RE: [Philmont]: 2006 Waiting List

> From: David Wheeler
> According to history, it appears that any number under 100 is
> very likely to
> get a crew. My question is, when do these crews usually get
> notified of an
> opening? How quickly does Philmont begin going to the waiting list?
>
>From what is being posted around here at the moment, it would appear that
Philmont has given out about what (historically for a jamboree year) would
usually equate to about 2/3 of the wait list slots that will get granted for
2005 treks.

In other words, if trends are true to form, you should get your "call" in
December 2005 or January 2006.

I seem to recall that for 2004 treks, we were getting reports in late March
for the 120 or so's on the wait list.
This makes sense with the final payment due in February. I also recall that
it was about that for 2003 treks as well.

So, it would appear, historically, that about 1/3 of those that will get
calls on the waitlist are called after the initial payment is due (was that
September? I'm already fuzzy on that). About another 1/3 after the second
(and first really big, as it is 1/2 of the remainder) and the final third
after the final payment is due at the end of Feb.

Given the non-jamboree historical of about 120 on the waitlist, that means
your call should come after the Nov. payments are received (or not received,
in the case of a waitlist call :-).

Hope this helps
Regards
Don Roberts
Philtrek 03 809-J, 05 808-K

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Received on Tue Jan 11 18:07:42 2005