect the MB to more in depth than the small part covered in the tenderfoot to first class requirements. -
The other way around is much easier (doesn't have the MBC clause about being able to not accept prior completed work). The rank advancements just say do/say/particpate/etc ... and do not say in front of or with the SM. -
August 1 update: average $580,794 per TDP claim. [Still going up slightly and at this point definitely holding steady.] For the TDP, 64% claims determined and 38% paid (22,103 paid) For the IRO, 40% claims determined and 16% paid (32 paid) Without factoring in non-Matrix IRO payments, it's ticked up to around $34B needed to be fully funded. There was a slight drop off in claims processed this month; my guess is the claims processors are taking vacation time.
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