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I am a husband, father, Scouter, and a developer of embedded systems, diagnostic algorithms, and DSP. I have been a Scouter since 2003 with various Troops and Crews, serving as ASM, SM, NA, MC, CC, DC, UC, and District Training Chair.
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Blood Drive as an Eagle Scout Service Project?
sasguy replied to Rock Doc's topic in Open Discussion - Program
From the G2A, page 72: "9.0.2.12 Addressing Common Misconceptions 1. No unit, district, council, or individual shall place any requirement or other standard on the number of hours spent on a project. The Boy Scouts of America collects data about time worked on Eagle Scout service projects only because it points to a level of excellence in achieving the BSA aim related to citizenship. 2. Eagle Scout service projects are individual matters. No more than one candidate may receive credit for working on the same project. 3. There is no requirement a project must have lasting val -
The situation as described was an inappropriate use of the BOR. There may be more to the story, of course, but: To sign-off all the requirements, then fail to advance the Scout is absolutely wrong - once signed off the rank is earned. If the youth did not fill the requirements of the leadership position, he should have been replaced in the position long before completing his tenure in the position. It is absolutely reasonable to set minimum standards, how many meetings, how many activities, and so on, but these should be written, and part of the bylaws, not sprung at the BOR. G2A s
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Yes, as I said. As a Commissioner, many of the issues I have had to mediate have been entirely due to conflicts coming from areas that have been specifically left to the discretion of the unit or the charter organization, but have remained undefined - so Scoutmasters that think that they "own" the unit, Committees that don't exercise their oversight responsibility, different treatment of Scouts in similar circumstances, and the infinite interpretation of a selected phrase to mean that a scout or unit may do something that is strictly and specifically forbidden by BSA guidance. The re
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A great discussion. I would question whether there is a practical difference between bylaws and various "Guides". I believe that in treating Scouts and families fairly, either would be as binding and should be equally hard to amend, exactly to the extent that the chartered organization is willing, toe review and enforce them. Several agreements might be necessary. Bylaws might best be reserved for spelling out hard and fast rules for Adult interaction, and interaction with the Charter Organization, and created as an agreement between Committee and its Charter partner. Guides are pub