RE: [Philmont]: Adviisor Age

One clarification, Philmont's Advisors must be 18 or over except for the Lead Advisor, who must be 21 or over.

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From: abthomson@comcast.net
> Joe Tavares writes...
>  
> I just went through this again with one of our adult leaders after verifying it 
> with Fran (aka: she that knows everything about Philmont). Your boys can be 
> youths until they turn 21, regardless of Troop or Crew status (however they must 
> be registered as something (scout, scouter, crew member)).
>  
> Optionally, you can identify one as an Advisor, just as long as they are not the 
> LEAD Advisor, if you wish. You can only have 4 Advisors, regardless of age. You 
> must have a lead Advisor who is over 21. 
>  
>  
> Comments...
>  
> The above is usually phrased differently, but the end result is the same.
>  
> 1.)  A crew must have at least 2 Advisors, 1 of which must be over 21.
> 
> 2.)  A crew cannot have more than 4 Advisors over 21.
> 
> 3.)  All members of a crew must be registered members of the BSA.
>  
> As noted, crew members between the ages of 18 and 21 can either be youth members 
> of the crew or Advisors, and their youth / adult status in the Philmont crew can 
> be independent of their youth / adult status in their unit.
>  
> That either / or status, not to mention crew members who have 18th or 21st 
> birthdays while on the trail, can lead to some issues with Youth Protection 
> regarding both tenting and showering - another perennial thread on the List.
>  
> Also, Philmont's rules do not supersede the unit's program's rules - for 
> instance, a Philmont crew made up of Venturers MUST have 2 adults over 21, even 
> though Philmont requires only 1.
> 
> Al Thomson, Troop 236, 
> Schooley's Mountain, NJ 
> Treks 1999, 2001, 2003 
Autumn Adventures 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

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Received on Wed Feb 8 13:35:47 2006