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  1. I do get the point. Mine is we will err on the side of safety first, then fix whatever may be broken. We didn't before and we paid dearly. If that means fewer lines at Disney World so be it.
  2. Your premise is flawed. We just had an election on the topic. Rather than be reactionary about security like the last administration did, the current administration wants to be proactive. It's got nothing to do with tourism. We'd rather be secure and accept credible travelers than to even risk letting in one Berlin or Paris bomber. If that means a few folks get their feelings hurt because they were denied entry, so be it.
  3. Then you believed this when the last administration did this? Or you can read the executive order and eliminate any doubt your have.
  4. Odd because the industry itself reports otherwise... https://www.ustravel.org/system/files/Media%20Root/Document/Outlook_Back_Page_February_2017.html
  5. Ever entered Canada for business? You get grilled about the nature of your meetings and what type of advice you're giving. Your company must be very specific about its role or you run in to the same issues. It goes both ways folks. If you don't follow the rules when crossing borders you risk being detained or sent back. It's not like America is the only country doing this.
  6. Why? Do we have insight in to what the NSA or CIA or CBP might have? We have one side of the story.
  7. Maybe he's on a no fly list. Maybe the database mixed his name with another. Maybe his name is the same as someone on the no fly list. Maybe a passenger complained about him. Maybe it's simply a mistake. Maybe the US intel knows more about him than MI-6. Who knows. I was detained at Gatwick in the 1990s traveling through England to Sweden. No reason given. Held for 2 hours and then let go with a "you can leave now". No apology. No call to the press. I accepted people doing their jobs and moved on.
  8. Why would someone get on a plane knowing they fell in to one of the categories a sovereign nation put on a travel ban? If England were to say blond haired Swedes were not allowed to travel to London, regardless of the valid Visa I had I wouldn't be getting on a plane for Heathrow. That's just moronic.
  9. I hear the Girl Guides are going to Pakistan. They stand a much better chance of freedom and being treated equally there. South Park had it right: Blame Canada. Good grief.
  10. Really folks? Just read what the last administration did. No hysteria. No one with a valid visa was denied entry or return. Good Lord, get real.
  11. @@fred johnson, according to this section of the GTA, the SMs signature and other signatures not only indicate a completion of requirements, it signifies their support that the application and associated materials are complete AND they support the candidacy. At that point the BOR is just reviewing, not passing anything. Unless it is a disputed BOR then there are other issues and processes. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/GuideToAdvancement/EagleScoutRank.aspx
  12. But the GTA says a BOR is granted when requirements are met. That means he's completed his requirements and been signed off. Can't add or subtract, so they can't fail him. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/GuideToAdvancement/BoardsofReview.aspx
  13. How about the boys? Would THEY recommend it despite what the adults observed?
  14. How can the EBOR "fail" someone? Doesn't the GTA say it's up to the SM and beneficiary? The latter says if it was done to satisfaction. The former says if it meets requirements. District signs off on the project being worthy. As long as all the signatures are collected in the right order the BOR can't fail a candidate.
  15. Some COs don't get that they own the unit. Some COs treat the unit like a border or tenant. It might be the case here but I don't think we know.
  16. I getting not wanting to be recognized. Some see it as doing their duty, nothing more. Some just like anonymity. It should be enough to point out it was Scouts who save the life. If people aren't smart enough to make the connection, adding faces to it won't change anything.
  17. There's no contract of employment. You can ask them to stop being den leader or events chairman, but you can't fire them. BSA can revoke their membership, so that might be firing them. But asking them to no longer be a volunteer is not firing someone.
  18. I get not punishing the boy. But is it fair to all the others that follow the rules? I get a brief charter interuptis, but more than a month? At some point fairness comes in to play.
  19. If you don't have a valid membership how can you work on requirements? Doesn't it say you need to be a member of a troopmor pack?
  20. You're the one who said fire volunteers. I'm still trying to figure out what the OP did that you'd consider firing her. I wasn't aware volunteers could be fired. No joke.
  21. I was in a similar Pack. Wanted to help at the committee level, suspected some financial and awards shenanigans but waited until I had more information to pass judgment. Was told to run my den and mind my own business. After that we never attended Pack meetings, did our awards at den meetings. Went to blue and gold but sold nothing. My den told the power that be if they won't supply a financial stanrment all they'll get from us is our dues. Pack chair tried to kick out the den but Council said they couldn't. When it came time for them to leave for Boy Scouts we took over, grew the pack an
  22. I wouldn't put any money in that Pack. I wouldn't raise any money unless they could show a detailed financial statement. I'd also let Council know what's going on.
  23. A few comments: - ALL registered adults must complete YPT. If not then Council should not register them. - Below is the link to YPT in the car. - @@Stosh, while I agree YPT is to really protect adults and unit leaders, it should illustrate for those who take it what situations to avoid. - Lastly, nothing prohibits the unit from prohibiting parent participation unless YPT is completed. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/11/12/how-does-two-deep-leadership-apply-when-driving-to-scouting-events/amp/ http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection/QA.aspx
  24. Look back at previous reports to the present. They always understate the loss, only to be revised in the annual report (May) and then further revised in August. Expect that 2% to go up. Always does. Also, the previous stats are for all of Scouting not just Boy Scouts.
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