I vividly remember being tapped out way back around 1970 and if it wasn't for the way the ceremony was conducted, it would not be the special memory it is today. I still remember the ring of people standing in the mountains at night with the torch bearers walking behind us, and then turning to signify the nominee. I was then pushed down and had my forehead marked and dragged at a run to the center of the ring. Then the ordeal began and I would not have changed anything about the experience. Anyone complaining of these "tactics" are just whiners and have no business in scouting. This world has
