[Philmont] One expedition or two?

To date, under the lotto system, the number of Crews requested does not
factor into the selection process. That may, of course, change this
year or in some future year. For a definite answer, contact Betty or
Frances.

BTW, my rule of thumb is 1.25x the minimum number of participants. The
".25" covers the typical attrition rate over 20 months.

GEORGE TAYLOR wrote:
> Dear Folks,
>
> We are starting to develop our strategy for Philmont expeditions in
> 2009. The big topic for discussion within the troop is whether to ask
> for two expeditions or just one. We took one expedition this year, and
> even with only two adults in the group, we had to leave behind several
> eligible Scouts that, because of age, will probably never get to go. We
> have a fairly large group of Scouts that will be getting older in 2009
> and we can certainly populate two groups, but we don't want to ask for
> two groups if that will seriously impair our chances of getting even
> one. Any thoughts on how risky it is to ask for two expeditions and the
> extent to which asking for two diminishes your chances of even getting one?
>
> George Taylor, ASM
> Troop 28, Birmingham, Alabama
> Philmont '07
> ..used to be an Eagle..
>
>

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Received on Wed Oct 10 04:18:12 2007