Re: [Philmont]: trail junction

Legal issues aside, it's always a shame to see crews that come all the way
to Philmont and then can't seem to function. My guess would be that crews
that don't feel staying together is important probably have a lot of
difficulty all around in getting through their trek. Without being
judgmental, does anyone have personal experience with Philmont's ways of
trying to help "problem crews"?

Doug Marquis
staff '84-'86, '03-'04

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From: "Calvin H. Gray" <405geezer@igg-tx.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: trail junction

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> > If a Scout who jackrabbits ahead is injuried or gets lost and someone
> > sues BSA will not come to your aid; You are on your own for
> > lawyers etc as you have violated BSA rules.
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> Wrong! This is a myth, typically spread by well meaning people involved
> in training.
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> The BSA's liability insurance will protect any leader who takes Scouts to
> Philmont, even if a Scout gets separated from the crew and walks off a
> cliff.
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> Check the language in the Annual Charter Agreement document signed by the
> BSA and each chartered organization. That document is the unit's
> "contract" with the BSA and it says the BSA will provide liability
> insurance, etc. to the CO and to unit leaders.
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> If you don't believe me, contact your council's Scout Executive and ask
> the question. And, don't believe everything you hear during training
> sessions. If something you hear sounds strange, ask to see it documented.
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> YiS,
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> Calvin H. Gray
> Scoutmaster, Troop 405
> Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
> Georgetown, Texas
> I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont)
> http://www.troop405.org/
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Received on Sat May 8 00:13:02 2004