I am in a large chapter (@400 members) where we always did individual assignments until several years ago when we switched to self-forming crews.
If you are recognized as a good official in your chapter, our system is great. It got me on a crew with some dedicated guys who are fun to be with. I always feared a crew system would get me stuck with guys who were not really committed but that did not happen. I know some guys who are not hapopy where they ended up but they have a chance every 2 years to switch crews.
To Jason's point, we did have a system that guaranteed younger officials would get a chance to get on the field but we will be having a chapter meeting tomorrow night and I think that system is about to go away. We will likely end up with a system that puts no restrictions on the crew make-up. That is going to be great for my crew as it will let us keep a guy who is no longer a younger guy. But I am worried of what it will mean for the Chapter as a whole.
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