Eagle Scout

[tbradsim1]

My Grandson made it, Kudos to his Mom, my Daughter as she was with him all the way!

 

[crashthegrey]

Order of the Arrow, too. Great job.

 

[scloyd]

Congratulations. That's quite an accomplishment.

 

[OverMountain]

Congrats!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

An accomplishment you just don't see much these days!!! Congrats to who I'm sure is a fine young man!

My troop disbanded when I was in 9th grade and we moved the following summer so that was it for me for Boy Scouts --- too many other interests in HS that I know I'd have never made it, so I won't claim "if only", lol, but every so often in church a kid would come through having made Eagle Scout and I always thought it was really cool and still do!

 

[ssjones]

I'm glad to see some young men still aspire to be an Eagle (or heck, even a Boy Scout).

 

[ashdigger]

CONGRATULATIONS

 

[Chasing Embers]

An Eagle myself, big congratulations!

 

[mso489]

My dad was an active Scout and learned a lot. I don't think he was Eagle, but he was the next level, maybe Life Scout? Among other things, it's a great culture of goal setting, organizing yourself to advance, and doing some good public service along the way.

I didn't advance in Cub Scouts, alas, though I had some good times. I did camping, boating, and outdoor things with friends and on my own, but didn't stay with Scouts.

Congratulations to your grandson. He's made a good start.

 

[ssjones]

Life is below Eagle

I made Eagle in 1976, so did my brother, a year later. He found his Eagle card, signed by Gerald Ford. Mine is MIA. I did find my mother's pin group for each of us.

 

[ashdigger]

I was extremely fortunate to grow up in an active Boy Scout home.

I attended summer camps, Camporees and then one National Jamboree.

I started as a cub, got all the awards and ended as an Eagle with 4 palms. Vigil in the Order of the Arrow.

I’ve been in every leadership from scribe up to Scout Master.

Anyone would be as lucky to do that.

 

[telescopes]

Another lifetime ago I earned my Eagle Scout at the age of 13. It was at a time when you needed 24 merit badges, not 21, in order to qualify.

I remember it like yesterday.

 

[ssjones]

Another lifetime ago I earned my Eagle Scout at the age of 13. It was at a time when you needed 24 merit badges, not 21, in order to qualify.

I remember it like yesterday.

I had to look, I was the same in 1977, 24.
I remember waiting for last, to earn this trio, they were the most challenging:
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World

Emergency Preparedness was also a lengthy endeavor.
Back then, we had to to go the Civil Defense, to earn that merit badge. I had to google that one, Congress ended that program back in 1994. That one was a lot of fun.

 

[trouttimes]

Well done! America needs more young men like him.

 

[georged]

A throwback to when accomplishing something REAL was the order of the day. Recognizable, demonstrable, practical stuff. (As opposed to getting a degree in Advanced Transexual Dance Therapy Interpretation Studies, or similar, where it's all about feelings...)

Be proud, Mr. tbradsim1. In this day and age, he doubtless had to deal with all manner of societal pushback after showing he was well grounded, well raised, and determined to be a Real Man.

 

[warren]

Good on the lad! !!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

I never got into Scouts, but somewhat wish I did. I always respected those that did, and especially those that stuck with it.

Congratulations.

 

[crusader]

Congrats. My Dad was one. I flamed out in High-school,the early 90's.

 

[buroak]

Order of the Arrow, too. Great job.

Ah, OA. That takes me back to a National Jamboree rivalry with my fellow Mic-o- Say tribesmen.

 

[mso489]

Though I didn't stay with Scouting, I did stay with my subscription to Boys Life for years, which is a magazine very Boy Scout oriented. I think that encouraged me to follow up on some of the outdoor activities.