[Ldsoss] Scout Tracking

[Thomas Haws]

On 6/13/06, Justin R Findlay <justin at jfindlay.us> wrote:
> I don't see the need for a centralized churchwide database.
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> Why should any of this
> be bigger than troop level?  If there's any bureaucracy above the
> scoutmaster I doubt they are going to be paying attention to the scouts
> on an individual level, therefore why do they need that kind of
> information.

You are right that Scouting advancement records are a local concern.
The main Scouting record-keeping problems are:

-Boy loses Scout book
-Scoutmaster or Committee changes or leaves area
-Scout shows up in area without records

These aren't academic.  And centralized storage addresses all three.
Nobody above the troop level is interested in the records, but
centralized storage relieves a burden from the family and the Troop
Committee.

I know I previously said in a conciliatory manner that centralized
storage isn't necessary.  But it *really* would be nice.  As a current
membership clerk, I am regularly grateful that membership records are
handled centrally.  Let's work it out.

Tom Haws