[Philmont] Young Adult vs. Scout delimma

Hi Eric,
It seems to me that #1 would be easiest and best. If the brothers get along well and the parents agree that it is not unwise to do so.
It does seem a bit silly that he cannot tent with a 17 year old scout who 2 months before could have. Getting permission might work and hopefully no one will challenge it later.
Telling the 18 year old that he cannot go is very harsh considering the circumstances.

My 2 cents worth, Dan

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> All,
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> I have a delimma which I'm sure it will all work out, but I
> would like to hear peoples opinion.
>
> By the time we goto Philmont, we will have one scout who
> would have "breached" the age limit (i.e. turned 18).
> Therefore our crew will have; 2 adults (over 21), 7 scouts
> (under 18) and one 18 yr old young adult.
>
> So, my delimma is this. I have no desire to have two tents
> with only one person in them. How can I solve the tenting
> issue? I would prefer that the 18 yr old tent with one of
> the older Life scouts. Hence no single tents.
>
> However, per BSA policy this not allowed, when infact 2
> months early he was tenting with a 17 yr old.
>
> The crew dynamics are this:
> 1) None of the adults are related to any of the scouts
> 2) The 18 yr old has a 16 yr old brother going
> 3) We only have 1 crew, so "shuffling" is not an option
> 4) No other adults are available/want to go
>
> So, what do I do? Here are some choices to chew on...
> 1) Can the 18 yr old tent with his 16 yr old brother?
> This is possible but not prefered becusae of the
> "brother-to-brother dynamics"
> 2) Can the 18 yr old tent with a 17 yr old, if we get and
> carry written permission (notarized) from the 17 yr olds
> parents/guardians?
> 3) Tell the 18 yr old he can't go becuase of BSA rules?
>
> YIS - Eric
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Received on Wed Jul 18 10:38:04 2007