From: C. C. VanArsdel (jomama@ptwi.net)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 20:51:58 CST
For what it's worth, my Crew has the same number as the Troop in a small
town, but different chartering orgs. I would have been terribly concerned
and discouraged if I had not gotten a placement being that one can try for
years and not get in. cc
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Henderson <henderwp@cfl.rr.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list Philmont <Philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Troop vs. Venture Crew distinction for 2003
reservations
> You have one Chartered Unit. It is #28 in your Council. If they make an
> exception here I would like to know. I will use the same loop hole.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich Wenneker" <Rich@WennekerUSA.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list Philmont" <Philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 7:55 PM
> Subject: [Philmont]: Troop vs. Venture Crew distinction for 2003
> reservations
>
>
> > I called today on behalf of Venture Crew 28, taking until 11:40 CDT to
get
> > through. When the reservation taker tried to enter the data, the first
> > question was the unit number, but not the type of unit. She ran into a
> > problem, and asked if we had an existing reservation for 2002. My reply
> was
> > that Troop 28 has a reservation, not Venture Crew 28. She said she
> couldn't
> > take my reservation for unit 28. I appealed and talked to a supervisor
> who
> > said they would take my reservation on paper, time stamp it, and submit
it
> > to Philmont.
> >
> > I was surprised to know the type of unit wasn't considered since it was
on
> > the reservation worksheet provided by Philmont. In my case Troop 28 and
> > Venture Crew 28 are related, but the units are separate, having
different
> > chartering organizations. Can you imagine the frustration a unit would
> have
> > if they were not in any way related to the 2002 unit? In our case, we
> will
> > be so far down the waiting list that it doesn't matter. But what if we
> had
> > got in at 10:05?
> >
> > Has anyone else had this experience?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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