Any Boy Scouts here?

[Matt Collins]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

[mconder]

I was/am an Eagle Scout and past Scout Master.

[Chester Copperpot]

Former Scout 2nd Class

[Paulitical Correctness]

Bear Cub Scout? :(

[DealzOnWheelz]

LIFE FOR LIFER HERE

Brotherhood in the OA

[yongrel]

I refused to join when I found out they didn't accept atheists.

[gornandez@yahoo.com]

eagle scout here...

[Matt Collins]

I'm an Eagle Scout and Vigil member of the OA

[mconder]

I refused to join when I found out they didn't accept atheists.

I don't know why an atheist would join an organization who's oaths reflect faith in God, so for that I can respect your integrity.

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

[OV 101 Enterprise]

I am/was an eagle scout.

[mconder]

I was initiated into the OA too, though I didn't do much with it after that.

[PennCustom4RP]

Eagle Scout, Vigil member Ajapeu Lodge OA, Troop 120 Bucks Co.PA.

[BLS]

I love lamp.

[billjarrett]

I was a Life scout. I think I was two merit badges and a project from making Eagle before I found other interests in high school.

[jb4ronpaul]

Life scout, current cubmaster for my son's cub scout pack

[shortna]

Eagle Scout

[cottonmouth]

Eagle Scout, Troop 22, Lumberton, NJ
OA
Pro Deo Et Patria award (God And Country - Lutheran)

[Patronus]

Eagle Scout
Brotherhood in OA
Philmont Ranger

[specialkornflake]

Eagle Scout

[CurtisLow]

First Class - then I dropped out do to a hot chick.. http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/112/piratenannerqb8.gif

[stevedasbach]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

Eagle Scout; Order of the Arrow

[Cowlesy]

Eagle Scout - Troop 75 - Elgin PA
Brotherhood - Langundowi Lodge #46

Wow, Some Vigil Honor guys here -- those are the hardcore guys!!

Do a good turn daily :)

[kmforpaul]

Eagle Scout, and proud.

[beerista]

Another Eagle Scout here.

[Ninja Homer]

Wow, quite a few Eagles here. I made it to Life, and OA. I got too busy in high school with sports, working to save money for college, etc, to get Eagle.

A Scout is:
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent

I can't believe I still remember that...

[pcosmar]

I was a long time ago.

[recess]

eagle scout here. I even worked for the boy scouts for a number of years at one of their retail stores.

Boy Scout Motto "Be Prepared"

[Cowlesy]

So which one of you Vigil Honor OA guys is going to start the Scouts For Paul group :)

[Bluedevil]

Im an Eagle Scout too.

[c0unterph0bia]

First Class . . . such a failure . . . lol

[Matt Collins]

So which one of you Vigil Honor OA guys is going to start the Scouts For Paul group :)

Where at? Facebook?

[skeet]

Eagle, Vigil Ti'ak 404, & District Commissioner here.

[noztnac]

One of my lasting memories when Ross Perot was of him being mobbed by enthusiastic cub scouts.
It was particularly amusing because they were almost as big as he was.

Ron Paul should do more photo ops with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, brownies, and cub scouts.

There may be a way to tie in Girl Scout cookie sales to Ron Paul in some way. Just an idea.

[skeet]

It is against BSA policy to pose with any politician (for political endorsement)while wearing the uniform. Having said that, many do in ignorance.
Recently saw a cub scout in uniform in a RP meet up pic in IL.

[Matt Collins]

This list is becoming impressive

[DealzOnWheelz]

Heres a tidbit of info...

Did you know that every president has been a boy scout



LIFE FOR LIFER Troop 109 Philadelphia Pa
St. Helena's Church
5th & Godfrey sts

Brotherhood of OA

Worked 2 summers at Treasure Island
I was Meteu in the OA ceremony
we had a float on the river with a bonfire on it and the water rose and I had to be rescued down stream cuz the anchors broke
lol

Goodtimes goodtimes

Weimachtendink W. W.

[Matt Collins]

Was Ron in the BSA?

[Cowlesy]

Uhoh...I am just waiting for someone to post, "The Boy Scouts quietly control the CFR. Never once in the past X years has a man risen to the Presidency without a merit badge".

That being said, I think Baden Powell got the whole thing started in the early 20th century, so that actually means it wouldn't be hard to have several scouts become Presidents.

[quickmike]

Was in Boy Scouts. Made it to Webelos and quit to take up Shorei Goju instead.

