Eagle Court of Honor for 19 Eagles
We're having quite the event in our ward next Sunday. We have 19 Eagles being awarded at the same time. I'd like to claim I was part of it but I've only been here 4 months. Went to a few Eagle projects is all.
Anyway the court is a big deal. All 4 local news stations will be there and there are 4 BYTU players and a coach speaking at it. The governor is not coming but sent a DVD message. And there *may* be GA representation. I'm trying to get the Scout Committee Chair (a cougar fan) to say "we tried to get U of U players too but we couldn't find any that got past Tenderfoot" when he introduces them. Quite a feat to get 19 at the same time like that. |
19? That's incredible.
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I guess even Eagle Court of Honors are bigger in Texas...
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That is pretty impressive.
Think of all the merit badge work those moms had to do for their boys. |
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If you go to the chapel of the ward I grew up in, there is a plaque with all Eagle Scouts on it. I'm sure many of you have ones like it. My name is on it, with a date of over 20 years ago. I am almost certain there are less than 19 names from then to now. I think there are actually about a dozen.
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I never got my Eagle. I got my Star and then quit scouting to the end that I didn't work on any merit badges though I still participated in it as a mutual activity when my schedule permitted.
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To me it depends on what is being categorized as the "work". If we're saying that leaders, parents, etc. helping organize, prod, make sure the kids are doing what they need to, sure. But I know of no situation where actual merit badge work, etc. was done by someone other than the schout. |
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We call troops like that Eagle Factories, and it's not intended as a compliment.
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That's amusing, but a coup[le kids in my ward actually went TO Utah to do their eagle review because the board here is so tough (full of non-LDS scouters; hardcore guys that wear the red trimmed socks). |
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As a young scout my red tops were folded over. As I got older, I started to rebel and not fold them over. Also, I would wear socks that were different shades of faded green. I just didn't care at that point. |
I was a life scout at 16, with only an eagle project left, never did get my eagle. I just became to burned out and really didnt care. In fact I still dont have any regrets, my resume does but not me.
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No kid earns his Eagle at 14 without his mom doing some of the work for him. And by some, I mean thinking up, coordinating, and basically completing almost all aspects of the eagle project. |
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I've regretted that decision pretty much never. |
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LDS troops pass off badges en masse at ward campouts, mutuals, etc. It isnt very rigorous. |
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Of course, my dad was scoutmaster so I got it as quickly as I could in order to get out of scouting and doing other things. |
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No, I just call it like I see it. |
Eagle is an interesting award. It can mean very much when a kid shows initiative and completes it the way it was meant to be completed. It can mean very little if it's completed factory style. I can't tell you how many boards of review I've sat in on where the kids can't even answer a simple question about the work they've done.
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To LDS, scouting = Eagle. It's a rite of passage no different than getting baptized, receiving the priesthood, graduation seminary/HS, going on a mission, etc. t's "expected" Are some kids drug through it? Sure. But the same is true of all of the above. |
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All the scouts get together at weekly mutuals/YM activities and get things passed off whether they really did anything or not. As long as they were there, they get it passed off. Our ward YM recently did almost all of the 3 citizenship badges in one Saturday morning. They all showed up at the chapel, the adults spoke to the kids, asked questions to the kids (thereby loosely fulfilling the requirements) and everyone passed. There was no real effort on the part of the boys. they just sat there and listened for the most part. I don't mind, however, since I hate scouts. I am just pointing out my observation. |
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Earlier this year, my 16 year-old's Eagle Project consisted of clearing out large amounts of undergrowth in an "environmentally senstive area" and installing a long staircase from a pathway down to a small lagoon. He got together a work crew of about 15 kids and adults, but progress was slower than expected. Given that a couple of other professionals and I bill out at a combined rate of around $1,000 an hour, I gave serious thought to driving to Home Depot and bringing back a truckload of Ensenada's finest to complete the task. And where would be the harm? Mrs. PAC (who, by the way, never saw the business end of a pick, shovel or rake) put her foot down and muttered something about teaching responsiblity. I wanted to teach something about efficiency and the value of a college education. As usual, she won, but I still think the illegals idea has a lot of merit. Seriously, if an Eagle candidate said that he had his own work crew, but by raising funds from multiple donors (lazy professionals who would rather die than perform manual labor) was able to hire additional workers and keep several families fed, would that be condemned or honored by a board of review? |
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My son's egale project consisted of putting in landscaping of a bunch of river rocks and a sidewalk to a shed out side a children's center at a school. It turned out hte two saturday he picked to complete the project a few yearsago were the hottest two days of the year. ON the second saturday, when the 12 yards of rock had been delivered and I am watching the boys toil moving this stuffa shovel full at a time in 112 degree heat, I went to the local tool rental place, rented a bobcat came back and had it all spread out in abotu 30 minutes, plus had a blast driving the bobcat. I do not feel guilty. To tell you the truth, however, I think my son neglected to mention this change from the plan in his final review. |
Is scouting "Sunday appropriate"? I thought they did these things on Thursdays.
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One thing though. An Eagle Court for 19 boys is LONG. About an hour and 45 minutes. |
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From what I recall from a couple of weeks ago and the 'bag' term you called me...........this qualifies. YOu take a very positive, inspirational event and turn it into Yewt smack? Touche! BTW.........how do you find time to post on CB, CG and the new website? |
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