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Post by mrbadexample on Feb 18, 2020 14:29:43 GMT
I’m an Eagle Scout, and for me that is tied to my sword hobby. I was interested in swords long before I joined the scouts (since my earliest memories, really), but my Scoutmaster helped that enthusiasm along. His forge was the first I helped at, and he had an infectious love of history. Anybody else?
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Post by paulmuaddib on Feb 18, 2020 15:02:07 GMT
Not an Eagle Scout, only in scouts one year when I was 14. Liked it and certainly made a impression on me. The one main thing I took away from it was the motto, “ Be prepared.” Taking that to heart at that age has helped me much in life.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 16:45:12 GMT
I was working on my morse merit badge when family life got interesting. That fall landing in a four year prep school (skipping a grade) of twenty students in one building three miles from the nearest bag of chips. First class (history) at 0645. Up at 0600 unless you were cooking and up at 0500. We cleaned the school every day and if your kitchen didn't pass inspection, chances are you were up late because you didn't scrutineer the kitchen enough when you took it over from the last team of two. The headmaster shared the same quarters and there was a 5,000 book library shelved between the two rows of bunk beds. www.vnews.com/Archives/2014/02/Arthur-Boynton-obit-vn-022014The other teacher, who commuted from "downtown" Orford, was also a veteran and had been a Thunderbolt and Mustang pilot over Europe. The school evolved a great deal after my years there. During my time there, we did work outside for 90 minutes every weekday, We did run every weekday. Both mandatory, as was a secondary language elective. My first attempt at my SATs were pretty dismal (900 ish) but I was barely 15. No one told me not to guess ?8^)~ ~~~~~~~~~~ My dad was an Eagle and Order of the Arrow He only completed the latter after his WWII enlistment (navy) and had lodge meetings including myself and other sons. My dad had never pushed me into the scouts and I would have gone through the motions through my First Class and Eagle but my family had fallen apart. State College, PA Troop 31 Saber Tooth Tigers 1966-1967 Second Class at exit. I just recently stumbled over my mess kit. Cheers GC
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 18, 2020 16:50:53 GMT
I’m an Eagle Scout, and for me that is tied to my sword hobby. I was interested in swords long before I joined the scouts (since my earliest memories, really), but my Scoutmaster helped that enthusiasm along. His forge was the first I helped at, and he had an infectious love of history. Anybody else? Congrats! One of my greatest regrets in life was that I was in such a hurry to get into Sea Scouts, I stopped at Life. Eagle is the one thing you do as a youth that impacts you all the rest of your life. I have a racing sailboat with a crew of 15 and we have 7 eagle scouts in the crew ranging in age from 18 to 85. The 18 year old has just been appointed/accepted to the US Naval Academy for next year. I must say Boy Scouts of America is a very different place now than when I was in the program. It just filed bankruptcy yesterday to protect its assets in the face of unprecedented litigation over sexual abuse. Girls can now be part of the program...something I disagree with.
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Post by Cosmoline on Feb 19, 2020 20:01:44 GMT
I got as far as Life before bad experiences at the leadership training camp (Brownsea) turned me off formal scouting. For the following two years my pals and I just used scouts to explore on our own and do as little merit badge work as possible. What I ended up discovering was what I consider TRUE scouting. No adults, few restrictions. You go out into the woods and learn to do things yourself. Those lessons have helped me as much as Eagle would have, I suspect. Though my late father was always upset that I chose that path.
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Post by nerdthenord on Feb 20, 2020 23:16:52 GMT
Me, no. Never had anything to do with it. My twin brother is one though, I kid you not.
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