[PennCustom4RP]

Heres a tidbit of info...

Did you know that every president has been a boy scout



LIFE FOR LIFER Troop 109 Philadelphia Pa
St. Helena's Church
5th & Godfrey sts

Brotherhood of OA

Worked 2 summers at Treasure Island
I was Meteu in the OA ceremony
we had a float on the river with a bonfire on it and the water rose and I had to be rescued down stream cuz the anchors broke
lol

Goodtimes goodtimes

Weimachtendink W. W.

Been there a few times, and Ockinickin every summer for camp.:D

[skeet]

FYI - Dr. Paul was a Scout (I don’t know which rank)
http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-571.html

US Presidents involved in Scouting as youth or adults:
George W. Bush; Cub Scout
Bill Clinton; Cub Scout
George H. Bush; Silver Buffalo Award
Ronald Reagan; Adult Leader, Council Membership Chairman, Silver Beaver Award
Jimmy Carter, Adult Leader -Troop Committee Chairman, Scoutmaster
Gerald Ford – Eagle Scout (1st)
Richard M. Nixon, Adult Leader, National Explorer President
Lyndon B. Johnson, Adult Leader, Council Exploring committee
John F Kennedy - Star Scout, First US President who was a Scout
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adult Leader, National Executive Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adult Leader, Council President
Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Scout Citizen

[polomertz]

Interesting question I guess... I was a boy scout. All I remember about that is winning the pinewood derby.

[Matt Collins]

Interesting question I guess... I was a boy scout. All I remember about that is winning the pinewood derby.I think that was in CSA not BSA.

[Matt Collins]

Bump

[xerxesdarius]

Life scout and order of the arrow, Troop 257 Ft. Collins, CO. I just learned that my dad was honored with the silver beaver award for service, is still involved.

It is good to know we have some resourceful people here.

[Ernest]

I refused to join when I found out they didn't accept atheists.


Kind of hard to refuse something that was never offered.

[Coola]

Does cub scout count?

[Bilgefisher]

Eagle Scout!

Wow, this is simply amazing, but not surprising. Anyone know what rank Paul reached?

[Energy]

Star Rank (moved and dropped out)
OA

[Mckarnin]

My husband is a Ron Paul supporter and an Eagle Scout and OA.

[pacelli]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

Eagle here.

[Matt Collins]

.....

[Matt Collins]

Bump

[wgadget]

Funny, when I'm handing out lit, I never get a good response from people wearing BS uniforms...

[Matt Collins]

Funny, when I'm handing out lit, I never get a good response from people wearing BS uniforms...Huh? Was this a joke? Or are you being serious?

[TruckinMike]

I never made eagle scout...does lots of KP duty count for anything? Oh yeah, I did get the all elusive Polar bear patch. :D

TM

[Ronnec]

Eagle Scout here.

[JohnnyWrath]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

I made it to boyscouts briefly and then quit. It wasn't exactly the coolest thing to do in my area, but it was OK when younger, and a lot of kids here were in cub scouts. Most anyone who was still in it in high school, or middle school even, got made fun of pretty badly here where I live.

My mom was our den mother for several years when I was a cub scout, and the meetings were at my house.

[asgardshill]

Tenderfoot for 2 months. I wasn't the most achievement-oriented as a child.

[Bryan]

Eagle Scout, troop 920 in Houston. Served as SPL, ASPL, PL, APL and more.
Brotherhood in OA
Went to Philmont and summited Mt. Baldy- my first of many mountains to climb. :)

[Cowlesy]

Nice!! We didn't do Mt. Baldy on my visit (there was a forest fire nearby), but we did the nearby summit---anyone recall the name??

[angelatc]

I refused to join when I found out they didn't accept atheists.

I didn't let my boys join because they don't allow girls.

[Matt Collins]

I didn't let my boys join because they don't allow girls.Huh? Could you explain that?

[Cjays]

Eagle Scout here.

[Matt Collins]

How many Eagles here thus far?

[Bryan]

How many Eagles here thus far?
21 + Mckarnin's husband, I know there is one more user here that is Eagle too who hasn't chimed in yet. Maybe the PCC site needs an endorsement from Eagle Scouts page? :)

Thanks for bring this up Matt! The list so far:

Mconder
gornandez@yahoo.com
Matt Collins
OV 101 Enterprise
PennCustom4RP
Shortna
Cottonmouth
Patronus
Specialkornflake
Stevedasbach
Cowlesy
Kmforpaul
Beerista
Recess
Bluedevil
Skeet
Bilgefisher
Pacelli
Ronnec
Bryan
Cjays

[Matt Collins]

Maybe the PCC site needs an endorsement from Eagle Scouts page? :)

Not a bad idea.

