The usual rationale I get from talking to people about why they don't become (or why the stopped being) a SCA Chiurgeon is basically "if I have to be 'off baldric' to be of any use to someone, then I am further ahead to make it known that my skills/training are available if needed and being able to help to the fullest of my abilities without the restrictions in the first place."
For me, I would have to say that I half-way agree with that, and that I only have not pursued the full thing in SCA-means because of lack of time and being at events of "helping people officially" with someone watching me to sign off on the card. I think I still have my apprectice card from about 4-6 years ago with one or two of the three signatures on it...
Re: gone?
The usual rationale I get from talking to people about why they don't become (or why the stopped being) a SCA Chiurgeon is basically "if I have to be 'off baldric' to be of any use to someone, then I am further ahead to make it known that my skills/training are available if needed and being able to help to the fullest of my abilities without the restrictions in the first place."
For me, I would have to say that I half-way agree with that, and that I only have not pursued the full thing in SCA-means because of lack of time and being at events of "helping people officially" with someone watching me to sign off on the card. I think I still have my apprectice card from about 4-6 years ago with one or two of the three signatures on it...