Who was/is in scouts?

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SR_matt

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hello all, i have noticed a lot of people around the boards that mention scout experience and a decent amount of eagles. just wanted to see who all was in scouts, who all is still active weather still youth or adults and find some fellow eagles are really floating around here

YIS
-matt
 
.....;)I was in Scouts, but was/am a bad boy....so you probably aren't looking for my kind:eek:...proudly earned my Arctic Owl, tho'

Sproles, David Sproles, is an Eagle Scout(grown up), and is a Forumite in good standing. He might be around;)

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Life is as far as I got. We moved several times throughout my Boy Scout "career", and I never finished Eagle after the last move. Think I had two merit badges and the Eagle project left to go.
When I joined the Army, I got rank for college credits, but discovered that Eagle Scouts going in as enlisted men also got an automatic one rank increase. Don't know if that holds true today.
Aside from time spent with my grandfather, Scouting is responsible for most of my childhood memories of the outdoors. I was fortunate enough to be in a very active troop when we lived in southwest TN. Had a farmer in northern MS that let us use a large section of wooded property for permanent campsites and trails, plus we made trips to places like the battlefields at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and another one in Arkansas that I can't remember the name of, hiking trails on the Natchez Trace, etc. Great memories.
 
I got to First Class and somewhere in there discovered Girls. :D

But during those Scouting summers my troop did most of the Appalahian Trail. I remember those treks and getting really truly dirty for the first time and loving it (much to my Mother's dismay on returning home!!)

That was also when I was gifted my first REAL knife, a Buck 110.
 
I was in Scouting as a kid. Wasn't interested in awards and patches though - topped out at First Class. :)

And I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch for ten summers, all through college and several years after graduation. Those were good times.
 
I did scouts from tigers all the way up to Eagle. I am also an Ordeal member of OA.
 
eagle in '97 vigil oa in '99. I still set up and take down the local council camp. Best thing my father ever made me do, it has helped me get jobs and given me a LOT of lifetime friends.
 
I was in, but I never made Eagle. I was a bit of a trouble maker....
 
even trouble makers can make eagle. the night after my ceremony can attest to that. What it takes is dedication, now that is rare nowadays.
 
I was a Scout but I wasn't into making rank - I was in it for the camping trips, hikes, and summer camp. I'll never forget passing "Stars" on a cloudy night:

"There's Polaris."
"Where?"
It went behind a cloud."

"There's Gemini."
"Where?"
"It went behind a cloud."

"There's Cassiopeia.
"Where?"
"It went behind a cloud."

...and so on.
 
myright said:
I was in, but I never made Eagle. I was a bit of a trouble maker....
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Sounds like me. I enjoyed the camp outs, knives and friendship. Heck, I even got merit badges for swimming a mile and treading water for an hour.
 
very cool,
ya for those that are talking about the trouble makers if it makes any one feel better i know a priest that got kick out of 3 catholic schools and spent 30 days correctional custody in the navy so, meh kids do stupid stuff. also a good friend that was in OA with me (i am vigil and this kid was well on his way to vigil with all he was doing) and was on our native american dance team is not a good friend of the law (partialy due to family issues) but in all honesty i feel he deserves the eagle that he earned.

ya Owen it still will give you rank, good friend came out of USCG boot came as E3 instead of E2.

i am kind of surprised to see that quick of a response from this many people, its great to see how many people were affected by it weather or not it was a short time or they are still active.

-matt
 
Danbo said:
Sounds like me. I enjoyed the camp outs, knives and friendship. Heck, I even got merit badges for swimming a mile and treading water for an hour.
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At the summer camp at Camp Sequassen in Connecticut you got a Mile Swim patch if you completed the mile swim on the lake. I got one and we used to wear them on our swim trunks. I don't remember getting one for treading water.
 
As for trouble making. Many of the troubles I brought to younger scouts in my "elder" years as a scout I learned from the "elder" scouts when I started (I'm a firm believer in "reasonable" hazing). The ones I can mention in this forum are cigarettes, the impossible situp and beer. And no (for the surfers of "the other" forums) none of a sexual nature (besides when there was a girl scout troop at a camporee).

For me I gained a lot of experience in a lot of areas and got in a lot of trouble. That had no bearing on the completion of my requirements, though I did procrastinate and only had my "final interrogation" two days before my 18th birthday.

The scouts teach and expect a lot (varies by troop) but they forgive a lot too.
 
I am an eagle scout, and recieved my brotherhood in the Order of the Arrow. That was back in the early 90's though. I haven't been able to stay out of the field long enough lately to find a troop to work with. Perhaps I'll be able to get some time one day, BSA taught me alot about the outdoors. I often meet people who were in the scouts, and I am rarely suprised when I find out that they achieved Eagle Scout as well...its just one of those things that you can see in others.
 
I was a Seascout. I was not interested in badges or much of the rest of it. I liked the camping and sailing aspect. I obviously never hit the Eagle Scout level and had no idea about it at the time.
 
mister_wilburn said:
I am an eagle scout, and recieved my brotherhood in the Order of the Arrow. That was back in the early 90's though. I haven't been able to stay out of the field long enough lately to find a troop to work with. Perhaps I'll be able to get some time one day, BSA taught me alot about the outdoors. I often meet people who were in the scouts, and I am rarely suprised when I find out that they achieved Eagle Scout as well...its just one of those things that you can see in others.
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ya that is a very weird feeling, and i have noticed also that even if you cant see it in the person you notice something different about them. ive also realized how much closer friends are just from having this in common... not to mention that feeling when you finally make it and see all the people that came out for you (i have a pretty large court of honor but i had done a lot over 6 years, procrastinated with the project but got to life almost as fast as i could). the biggest thing i remember was a guy that was a year older than me that i had been in scouts with since i joined me troop, he was spl and i was aspl when i made eagle and we got a long great but when he MC'ed my court he said "If matt was going to something that would push me enough to go if i hadnt really wanted to go before hand. Even though he was younger than me i kind of look/looked up to him." and that was just one of those things that was like wow.

-matt
 
I was in the Scouts. My core group of friends is still from that time almost 25 years ago now. It seems the majority of the kids in my troop were like me, kids from the country whose parents moved to the city for whatever reason. We were all there for the once a month camping trips and the week long summer trip. I made it to 2nd class. There was just no way I was going to spend a week in NC cooped up in classes all day for stuff I already knew. My friends and I all bailed at 16 when we had trucks and a license and could go camping on our own. It was great times while it lasted and our Troop was the terror of the North Florida Council.:D
 
I am an old (62) Scout Leader with a 15 year old who is about to become a Life Scout. We have been on the 50 miler and he is committed to getting his Eagle. Looking for projects and should complete by the time he is 16 or so. He is also in JROTC and really enjoys both. Has not fully discovered girls yet, but they are starting to be noticiable to him. He is talking about going to Philmont at some point. Who has done that and can comment on the pros and cons?

He has started his knife collection and has almost filled a roll, plus has several fixed blades, but can not take them to camp or on hikes. When I go with him I have my Mod 14 Randall.
 
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