How does one "Skate" to Eagle

[evmori 11]

I've never had to NOT sign after a SMC but if I did it would be followed up by a letter to the Scout and a copy to the CC.

 

Why would there ever be a reason to NOT sign off on a SMC if one was held? The requirement is to participate in one. Nothing more, nothing less. And does the SMC have to be done prior to the BOR?

[Oak Tree 15]

does the SMC have to be done prior to the BOR?

 

Yes.

 

The purposes of the board of review include the objective: "To make sure the Scout has done what he was supposed to do for the rank."

 

Also, "When a boy satisfactorily completes his board of review for a rank, tenure for his next rank begins immediately." It doesn't say 'unless he has another requirement to complete.'

 

And "After a Scout has completed all requirements for [ranks], he appears before a board of review." [emphasis added]

 

I'm with Twocubdad on how to handle Scoutmaster conferences by the letter of the law - but the same practical result can be achieved in any number of ways.

[nolesrule 61]

I'm going to venture an assumption, and it may be unwarranted, that evmori's question was meant to ask if it had to be done as the last requirement before a board of review, or basically the scoutmaster's pre-BOR.

[Venividi 35]

Or that Boards of Review can be held for reasons other than advancement review.

 

BOR's can be held when a scout is having issues, there is perceived trouble in the troop, etc. BSA recommends BORs even when a scout is not advancing.