Can one officially serve as a DL and District Committee member ?

[WestCoastScouter]

Is it possible for me to serve as both a DL & a District Committee member ?

 

Just to check.. you just cannot offcially serve multiple positions within a UNIT ?

[NE-IV-88-Beaver]

No problem at all WestCoastScouter, you can serve at the unit, district and council level without conflict.

[emb021]

As noted yes. I know of many scouters who do that.

 

 

I would say that one should avoid confusing people by 'mixing' your uniform. (or uniform items).

 

While serving as a DL, wear blue loops, your unit numbers and DL patch. While serving as a DC member, wear silver loops, no unit numbers and DC patch. Either use velcro to switch insignia, or invest in several shirts.

 

(this assumes you want to wear a uniform noting that you are a DC.)

[AlFansome]

One addition about serving in multiple roles (unit, district, council) from http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Commissioners.aspx:

 

"Commissioners must not be registered simultaneously as unit leaders. Some commissioners may be registered on a unit committee because they have a son in the unit or because of previous personal history in the unit, but their principle Scouting obligation should be with commissioner responsibilities. Commissioners may be currently registered in only one commissioner position."

 

Now, the doesn't apply to members of the District Committee (unless they are a commissioner), and in spite of this, I would doubt that someone volunteering to be a commissioner while also serving as a unit leader would be turned away in most districts.

[Brian85]

WCS,

Thanks for the extra hour/week!

 

[NE-IV-88-Beaver]

"Commissioners must not be registered simultaneously as unit leaders. Some commissioners may be registered on a unit committee because they have a son in the unit or because of previous personal history in the unit, but their principle Scouting obligation should be with commissioner responsibilities. Commissioners may be currently registered in only one commissioner position."

 

Let's say what it really comes down to - Commissioners should not be registered simultaneously as unit leaders for the same unit that they are commissioning. It would be great to have enough volunteers in the program that no one served in multiple roles, however we all know that is not the case in most areas.