[Philmont] Health, safety and "what's best for the boys"

David Palmer wrote:
> Mark says, "If the guys at the front of the crew get lost, or the guys at
> the back go a bit slower and fall behind then I am not worried either."
>
David Replied: > I respectfully disagree. Philmont is a crew event, not
an individual event.
> Your crew looks sloppy when it gets divided. The adults, who are ultimately
> accountable, lose control when you get divided. If you are going to get
> lost, it is better to get lost together than to get lost separately.
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Good discussion. So what happens when you have a crew of 10 and 8 are
fine moving at 2 miles an hour and the other 2 only move at 1.5 mile an
hour?

Do you punish the majority of the crew and force them to wait for the
slower ones or do you throw the slower guys off the crew before you get
to the trail in the first place.

I have had the experience of being both the fast person and the slow
person in the same crew in the same week. Allowing separation kept me
from quitting and feeling embarrassed and ashamed that I was holding
everyone up. When I was moving faster the separation allowed me to
start getting camp setup and make things easier on the slower guys.

I agree that if the primary goal is to make the adults look good then we
need to keep the boys in a clear and even marching order. Keep them all
clean and make sure that they perform in lockstep (pun intended) in
every action. But I'm pretty sure that what I read and what David means
is not the same thing.

So how do you guys deal with the slower guys? Do you punish everyone
else or toss them? And when do you make that decision?

Mark

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Received on Wed Oct 17 23:07:55 2007