>>The answer (again) is to give increasing bias to Units that lose out,
so
>>that their chances are significantly improved for their second
consecutive year,
>>greatly improved for their third consecutive year, and astronomically
>>improved for the fourth consecutive year. And in today's computerized
>>world, keeping track of losing applicants is a trivial task.
Our troop is such a case in point. It took 12 years for us to get a
slot, eight for a neighboring troop. A weighted bias favoring those who
have never gone first, then decreasing the bias as the number of years
since the last visit is fair and equitable.
>>Such "non-viable" Unit-based Crews should not be applying for a
>>Crew slot in the first place - rather, they should be going with their
Council's
>>provisional Contingents (if one is available), or joining
>>with another "viable" Unit (that has vacancies themselves) if their
>>Council doesn't offer provo slots.
Of course, that opens up another who "selection bias" discussion at
those levels.
As an aside but related issue, I think troops who have gone before will
be more willing to pursue alternative methods than those who have never
been there or went so long ago it's lost from "institutional memory."
For example, I don't think anyone on our troop would have considered OA
trail crew or Council provisional crews prior to our first trip to
Philmont this summer. The inertia to overcome the unknown and to go solo
without the support of your troop/crew is too great for many. However,
now some of the boys who went this summer are discussing doing just
that. I'll be curious to see if any of them follow up on it.
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