Advancement momentum or lack thereof

[Sandyt888]

We have a scout who took 2-3 yrs to go from first class to star. He was lacking req'd mb's. (He spent a couple yrs on summer camp staff, too old/too cool for summer camp etc). Last yr he attended summer camp and earned enough req'd for rank advancement to star. It wasn't until after he reached his 17th birthday that he realized that he wouldn't be able to get eagle because he didn't have enough time btwn star to life and life to eagle. Some lessons are learned the hard way.