[Bobwhite Blather] The advancement treadmill

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Bobwhite Blather has posted a new item, 'The advancement treadmill'

Of all the attributes we associate with Scouting, certainly the uniform is the
most directly visible, but the advancement program is certainly the most
palpable (and visible when the insignia of recognition appear on the uniform).

Scouting is measured by advancement. Starting in Cub Scouts, den leaders use the
advancement program as a roadmap for their den programs. They dutifully plan
meetings and activities and lead their dens, checking off requirements in their
trail books as they go-see-it, learn about God, country, family and self, and
eventually earn badges for learning about community, outdoors, mental, physical
and technology skills. In Boy Scouts, there's a similar list of things to do in
order to achieve each rank, and Scouts spend their troop meetings and campouts
running down the list and getting signoffs for the things they've done. Merit
badges follow, each with their own list of requirements to be completed and
signed off.

Indeed, to the untrained eye (and many Scouts, Scouters and families too),
Scouting is all about completing requirements and advancing.

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