I bet Ron has more Eagles than any other.

[2orb]

Eagle Scout - 1987

[Gordon]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

Find your bollocks.

[4RP08inKCMO]

Nice!! We didn't do Mt. Baldy on my visit (there was a forest fire nearby), but we did the nearby summit---anyone recall the name??

Possibly Mt Philips or the Tooth?

Eagle Scout here.
OA Brotherhood
Mic-O-Say Runner (It's a Missouri honor camping thing)
2 Philmont Treks and 1 Sea Base Out Island trip

This is my first post but I've been lurking the forums for a long time. Glad to see other former scouts supporting Dr. Paul!

[tropicangela]

My 9 yr old is an active Webelos :)

I'm the message board and website admin for the pack.

[familydog]

Eagle Scout 2001

[Matt Collins]

Tropicana - you don't look old enough to have a 9 yr old!

[loupeznik]

I refused to join when I found out they didn't accept atheists.

I don't know why an atheist would join an organization who's oaths reflect faith in God, so for that I can respect your integrity.

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

I joined while I was still Xtian. I made Eagle Scout and later became an Atheist.

I was also a Cub Scout, Explorer, Sailor, and Marine.

[Matt Collins]

I joined while I was still Xtian. I made Eagle Scout and later became an Atheist.

I was also a Cub Scout, Explorer, Sailor, and Marine.
Fascinating. I never ventured into anything other than OA but knew a LOT of Explorers in the Orlando area where I grew up.

[loupeznik]

Fascinating. I never ventured into anything other than OA but knew a LOT of Explorers in the Orlando area where I grew up.

I was in the OA for a little while, but there were girls in the Explorers.

[Tn...Andy]

Eagle Scout/OA Class of 1965

Still carry the original card in my wallet.

[CountryRoads]

Eagles Scout 2002

[Matt Collins]

I was in the OA for a little while, but there were girls in the Explorers.

Ha ha ha - good point! :D

[Matt Collins]

Bump

[Bruno]

i was mostly in it for the campouts and not for the badges.

[Bilgefisher]

Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts
Eagle/OA. JLT staff 4 years. Would have been the youngest wood badge participant, but I joined the navy before I could go.

After every single disaster this country has seen in the last 100 years, the Boy Scouts are there to help. I am proud to be an Eagle Scout.

[Sauron]

Former Star Scout

[Matt Collins]

I have met two fellow Eagles at the Nashville RP HQ. Good experiences for sure

[Matt Collins]

Bump for fun

[constituent]

I was curious how many current/former Boy Scouts are involved in this.

yep. "life" before i got one.

[nullvalu]

Ah, as I posted in another thread.. I was never in the cub/boy scouts as a kid. But now I am a parent and a den leader. This will be my second year doing it, for Wolves.

[TruthisTreason]

I served, :D

[dannno]

Eagle Scout here

[Truth Warrior]

Eagle scout, Order of the Arrow, God and Country, patrol leader, troop bugler, Senior Patrol Leader, Jr. Asst. Scoutmaster, several score years ago. ;)

[heavenlyboy34]

I was a scout for a few months. Just to play with friends who were in it. I can still do the salute! I forget the rest...but I'm sure I still have my shotgun shooting merit badge around somewheres! :D

edit: perhaps we could call ourselves a "veteran" of sorts? Gimme my VA benefits, gov'ment!

[LibertyIn08]

Eagle Scout, Brotherhood OA Member.

[LiveFree79]

Eagle Scout, OA Member and Philmount High Adventure participant. Boy Scouts was truly an amazing experience for me. I loved it. I thankfully had a really great troop. I wished more American boys took part in it. But it has a very "nerdy" reputation unforunately. I was an avid high school athlete and I had to "hide" the fact that I was a Boy Scout from my popular athlete friends. Stupid I know. But Boy Scouts made me who I am today. My respect for nature, service before self etc.

P.S. Unfortunately there are also a lot of adults in Scouting that should NEVER be around young boys. But that's indicative of a lot of our society these days i.e. schools, camps, sports etc.

