HI Phil,
While eavesdropping, I overheard Phil Breedlove say to Merl Whitebook...
PB>      You said, regarding awarding unearned square knots to adult
PB> leaders...
PB> -> The problem is in insuring that this "adult" leader does not take the
PB> -> postion in awarding advancement with the boys.
PB> -> The last thing Scouting needs is another Advancement Mill.
PB>      I agree totally.  Unfortunately, it's probably these same leaders
PB> who don't mind taking shortcuts with the advancement program.
PB>      I've said it once, and I'll say it again -- the problem is in how
PB> we train our adult leaders, not with the kids in the program.
PB>      Shoddy training yields shoddy results with our leaders.  The square
PB> knot problem is just a symptom of the larger illness.
Now this I can agree with in total!!!!!!!!
-W-
 * WCE 2.0/2362 * Always assume the second try will be different.
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