On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:30:43 -0700 (PDT),
wardg1@go.lisd.net wrote:
If Camo clothing is banned because it=E2=80=99s not part of the official un= >iform then shouldn't all clothing that is not a approved scout clothing art= >icle be banned.
Without taking sides, that might present a problem - namely, dungaree
pants. You probably call them jeans.
In my 62 registered years I have never been associated with a troop
where the scouts could not afford uniforms. But there were a lot of
troops in areas where the parents couldn't afford any uniform. Should
they be banned from BSA?
I was Chair of the Eagle Board of Review in our district (often
multiple districts) for 39 years. Eagle candidates were required to
appear in uniform, including pants. They did.
I have not been closely associated with a troop in years but I never
saw a list of approved wear.
I earned my Eagle in 1943 and I have never worn a Scout uniform
without an Eagle Patch. BSA shouldn't say "Once an Eagle, always an
Eagle, but adults can't wear the patch". The reasoning is absurd - as
if wearing the square knot (which I don't) hides your being an Eagle
Scout from the kids and discourages them from competing.
Taking sides now, by opening up the membership BSA has almost
forfeited the right to require anything.
Hugh
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