Delaying BOR because...committee meeting for another troop and a holiday?

[Armymutt]

We have 2 Scouts who need boards of review.  One is going for Star and the other Second Class.  Both finished their SM conference at least by last Tuesday.  Our Troop normally does BOR on the second Tuesday.  This year, that's Veterans Day, and we aren't meeting, for some reason.  The first Tuesday, the CC has a committee meeting for our girl troop because she's also the CC there.  The third Tuesday we have a drug program for the Second Class requirement.  The CC said she doesn't want to pull any Scouts or adults from that, despite the Scouts in question not needing it.  We also aren't meeting the week of Thanksgiving, another questionable decision.  So it looks like these Scouts will have their BOR delayed for an entire month.  The Second Class candidate will likely be ready for his First Class BOR.  Can they be done the same night? 

[Tron]

Why is this being driven by the committee chair? At the troop level the advancement coordinator is responsible for arranging boards of review. Additionally, though not the best option, a board of review can be staffed by parents, people from the community, basically anyone with some knowledge of the process that is not a member of the scoutmaster corps. 

[Armymutt]

10 minutes ago, Tron said:

Why is this being driven by the committee chair? At the troop level the advancement coordinator is responsible for arranging boards of review. Additionally, though not the best option, a board of review can be staffed by parents, people from the community, basically anyone with some knowledge of the process that is not a member of the scoutmaster corps. 

Well, we are in between Advancement Coordinators.  Weird stuff going on.  The old one announced his retirement.  Another parents was being courted.  She needed some time to make a decision.  When she said she would do it, the CC then decided that it needed to be voted on, but that vote couldn't occur at the committee meeting in progress.  

[scoutldr]

We never had a set schedule for BOR.  They were scheduled as needed.  A BOR for T, 1,2 should never last more than 15-20 minutes. They can easily be done before or after a regular meeting if necessary.  We have even done them on a Sunday afternoon to accommodate a Scout.

 

[Armymutt]

I reapproached it tonight without success.  Poor excuses about not having a meeting due to holidays and how important the drug presentation meeting is.  I guess we're not going back until Dec and he'll have to do two BORs.  He already did the drug class last year.  For some reason the CC insists on doing one every year and the kids can't miss a single second of it.  Since the temporary SM who insisted that he was done at the end of the year has now decided that he's staying on for another year, I don't see a need for me to attend every meeting.  I was told, if they were 17, then they would do one, but since the kids are 11 and 13, they have plenty of times.  For a troop that holds the G2SS as almost a Bible, they play fast and loose with the Guide to Advancement.

[SiouxRanger]

40 minutes ago, Armymutt said:

we're not going back until Dec

Can't a BOR be scheduled outside a unit meeting?