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  • LATEST POSTS

    • DuctTape
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By DuctTape · Posted

      One of the purposes of a BoR in the early days was for the scout to gain familiarity with the job interview process. The BoR committee was made up of influential community people, and/or business leaders. It was a chance for the Scout to learn and grow at promoting themself and answering questions from unknown adults. I think it would be great if we brought this idea back. Conceptually it would not change current practice (or GTA regs), but it would provide both the committee and Scout a slightly different focus and perhaps make it more meaningful.
    • InquisitiveScouter
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      These days, it is mostly just a formality. Back in the day, you were tested on a few skills at a BoR.  Nowadays, that is a no go. Now, it is more of a job performance review for the SM corps, by proxy through the Scouts' eyes.  Helps the Committee see that the program is being delivered rightly to the Scouts. But, if the committee doesn't know the program... well... Even Eagle Boards of Review are mostly a formality, too. In that, I would agree they are primarily "hoops" to jump through.
    • Armymutt
      Unit Leader conference to start MB

      By Armymutt · Posted

      Getting the kids, well parents, to attend the PLC is the tough one.  I'm trying to shape things more and more.  It's gotta be a force more like erosion than a hurricane.  Very difficult for a guy who thrives on rapidly changing environments.
    • Armymutt
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By Armymutt · Posted

      We never had a BOR, other than for Eagle, in any of the three troops I was a member.  One was in IL, the others in England.  I don't even recall a SM conference.  We just completed the ranks and received the badge and card.  These seem like artificial barriers that are unnecessary.
    • fred8033
      Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

      By fred8033 · Posted

      Absolutely 100%.  AND, it's not really "reviewing".  A BOR is really celebrating the scout's progress and encouraging their involvement.  It's a really bad bad bad message to encourage MBs and getting requirements done and then delaying the scout's BOR.  In a way, it's a game.  The scout should drive and be accountable for his own progress.  If the scout is held up by not being able to get a SMC or BOR, that breeds a jaded attitude.   

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