I am always amazed at the variation in policies among Councils. Some required the old Tour Permits for many things, others not so many. This Tour Plan form does not say it is required for an overnight trip that does not involve those listed risky activities, so my Council just fixed that detail and said it does. My Council has interpreted the Tour Permit in many ways over the 18 years I've been a Scouter, to the most recent statements that you can submit a whole year's worth and then change the details at any time up to the day before the trip. I've never seen that in official BSA policy...
Beavah - thanks for your posts. Those are the most straightforward explanations I've ever seen on this topic.
This whole new concept arrived in my Council pretty much by surprise, I'm told...
Tour Permit vs Tour Plan...
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I am always amazed at the variation in policies among Councils. Some required the old Tour Permits for many things, others not so many. This Tour Plan form does not say it is required for an overnight trip that does not involve those listed risky activities, so my Council just fixed that detail and said it does. My Council has interpreted the Tour Permit in many ways over the 18 years I've been a Scouter, to the most recent statements that you can submit a whole year's worth and then change the details at any time up to the day before the trip. I've never seen that in official BSA policy...
Beavah - thanks for your posts. Those are the most straightforward explanations I've ever seen on this topic.
This whole new concept arrived in my Council pretty much by surprise, I'm told...