Lets say that by requiring the scout to wait and be patient that in doing so the scout will have to wait past his 18th birthday to become an Eagle Scout at which point it will be too late for him to be an Eagle Scout because he will have missed the cutoff point and therefore not done it within the time limit, all because his scout master wanted him to wait and be patient, is that fair? — HardWorker
No. I'd say the scoutmaster is a creep. In essence the scoutmaster is fixated on life lessons and his power to implement them and forgets that this is a process, part of which is actually attaining an outcome, even if the process is slightly flawed. — Tom Storm
No. Membership in the scout organization is not mandatory. — baker
I can see why they would have minimum time requirements however if a scout has met the minimum time requirements and has fulfilled all the other requirements for becoming an Eagle Scout there is no reason to hold him back from the rank of Eagle Scout especially if holding him back will take him past his 18th birthday at which point he will not be eligible for the rank of Eagle Scout. Scoutmasters should be banned from doing that. — HardWorker
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