I also thought Scouting/Eagle Scout would really look good on my resume/college applications but it really didn't do shit. My grandfather was an Eagle Scout and my uncle. I think it held more weight generations ago unfortunately.

[dannno]

I also thought Scouting/Eagle Scout would really look good on my resume/college applications but it really didn't do shit. My grandfather was an Eagle Scout and my uncle. I think it held more weight generations ago unfortunately.

Ya still not bad to stick on there, though..

It proves a certain amount of honesty and integrity.

[constituent]

But it has a very "nerdy" reputation unforunately.

funny how that works. i smoked more pot and went on more benders during weekend camp-outs than the rest of my life combined.

[Andrew-Austin]

I was a scout growing up. I was either unable to understand what they tried to teach as a young lad, or they didn't teach me anything of great importance. I'm talking about lessons on life and philosophy.. I understand the scouts as an organization for fathers to try and instill certain values in their sons indirectly through camping trips and other things of the sort, that fathers trust the scouts to help mold their sons. The scouts might achieve this for some, but not in my experience. Perhaps I should have remained a scout through my teen years so I could learn to hear the unvoiced message as my mind matured, or perhaps a scout only turns out as good as his den leaders (his parents) are. Funny, all of the peers in my den that I can remember, turned out to be rebellious (as in rebelling for the sake of doing so like most teens do) dope smokers in their later teen years.






Scout Oath (or Promise)
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.


Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean, and reverent.

Just grabbed this off the boy scout site because I could not remember it after so many years. Certainly me and my peers remembered it whenever our den leaders scolded us, but no explanations were provided. We as children, probably only dared to figure virtue was a mechanism for which to earn our parent's praise and rewards (cookies!). This is all very fine up until a certain point....



Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.

A sense of belonging is also only good up until a certain point, until we reach our early teens and start looking for reasons to rebel against our parents. We look at our parent's flaws, and perhaps unconsciously decide being in the scouts is not in our interests anymore. Most kids in the scouts only ever realize that it is a way of being with their friends, and we're already with our friends all day long in public school. Once our minds mature and the flair of camping trips and other outdoor activities wares off, we leave the scouts. This is why me and my friends never became Eagles..., perhaps those of you who remained in the scouts had good den leaders/parents? As an adult today I can think of reasons why I should have remained a scout, but really as a kid there was no way I could have not quit. There was no reason to remain a scout, no philosophy or sense of purpose that could bind me to the organization as a teen, no example provided by my parents.

I'm just ranting for the sake of reflection, maybe you parents who have young boys in the scouts today can find my points useful. Certainly most on this board know that man has an inherent nature that cannot be molded willy-nilly, but do we remember that our children have an essential nature too? I guess what I'm saying is, for the most part the boy scout organization is an ineffective means for raising good kids, much like the DARE program is an ineffective way of keeping kids away from drugs.

[dannno]

funny how that works. i smoked more pot and went on more benders during weekend camp-outs than the rest of my life combined.

Heh, ya.. I was in an LDS troop so I didn't do that.. but I had a friend who was in a non-affiliated troop and smoked plenty of herb and did plenty of shrooms with his fellow scouts..

Then in college I met a guy who was in troop 420 up near Sacramento, and they're logo at the time blatantly alluded to smoking bowls :D

[Andrew-Austin]

Whoops, didn't mean to post.

[Matt Collins]

Wow... the dark side of Scouting ...hmmm....

[angelatc]

Wouldn't let my boys join because it is a needlessly sexist organization.

[Matt Collins]

Wouldn't let my boys join because it is a needlessly sexist organization.How so?

[angelatc]

How so?

In the US, Scouting is still divided by sex.

[Matt Collins]

In the US, Scouting is still divided by sex.Well of course it is. But in some cases it isn't. There are girls involved in the Scouts.

But the fact that some parts of it are divided doesn't make it "sexist".

[angelatc]

Well of course it is. But in some cases it isn't. There are girls involved in the Scouts.

But the fact that some parts of it are divided doesn't make it "sexist".

That's like saying when the black kids were separated from the white kids it wasn't racist.

[autobot]

That's like saying when the black kids were separated from the white kids it wasn't racist.

Oh, please give it a rest...I was a girl scout/brownie and it was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful....learned all kinds of things. We camped every month. Why would you want to go on overnight camp outs with the opposite sex? (when you are a kid, Matt, calm down)
Girl Scouts is a wonderful organization and I fully support it by eating lots of cookies. Many strong feminists started out as scouts.

