From: Douglas Fasching (palisade14@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2002 - 17:15:18 CST
>I think Philmont is his first choice, but he is getting concerned >about
>summer employment. He already passed on one promising internship >and is
>wondering if he should be looking for something else.
John,
As the others have said, contracts come out at differing times depending on
the position applied for and the returning-staff status. I have gotten mine
as late as the end of March.
To my experience, almost all first time applicants request to be Rangers, if
this is the case, then part of the hold up is that the 2002 Ranger
leadership that got their contract back in Nov and Dec are involved in the
selection process for their Staff. Which means that someone else has to get
hired before she can hire your son.
Hang in there.
--- I response to the concerns about promising internships. Is he crazy? Work somewhere else instead of Philmont every summer for the rest of your life?! <insert important and potentially biased background info> -I worked at Philmont for ten summers and one fall -It took me 7 years to get through college because of this -Easily 80% of the people that I spend time with now (5 years later) I met at Philmont -I know at least 15 people that met their spouses while working there -I met my wife there <end insert> I am not sure what kind of internship he passed over. I know that many of those can be significant in the building of a future career and getting into or looking good while in college. Thats a tough descision to make. I wish him the best. Definately do call Betty or Dick at the number Brian Gannon supplied. If he is looking for a Backcountry position I might even suggest he be so bold to call Doug Palmer to let him know how interested he is in working at a specific camp and why. Lastly, if he does not end up with his first choice of position at the Ranch. I encourage him to consider that being on Philmont's Staff is the most important thing. I spent two years in Food Service and consider those times some of the best in my life. Douglas Fasching 87-96 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------------------------------- Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/ Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp ------------------------------------------------------- Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com ------------------------------------------------------- As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. -------------------------------------------------------
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