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Thank you all so much for your insights. It has helped me a lot. I think I will go ahead from here and just do my best with the few things we have left to do. I'll make extra sure they they have the handshake, oath, etc down. I want them to stand proud and feel confident. Indeed, the boys the boys have done all that has been asked of them. I've talked to their next scout master and he seems very gung-ho and organized, so I think they will be in good hands as they move on.

Thanks for your replies. What the previous leader did was march the boys through a trail in our neighborhood, and counted that as both the "Day Hike" as required for AoL and also as the 3 mile hike option for Outdoorsman #9. It specifically says in the AoL that if the hike was used for Outdoorsman that you can't use it for AoL. I don't know if the previous leader didn't know this, or just didn't care. I am taking the boys out on a shorter hike (for leave no trace) this next week and will count that for AoL, and then maybe try to do an additional requirement for Outdoorsman. It's

I was just recently put over a Webelos den of three boys who all have birthdays coming up and have been told that they will be getting their Arrow of Light awards next month. I received the schedule and instructions from the former leader and have found that a lot of corners have been cut. Short cuts like doing a short hike around the neighborhood and counting it as a 3 mile hike. That sort of thing. So now I'm not sure what to do. The boys and the parents and the committee chair are all expecting the boys to advance. I don't have enough time to go and redo things before their birthdays.