Its not sexist to be devided by gender it is fun!

Signed up my son for cub scouts tonight!! Really excited. He spends time with girls all day. And you know who his little friends are? boys...the boys and girls devide THEMSELVES. Its just nature.

I think you are just pissed off at God about that or something.

[LiveFree79]

In the US, Scouting is still divided by sex.

As well it should be. Gimme a break.

[Matt Collins]

That's like saying when the black kids were separated from the white kids it wasn't racist.That was instituted with the force of law. The BSA is a private organization. And not every aspect of the BSA separates guys from gals.


Besides, there are advantages to having them separated in some situations, specifically some learning environments. There are a lot of things one can learn by being in an environment of the same sex.

[Matt Collins]

Bump for nostalgia

[thrillhouse]

Got my Eagle 7 years ago...

[Matt Collins]

Got my Eagle 7 years ago...7 years and 1 month ago tomorrow was my board of review.

[KevinR]

got my eagle scout the day before I turned 18 :]

[Bruno]

got my eagle scout the day before I turned 18 :]

Nice B-Day gift to yourself for all your hard work!

[Reason]

eagle scout

[cbc58]

eagle scout. OA Brotherhood.

At a jamboree my scoutmaster and I were putting up a large tent and we ran out of rope (so i was told). He said "we need about 100' feet more to shore up this tent the right way... go ask some other troops if they have 100' of shoreline available... make sure you ask the troop scoutmaster. still works til this day.

[Matt Collins]

got my eagle scout the day before I turned 18 :]WOW! Mine was 3 weeks before my 18th.

[Matt Collins]

Oh by the way ALL past, current, and former Boy Scouts MUST watch this short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVifPkbYsk

[Zippyjuan]

Trusworthy. Loyal. Helpful. Friendly. Courteous. Kind. Obedient. Cheerful. Thrifty. Brave. Clean. Reverent. Got my Eagle the same time as my older brother.

This was in Colorado. We had an annual Klondike Derby competition with many other troops where you had to pull a sled around with all your gear (a sprint race with the sleds was the first competition) to different sites and compete on Scout Skills. One year it got down to minus 32 degrees at night. Pretty cold to be in tents!

That Eagle Scout project on the video looks good. Wonder if they need any supervisor assistance.

[Matt Collins]

View this thread too:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=174198

[phill4paul]

I was a Life scout. I think I was two merit badges and a project from making Eagle before I found other interests in high school.

LOL. Same. Damn high school and sex,drugs and rock and roll.

[heavenlyboy34]

Oh by the way ALL past, current, and former Boy Scouts MUST watch this short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVifPkbYsk

OMFG!! They deserve a badge for this! :D I would never have thought of that groping scam when I was 12! :eek: I see a future for these guys in the "adult entertainment" industry. ;)

[emazur]

Is there an organization out there for adults who never got the Boy Scouts experience but wanna learn how to do all that outdoor stuff? Preferably without any anti-atheist slants

[nodope0695]

Why, you looking for a date? LMAO!!! Just joking. No really, only joking...hey don't get offended, man....whoa, put down that bat!

[emazur]

Why, you looking for a date? LMAO!!! Just joking. No really, only joking...hey don't get offended, man....whoa, put down that bat!

Nah, I just regret never learning outdoors skills, even though I like doing outdoors stuff like hiking. There are organizations for kids and I guess teens, but I've never heard of something for adults so thought I'd ask

[cheapseats]

Nah, I just regret never learning outdoors skills, even though I like doing outdoors stuff like hiking. There are organizations for kids and I guess teens, but I've never heard of something for adults so thought I'd ask

I spy an opportunity for appleseed.org to broaden its focus to include Survival Skills Lite -- MacGuyver meets City Slickers. I mean, seriously, for every one of you gun-toting, fitness-minded, uber prepared Johnny-On-The-Spot types, you gotta realize how many, ahem, others would be hard-pressed to pick out the North Star.

Fuck their Service Hoax. Americans would better apply themselves to fitness regimens. I would never have thought that I would think this, still, being able to pick up and go on an hour's notice now seems like a worthy goal.

Parenthetically, do I not also spy a natural liaison between appleseed.org and Jefferson State?

[nodope0695]

Nah, I just regret never learning outdoors skills, even though I like doing outdoors stuff like hiking. There are organizations for kids and I guess teens, but I've never heard of something for adults so thought I'd ask

Hope you know I was only joking....

