SpiritRider writes:
Well, why don't you?
If you go by way of money why not use Ranger dollars and let them pick and
chose
CmdrPier Replies:
But, is it not still a "bribe?"
SpiritRider Answers:
Depends on how you look at it.
If you had them buy items they really needed (merits, camp gear, etc.),
I don't think that would be bribing. There really is no motivation in
just giving away money. Sure the boys bring friends to Rangers to
get the money, but is that a motivation? If you laid out some
nice camp gear or Ranger items, that would be a deciding factor.
It would tell you who's in it for the money and who's in it to reach
the lost. If a boy was in it for the money, and saw he could
only get camp gear or Ranger items. Do you think that boy would
still be inserted in the program?
CmdrPier replies, again:
First, a bribe is giving anything of value for the performance of a service.
In this case, giving a ranger shirt for bringing a visitor is as much a bribe
as giving 20 bucks cash. If you dangle anything of value in front of the
boys, most will respond and virtually all will respond to cash. I see it our
Ranger of the Year program. Yeah, laying out some nice camp gear may turn
some heads, but that is not a barometer of who is in it for the dough and who
is in it for reaching the lost. If they were in it for reaching the lost,
this discussion would be moot as our outposts would be filled with visitors.
Children at those ages are self-centered.
As for the camp gear, what do you do with the boy who likes rangers, does
what is needed to earn the ranger bucks, but is not interested in getting
camping gear? Remember the award is for the whole outpost, so a Straight
Arrow could win. Now, what are the chances he wants camping gear? Cash is
universal, but we don't just hand the kid a twenty dollar bill. We take them
to the store and help him pick out something. What if the kid is poor and
really wants a jacket because the one he has has holes in it? It isn't just
a case of handing the boy a twenty dollar bill. The Straight Arrow of the
Year got a pair of roller blades. I let him since he had absolutely no
interest in camping gear. The Buckaroo of the Year got a pocket knife, a
3-legged camp stool, and one of those multipurpose tools. He had moved to
Pioneers and thus, he wanted that stuff.
Kelvin Pier
Sr. Cmdr.
of the Mighty 34th
from the Penn-Del District
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