8th Ed. Chameleon Skinks with a character

I'm wondering what happens if I put a Skink priest or a chief in a unit of Chameleon Skinks.

1) Does the unit lose the scout ability?
2)I assume the additional +1 to hit remains in effect, but if the unit drops below 5 rank and file models does it no longer apply to the priest/chief?

I'm sure I've seen the answer to at least the first question before. I just can't remember where.

 

Yes.

It is lost, see page 100 of the rulebook and how combined units and speial rules work.

 

Aha! Thanks. I thought I had read it somewhere, but I couldn't find it again. I need to bookmark that page...

 

Don't the characters deploy before scouts anyway thus they cannot join the unit if it is scouting?

 

Well they can deploy normally if they want.

 

if a character has the scout special rule it deploys with scouts, otherwise, they deploy as normal