D.C. Interview
The interview by the District Commissioner of a potential Queen’s Scout should be the final stage of local
involvement.
Prior to the interview being arranged the District Commissioner should have consulted with the district Venturer
Scout Leader, District Venturer Scout Council, and Group Leader. These consultations are designed to ensure all
requirements have been satisfied, and that all other levels (Unit and Group) are satisfied with the suitability of
the applicant.
An interview prior to satisfying all other requirements may, in the event of some inadequacy, create a false
impression and some embarrassment to various people involved.
The interview between the District Commissioner and the potential Queen’s Scout should be completely confidential and
should not involve anyone else unless it is imperative that the District Venturer Scout Leader be involved because of
some important influencing factor. It is important to realise that correct preparations and investigations should
avoid a possibly embarrassing situation.
The location and atmosphere of the interview should enhance the status of the process and should be conducted in
uniform.
As well as emphasising the mutual involvement in Scouting, the interview allows the District Commissioner to see the
uniform of the potential Queen’s Scout well in advance of the ceremony.
The interview should be challenging and a memorable experience for the potential Queen's Scout. All efforts must be
taken to keep the potential Queen’s Scout at ease during the interview.
The interview should not be excessively formal, but must allow the Venturer Scout to “open up” and discuss matters
freely.
It would be beneficial if the District Commissioner spent a little time prior to the interview to create a small list
of possible questions that will both establish the objective of the interview and set the potential Queen’s Scout at
ease.
The submission of logbooks, files, photos, etc, would help to prepare the District Commissioner when discussing
various projects that the Venturer Scout has undertaken.
The interview is meant to explore the Venturer Scout’s values and ideals rather than examination or quiz type
“yes/no” or “right/wrong” answers.