Approval
8.0.0.2. The board is granted and scheduled promptly
Required Often forgotten
It must not be denied, deferred, or delayed for anything unrelated to the requirements: uniforming, dues, fundraising, or a view that the Scout should do more. Nobody may make the Scout organise it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Where there is real concern the requirements have not been met, the right response is to tell the Scout they might not pass and suggest what would improve the chances. It is still the Scout's decision whether to go ahead.
Note. Any advancement error discovered after a board of review must not be held against the Scout in any future advancement, even where a requirement was not properly completed.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 8.0.0.2 · It must not be denied, deferred or delayed, and the Scout must not be asked to organise it.
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 8.0.0.1 · Promptness, and that errors found later are not held against the Scout.