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re: How many of you were in the Boy Scouts?

Posted on 5/23/13 at 10:15 pm to
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18117 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 10:15 pm to
I was. I made it to "Star".
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 10:16 pm to
I think I got two merit badges before I was asked to leave, and one was first aid.
Posted by RBWilliams8
Member since Oct 2009
54031 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 11:09 pm to
I was for about a week. Went to the camp and I left. I didn't enjoy it and was waiting in line the whole time to do shite I already did at home already.

And as someone said, I was huge into sports
This post was edited on 5/23/13 at 11:13 pm
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
37248 posts
Posted on 5/23/13 at 11:16 pm to
I was, quit early, like when I was 9 or 10 or so
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105472 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:01 am to
I only made it up to Webelos before my attention wandered. My brother was an Eagle Scout
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
28761 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 2:40 am to
First class for two years before I dropped. Just hung for camping.
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
6563 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 3:11 am to
I guess Weeblows means something a little different now.
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6978 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 4:37 am to
I remember coming home and asking my dad if I could be in scouts, like my friends. He said "I take you fishing and hunting every weekend. You have school during the week. When are you gonna fit in boy scouts?"

Made sense back then. I think the hunting camps I was raised in made up for whatever social aspect of scouts I missed. The only difference was instead of hanging out with kids around a fire, I hung out with all my uncles around a fire telling jokes and putting me and my brother up to silly tasks.
Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
Member since Nov 2007
22710 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 5:06 am to
quote:

I guess Weeblows means something a little different now.


Posted by Bullredbf
thibodaux
Member since Feb 2013
901 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 5:13 am to
Made boy scouts one year. Then i realized i couldnt stand any of the other guys in the troop. So then i went fishin.
Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
Member since Nov 2008
3117 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 6:49 am to
Life Scout and Order of the Arrow. I was working on my Eagle when the troop fell apart. Never finished.

Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22805 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 7:52 am to
quote:

I guess Webelos means something a little different now.

This may be the start of the end for scouting. Membership was already hurting. Already heard of three parents/leaders that are getting out today.
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1865 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 8:12 am to
Eagle here, OA and National Jamboree
Posted by xenon16
Metry Brah
Member since Sep 2008
3614 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 9:57 am to
Boy scouts for a couple years. Dropped out with all my friends.

My son is in it now. He likes it, but it's a pretty active pack
Posted by AngryBeavers
Member since Jun 2012
4554 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 10:01 am to
I'm an Eagle Scout. A lot of corporate execs are Eagle Scouts and it has been great for networking having that in common.
This post was edited on 5/24/13 at 10:06 am
Posted by weisertiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Sep 2007
2525 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 10:32 am to
Was not a boy scout. My Dad taught what I needed to know about the outdoors
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:09 am to
I was in for one year during Jr. high. I thought we'd be going camping and canoeing and shite - not so much.

As far as 'leadership', I saw WAY too much groupthink/herd mentality creepy shite going down. I didn't want any part of being 'led'.
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