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Requirement

8.0.1.6. Only in rare situations where travel is unreasonable

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Communicable disease, a Scout gone off to college or the military, a very remote home. In those rare situations where it is unreasonable to expect a Scout to travel long distances or to wait several months, videoconferencing is permissible.

Note. The examples the Guide gives are communicable disease, a Scout away at college or in the military, and a very remote home. What they have in common is that the alternative is unreasonable travel or a wait of several months, not that in-person would be inconvenient.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 8.0.1.6 · Due to communicable disease, or as Scouts go off to college or the military, or live in very remote locations, it may be difficult to hold in-person boards; in those rare situations where it is unreasonable to expect a Scout to travel long distances or to wait several months, videoconferencing is permissible.

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