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Task

4.4.2.8. Appealing a Quartermaster board of review decision

Required May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Which rank is this board of review for?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

The appeal goes to the local council. The Guide does not write out a Sea Scout procedure: it says to follow the Scouts BSA appeal topics, substituting the Sea Scout references.

Notes and warnings

Note. The Guide does not write out a Sea Scout appeal procedure. It says to follow the Scouts BSA topics: Appealing a Decision (8.0.4.0), Filing and Processing an Appeal (8.0.4.1), and Appeal Board Must Research the Case (8.0.4.2): substituting the Sea Scout references. Read those topics; this plan does not paraphrase them.

What this is made of

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.4.2.8 · The procedures are the same as those for advancement in Scouts BSA; simply replace the Scouts BSA references with those relating to Sea Scouts.
  2. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 8.0.4.0 · Appealing a decision: only the Scout or the Scout's parent or guardian may appeal the decision to the local council.

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