I believe it would have a negative impact on the scouts if they went home early . . . more than if they stayed.
See #30 & 45.
However, I see nothing wrong with teaching the boys a lesson about the value of life. In any case, one other reader suggested that the returnees be limited only to those groups that were immediately affected or had relationships with the deceased men.
I could agree with that. In fact, there's no way that those groups should remain.
Training is not supposed to kill people. What do you call it after a fun event has people killed....an "almost" fun event???
I believe it would have a negative impact on the scouts if they went home early . . . more than if they stayed.
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EXACTLY! Imagine the outcome of those alternatives five or twenty years from now. I've been there. Far better for all concerned to carry on.