[Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along

[Lisa A. May]

That's a rather silly comparison.  There is a huge difference between (1) a
person who signed up for a job that's *purpose* is to go *wherever* the
government says *whenever* the government says, and who then decides to risk
the consequences of entering Crown Tourney and not being able to complete a
reign, and (2) a person who had no way of knowing that a life-changing event
would arise within the next 6 months (e.g., emergency illness, death, etc.).
The first person gambled against the odds, KNOWING the possibility (heck,
lately, knowing the PROBABILITY) of not fulfilling the obligations he was
taking upon himself in the SCA.  The second person had something hit him out
of left field and had no reasonable way of foreseeing such thing.

Again, I make a distinction between active duty military and reservists.
The former should be willing to accept the consequences of taking the
gamble.  The latter I'm not so sure about, given that it has historically
been a relatively rare occurrence to be called up and sent overseas (how
many times in the last decade has there been massive mobilization?).  I
think those cases should be examined on a case-by-case basis.

The example you gave, however, is different from both the situations
described above.  Galen had a choice to make, and he obviously made what he
considered to be the choice that was best for him and his family.  Knowing
him, he would be perfectly willing to accept whatever consequences his
decision would entail in our make-believe world.  Had he been Crown, I'd be
willing to bet good money that he'd have found a way to honorably discharge
his responsibilities or he'd have given up the title.

Maggie

-----Original Message-----
From: ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Bob Dewart
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:35 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along


So are you saying that Sir Galen should have passed up that great new job he
now has and played Baron awhile longer?

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pug Bainter" <pug at pug.net>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along


> laetitia at doverkeep.com (laetitia at doverkeep.com) said something that
sounded like:
> > >Anyone. In my opinion, you can not honestly take the oath that is
> > >required of you if you have those responsibilities.
> > May I ask for clarification please since it appears that the above
> > indicates that anyone with a family or job or even close friends should
not
> > fight for Crown since any or all of those mundane responsibilities has
the
> > potential to require that one abdicate leisure activities in favor of
real
> > life.
>
> I'm sorry, but there is a huge difference between a family that has an
> emergency and a profession that has obvious relocation possibilities.
> The military is one of those professions, some engineering positions are
> another.
>
> When I was a Deputy Kingdom Seneschal, I had to discuss it seriously with
> the Kingdom Seneschal at the time because my profession had me in
> California 1 week a month and sometimes more. If that were still the
> case, I would not commit to anything that required a long term committment
> in the SCA - such as Crown, Landed B&B, Kingdom Seneschal, etc.
>
> Maybe I value my oath to do my best to complete the duty put before me a
> little high in that matter.
>
> Ciao,
>
> --
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