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Give the child credit and adjust (fudge all other numbers).

There is no way to enter anything in Scoutbook that was done prior to the registration date showing in the national system. I have had a few instances where paperwork was given to a DE who is no longer with the program and was lost and had to be filled out again. We looked at things like Scout rank requirements, knots, fire building, cooking, etc. that the scout did before the registration became official and entered those items dated after the scout became official. Don't penalize the scout for an adult's shortcomings.

I agree. If we were talking a year or 2, no. 3 months? Don't punish the Scout, give them credit, nothing to see here, everyone moves along. 🙂

And here you are, making an assumption about "people who only have experience with others like themselves..." That is exactly the kind of gross generalization and stereotyping that we are opposed to. Physician, heal thyself. Deal with people individually. It is the only way... I don't hear this... because no one treats everyone the same. We all act differently around different people. I do not treat everyone the same. But I do strive to treat everyone fairly. There is a huge difference. I do not treat a 17 year old like I treat an 11 year old. I do not speak to women