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OracleEyes · 09-13-2005, 08:28 AM

you know, its really good to see soo many people interested in scouting or have had such an extensive background in scouting. Now I was never a cubscout, only becuase the school i went to didnt have the program. The only reason I joined in junior high was becuase it was a way for us to get out of class. But i was a very quiet kid when I joined, but soon grew out of that. My leaders always told me that saw me and bet I wouldnt have lasted more than two weeks, but i am still in the program. Boyscouts has given me so much and changed me in ways I cant even being to fathom.

I see so many guys have actually gotten their eagle, and thats a great acheivement, as for me, I never got it. But not becuase I didnt have the chance... I was only one step away, all i had to do was turn in my paper work, but the state of scouting in my council and everything was really turning me off to being an eagle. To most the kids i knew, they got eagle and then they dropped out. Then there are those kids who get it when they are 14. Now, this is just a personal opinion, but 14 is waaaay to young to get eagle, i personally believe you should not be able to get eagle until you are 16 and able to understand what it actually means to be an eagle. So I held off becuase I didnt want to be just another one of those eagle guys. But I stayed in the program just to help out the guys in my troop. I may be 22, but I know I have left a standing impression on quite a few of the younger guys in my troop who have taken over to run it. I am quite saddened by the way they have done it and their whole attitude towards the program itself, not at all understanding what it means to be a boyscout.

As for myself, i havent had the chance to go on too many high adventure trips, though I did go to boundry waters once and it was completely exceptional. I also have worked out at a boyscout camp for the past 8 years of my life, and this past year I was the aquatics director for Camp Loud Thunder, and let me tell you. That was quite a challenege, but I loved every minute of it. It is the best feeling in the world to see guys come in as cubscouts and see them come back year after year and see how they grow and change and they remember you and everything you ever did for them, and while they might not have alot of respect for some of the other staff members, knowing that people will listen and respect you for what you have done for them... now there is almost no better feeling than that. Sadly I fear I have worked there for my last summer, and now with graduating college, I have to find a job out in the 'real world', but while one adventure ends, another one starts up, eh?

Sorry about such a long post, but scouting has always been a major part of my life, though starting up the thread again is always a plus... =)

09-13-2005, 08:28 AM	#37 (permalink)
OracleEyes Upright Location: Iowa	you know, its really good to see soo many people interested in scouting or have had such an extensive background in scouting. Now I was never a cubscout, only becuase the school i went to didnt have the program. The only reason I joined in junior high was becuase it was a way for us to get out of class. But i was a very quiet kid when I joined, but soon grew out of that. My leaders always told me that saw me and bet I wouldnt have lasted more than two weeks, but i am still in the program. Boyscouts has given me so much and changed me in ways I cant even being to fathom. I see so many guys have actually gotten their eagle, and thats a great acheivement, as for me, I never got it. But not becuase I didnt have the chance... I was only one step away, all i had to do was turn in my paper work, but the state of scouting in my council and everything was really turning me off to being an eagle. To most the kids i knew, they got eagle and then they dropped out. Then there are those kids who get it when they are 14. Now, this is just a personal opinion, but 14 is waaaay to young to get eagle, i personally believe you should not be able to get eagle until you are 16 and able to understand what it actually means to be an eagle. So I held off becuase I didnt want to be just another one of those eagle guys. But I stayed in the program just to help out the guys in my troop. I may be 22, but I know I have left a standing impression on quite a few of the younger guys in my troop who have taken over to run it. I am quite saddened by the way they have done it and their whole attitude towards the program itself, not at all understanding what it means to be a boyscout. As for myself, i havent had the chance to go on too many high adventure trips, though I did go to boundry waters once and it was completely exceptional. I also have worked out at a boyscout camp for the past 8 years of my life, and this past year I was the aquatics director for Camp Loud Thunder, and let me tell you. That was quite a challenege, but I loved every minute of it. It is the best feeling in the world to see guys come in as cubscouts and see them come back year after year and see how they grow and change and they remember you and everything you ever did for them, and while they might not have alot of respect for some of the other staff members, knowing that people will listen and respect you for what you have done for them... now there is almost no better feeling than that. Sadly I fear I have worked there for my last summer, and now with graduating college, I have to find a job out in the 'real world', but while one adventure ends, another one starts up, eh? Sorry about such a long post, but scouting has always been a major part of my life, though starting up the thread again is always a plus... =)