Very well written. It’s scary to have a man in charge of a
nuclear arsenal who couldn’t earn a “Toke n’ Chip”.
In his case, it would be a “toke ‘n’ chip”.
For Scouts, it’s the Totin’ Chit, which means they’ve learned how to safely and responsibly handle a knife. But get all four corners torn off (for unsafe handling incidents), and you have to retrain and requalify.