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I have heard of units (the scouts) voting to have the SPL request a leader stay on when their scouts age out. It seems more ceremonial than anything, like a vote of confidence to try and get a beloved leader to stick around. -
In my neck of the woods very few of the councils seem to have all of the mandatory committees. As far as I know, at best my council's safety committee(s) [there are technically two required now] are on paper only, I have never heard of them meeting or putting out anything to the various district committees.
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I see what you guys are saying, and it makes sense from a point of view that a scout might not care and wants to just chill; however, the parent told me the scout wants to go to NYLT (has wanted to go for a couple of years). I don't know of any variance that allows a scout to attend NYLT without being at least 1st Class rank. So the NYLT thing really indicates that the scout wants to get to 1st Class but isn't getting there for some reason.
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If the young person is challenged, perhaps seriously, in the "very competitieve school", then perhaps the Scouting is a release, and he or she finds it of lesser import. Age may be a factor eventually if the Scouting interest or involvement is consistent. I have had a couple of long term, but stalled in rank youths that suddenly somewhere past sixteen or seventeen light a fire under themselves for Scouting rank. Sadly, some waited too long, at least in ur unit where they still had to do the work. Every young person sometimes loses focus, or is too focused on other goals. We also do not know often what other pressures or home and school issues may "really" be in play. If they take the "Spirit" forward in their lives, the work is done. -
By BetterWithCheddar · Posted
While I'd never push advancement hard, I think it's still a useful tool for attracting and retaining kids with a high need for achievement. Based on what the OP shared (Scout attends a very competitive high school, but hasn't advanced in 3 years), it sounds like the program might be failing him. Agreed, it doesn't make sense.
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