Re: [Philmont]: Trek Itinerary Selection

Charlie Pineo writes...

In our crew, neither of the 2 advisors was "on vacation." We were on the duty roster every day and we each had one vote when it came to votes. Only in matters of discipline and safety did we have a golden vote; and even then, we
had one incident where we found it more productive and effective to turn the
disciplinary issue over to the crew leader and his assistant to resolve.

Comment...

While I do not necesarily have a problem with Advisors being on the duty Roster (though in my crews we tend to give each Advisor an area of responsibility and they then work, in the background, each day with the boys actually doing that chore), I would suggest that in most cases that the Advisors NOT "get a vote" in crew decisions.

And I hope that I am misreading an implication that discipline and safety were also matters that came to "a vote." While the crew leader should be involved with the Advisors in those areas, it should never come to a vote.

- Al Thomson, Troop 236,
Schooley's Mountain, NJ
Treks 1999, 2001, 2003
Autumn Advenures 2000,2002, 2004

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Received on Thu Jan 29 15:46:11 2004