Thread: If you could change one rule - eliminate ship requirement discussion
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Re: If you could change one rule - eliminate ship requirement discussion
something else that no one has mentioned yet:

one of the goals of FIRST is to have a team at every HS in the country. The only way this would be possible is with local area regionals. "local" teams can always deliver the bot to the local regional with little expense (keeping the present 'ship date' the way it is)

so getting rid of the ship-date requirement puts us in a situation that most likely will revert back when FIRST grows larger.

One other thing, there is a real feeling of accomplishment and completion when you put the bolts in the crate and the forklift driver hauls it to the loading dock. Maybe im being sentimental, but you are not going to get that same milestone by saying "ok, its 5PM, everyone put your tools down".

Many teams have people staying up 24 hours, 48 or even 72 hours straight to get the bot ready to ship - and the weird thing is, we LOVE it!

Shipping is a milestone, its a goal, its an event - its a huge part of the FIRST experience.
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