Section 9.0.1.5 of the Guide to Advancement (page 65 of the 2025 PDF) may have an error or typo. It says “The candidate should not be delayed.” I’ve read the section a few times and this sentence makes little sense to me.
Can anyone please explain what this sentence is intended to mean? If there is a better place to ask this question, please also let me know. Thanks!!
Here is that section in it’s entirety:
“9.0.1.5 Submit to Council Service Center A copy should be made of the application; service project workbook; the Scout’s statement of ambitions and life purpose; and listing of positions, honors, and awards. Once copies are in safekeeping, the originals should be delivered promptly to the council service center by the council’s preferred method (hand-delivered, registered or certified mail, or electronically). The candidate should not be delayed. Timeliness is especially critical if the candidate is approaching, or has already turned, 18. Sending materials late can imply the work continued afterward, but there is no requirement that signatures must be obtained and the applications submitted before the 18th birthday. Councils do not have the authority to reject applications submitted on or after that date.”
