Greetings All:
I really don't think training is the answer. 1) it is not too unlikely
that the type of individuals involved would bother attending such
training, and 2) if they did, would be just as likely to simply ignore
the training anyway. How many of us have witnessed minor and not so
minor infractions at Philmont, where the *entire crew* received at least
three days of rather intense training from their Ranger. And this is
from folks who have paid a good sized chunk of change, taken a couple of
weeks of vacation and travelled halfway across the country to
participate at Philmont. Just think about what they must be like on a
weekend campout two hours from home.
It is a very sad fact that there is a (sizable?) portion of our society
that thinks that rules only apply to everyone else, or only apply to
them if it fits their goal. And unfortunately, this attitude starts at
the very top and filters all the way down and cuts sideways across the
whole fabric of society.
So I guess we can't really blame these leaders, its an environmental
factor and not their fault. (<= sarcasm! )
Happy Trails,
Roy Fisher
31 Weeks until IGTGBTP
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Received on Sun Nov 13 12:57:03 2005
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