From: Phil Hammons (hhammons@lausd.k12.ca.us)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2002 - 11:52:06 CST
It would seem that our good friend Signe has been Stasis for the last three
year. Yes, there is a Venture Patrol in Boy Scouts but there is also a Venture
Crew in the Venturing division and Venture Crews are Co-ed if the chartering
organization so wants. They have co-ed outings and may form a co-ed contingent
to Philmont. They are full members of BSA, not Learning for Life.
Phil Hammons
Venturing Chairman
Verdugo HIlls Council
Signe Rogers wrote:
> Subject: [Philmont]: Women Advisors on Expedition
>
> > Someone told me that you cannot have 2 women advisors on an Expedition -
> > that there has to be at least 1 man 21 or older and the other adult leader
> > can be a woman. I know that is the case if you are backpacking with a
> > Venture Crew, but does that also apply if I am bringing scouts from our
> > troop who are not part of a Venture Crew?
>
> I would like to use this post as a gentle reminder of using appropriate
> terminology. In fact, the only scouts in a Venture Crew would be boys.
> Venture is a patrol name reserverd for Boy Scout Troops. *Venturing Crews*
> are the co-ed units of the newer BSA program, and the youth members are
> known as Venturers, not Venture scouts. There is way too much confusion on
> this issue, and it bears repeating until the consciousness of scouters
> everywhere is raised enough that the mistake is no longer commonly made.
> Our own council publications even print it wrong & some professional staff
> act ignorant when we ask them to use proper language!
>
> In answer to your question about female advisors with an all male crew, I
> will punt on that one and leave the answer to those who've had that
> experience.
>
> Signe Rogers
>
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