You can contact the Nat'l Forsest Service, or your state forestry service. If you're in California, check out the CCC...you might even get a job with them.

[Matt Collins]

Bump

[Matt Collins]

According to this article, Obama isn't signing letters to Boy Scouts who have earned the rank of Eagle:
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=169993

[Vessol]

And why should he? The Boy Scouts should be an independent organization. They've received heavy funding from the Pentagon in the past as they offered a fast track to pushing their members to the military.

[dannno]

Wow... the dark side of Scouting ...hmmm....

Nothing dark about smoking bowls and shrooming out in the woods.. it's great fun and quite spiritual. Brings you in touch with nature in ways you wouldn't otherwise be able to be.. I didn't find that out until well after I was done with scouting.

[mister mc lister]

Life, Brotherhood Order of the Arrow.
Spirit lake BS Camp Aquatics counselor on
Mt. Saint Helens, which is now just dust in the wind.
Bought Beer & cigs from Harry "Hell no I won't go" Truman RIP
so sad

[Matt Collins]

They've received heavy funding from the Pentagon in the past as they offered a fast track to pushing their members to the military.This is a lie, and sheer ignorance! :rolleyes:

[brenden.b]

Eagle Scout, 2003

[reduen]

Only made it to Life here...

[fisharmor]

Eagle, 1992.
These days I wish I had an alternative.
There was a whole lot that I learned in scouts that I appreciate - particularly the part where they set up a system by which older boys teach younger boys, who then grow up and teach the new crop. You don't get that anywhere else anymore.
But the more I find out about scouts, and the more I analyze it, the more I realize that it belongs in the same bin as public schooling: an idea that originally had a purpose other than that which everyone assumes it has today, which enriches kids quite by accident.

Luckily I don't have any boys, and the Girl Scouts are much more clear-cut about where they stand.


They've received heavy funding from the Pentagon in the past as they offered a fast track to pushing their members to the military.

Well, I don't know about that, but it's verifiable that Baden-Powell wanted an organization that helped prepare boys for military service (this was at the height of the British Empire).


Is there an organization out there for adults who never got the Boy Scouts experience but wanna learn how to do all that outdoor stuff? Preferably without any anti-atheist slants

Well, unfortunately the outdoor stuff is really just a portion of scouting. My troop met every week, and there was only one event per month, which may or may not have been camping.

The camping is at various levels, too: it covers the gamut between sleeping in a tent with a cot with flush toilets and hot showers nearby, to having to carry everything you're using on your back through the rocky mountains for two hundred miles and not being able to clean up for five days at a time. You can get to be an Eagle quite easily and not even participate in the latter.

My Eagle was a favor to my dad, who never got his and has two other sons who didn't... I was really just in it for the hardcore outdoor stuff.

[Matt Collins]

Well, I don't know about that, but it's verifiable that Baden-Powell wanted an organization that helped prepare boys for military service (this was at the height of the British Empire).

Absolutely, but that's definitely not what it's about now.

[silentshout]

Former Girl Scout here :). Hey, I got a badge for selling the most cookies two years in a row. lol

[FunkBuddha]

2nd class here but I was one of the few in my troop who could start a fire consistently with one match. That never seems to surprise anyone who knows me well. I'm a bit of a pyro. My Scout Master even whittled me a match neckerchief.

[Ethek]

Eagle Scout 94. Good stuff.

[Number19]

It's been a long time. Started out in the late 50's with the Cub Scouts and into the early to mid-60's with the Boy Scouts. Achieved Life, but as my memory serves, fell a badge or two short of Eagle.

[libertarian4321]

I did a few years in cub scouts, webelos, boy scouts. I enjoyed it as a kid.

In my teenage years, all the little badges that had seemed so cool when I was 8 rapidly lost their appeal, so I moved on to other things.

[Bman]

Stopped attending somewhere midway between star and life.

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

Was a Cub Scout, Explorer and later Venture Crew Assistant. Having said this, however, I agree with Penn & Teller that the BSA SHOULD return to the pre-1972 stance of having NO STANCE WHATSOEVER on Religion or Sexuality for the Scouts themselves. Whether they are gay or atheist, that should NOT be a determining factor for Scouts.

[CryLibertyOrDeath]

Eagle Scout and Vigil of the OA.

[Matt Collins]

Eagle Scout and Vigil of the OA.
Awesome, same here. Which council?