Just want to vent....
My son has been ready to advance to Life Scout since last May. He finished all the requirements except for his SMC and BOR.
Our troop has boys for this rank demonstrate Scout Spirit by creating some kind of presentation to present to the Troop. Our SM suggested he complete one to present about the High Adventure camp he was attending this past summer. My son said ok.
At the first meeting back after summer, he presented it and then requested a SMC. It was a little hard to arrange and he ultimately ended up scheduling it with an ASM this week (about two weeks
