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Requirement · part of 4.4.1.4.1. Apply for a time extension

4.4.1.4.1. Keep working while the request is decided

Required May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Can the Quartermaster requirements be finished before the 21st birthday?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

The Guide says so explicitly. A Sea Scout who stops on the day of the request loses the weeks the decision takes, and at this stage those weeks are not recoverable.

Warning. Carry on working while the request is decided. The Guide says so in as many words, and a Sea Scout who downs tools on the day of the application has thrown away however long the decision takes: at an age when there is no more time to find.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.4.1.4.1 · The Sea Scout should continue working on the requirements until a final decision is delivered.

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