AN EAGLE HAS LANDED

[WA5KRP]

My son Ryan went before the Alamo Area Council's Eagle Board of Review earlier tonight and was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. #He has to wait to hear from the national headquarters before it's official but he's got it bagged. #Cotton (that's his nickname) started as a Tiger Cub when he was a little bitty fart and has stayed with Scouting through his senior year in high school. #I was getting scared he had delayed his Eagle project too close to his eighteenth birthday but he squeeked underneath the wire with a month to spare.

I've had the good fortune of being active as an assistant Scout Master or simply as a parent ever since he started. # It's been amazing to see these little toots grow up to be adolescents and young adults and yet see them stick together all these years. #We will continue with the Troop for the rest of his senior year and hopefully help two more kids that started off with Cotton earn their rank as well.

I'm mighty damn proud of my boy, fellas.

WOOHOO!




WA5KRP
Texas

[KF0RT]

Congrats, KRP (and son)!

I have some fond memories of Scouting, but never quite made it to Eagle.

73, Rob

[K6UEY]

I too was in scouting back when it was the BOY Scouts,but also left to do other things before reaching the Eagle level of scouting
# # # # # # # # #~~~~~ Congratulations~~~~
# # # # # # # # # # # # # ##JOB WELL DONE
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[K8ERV]

A few months back I got a chance to go to the Jamboree in Moisson France. Don't recall if it was their, or my parents requirement that I get Eagle first. I did.

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[W3MIV]

Quote[/b] (wa5krp @ Sep. 16 2004,01:12)]WOOHOO!
You have every right to be proud; Eagle is a rare honor that demands much work and dedication to achieve. I congratulate your son on a step that will repay him many times over in the years ahead.

BTW, Orv was a scout several years ago. Orv's old Scoutmaster was named Baden Powell.

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[ad5qb]

Congratulations to your son and yourself, what an accomplishment! Like others, I spent time in the Boy Scouts some years ago, and now I'm going to start it all over again, my son is a Tiger Cub this year and we're looking forward to the fun times ahead (Tiger Cub Day is Saturday @ McGimsey Scout Park, should be a blast!)

[WA2ZDY]

I hate when I don't know something apparently this basic. I was never involved in scouting, and so far, neither are my children. What exactly is involved in becoming an Eagle Scout? What sort of project is required, etc?

I've read many times that it is indeed quite an honour, so I don't doubt that it is. I just wonder just what's involved.

Curiosity is here.

Thanks.

[k8mmg]

Quote[/b] (wa5krp @ Sep. 16 2004,00:12)]My son Ryan went before the Alamo Area Council's Eagle Board of Review earlier tonight and was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. He has to wait to hear from the national headquarters before it's official but he's got it bagged. Cotton (that's his nickname) started as a Tiger Cub when he was a little bitty fart and has stayed with Scouting through his senior year in high school. I was getting scared he had delayed his Eagle project too close to his eighteenth birthday but he squeeked underneath the wire with a month to spare.

I've had the good fortune of being active as an assistant Scout Master or simply as a parent ever since he started. It's been amazing to see these little toots grow up to be adolescents and young adults and yet see them stick together all these years. We will continue with the Troop for the rest of his senior year and hopefully help two more kids that started off with Cotton earn their rank as well.

I'm mighty damn proud of my boy, fellas.

WOOHOO!




WA5KRP
Texas
Well met KRP! I too am an Eagle Scout, and my story is very similar to your son's, was in since I was a cub and dragged ass until the final moment to get Eagle, but did it. It actually wasn't too long ago, I''m only 22 now. Anyways, I went into the Army at 18 as well, and believe me when I say that what I learned in the scouts DID apply in the military. Experiences I've had as a boy scout have and always will be carried with me. I've always respected the scout leaders who devote so much of their own time toward the maturity and development of these young men. It's taken me quite far in life, even at 22 and I'm sure it will with your son as well.

By the way, something small you can do for your son, if he's a Spielberg fan, is to write him and say that you're son just became an Eagle and he will send your son an autographed photo of himself. He does this for Eagle scouts because he is one. My parents did that for me and thought it was nice. Anyways,


73,
W8XTR

[N8CPA]

Wow! That is truly worthy of a boast. Congratulations to the Scout and the parents who raised him, from someone who never made it past 2nd Class.

[k8mmg]

Quote[/b] (WA2ZDY @ Sep. 16 2004,06:38)]I hate when I don't know something apparently this basic. I was never involved in scouting, and so far, neither are my children. What exactly is involved in becoming an Eagle Scout? What sort of project is required, etc?

I've read many times that it is indeed quite an honour, so I don't doubt that it is. I just wonder just what's involved.

Curiosity is here.

Thanks.
Chris,

To answer your question. Note: This is MY description by the best way I know how, everyone is going to have different experiences, as every troop is different. Anyways, the boyscouts for me was almost a para-military type environment, complete with our leaders wearing Drill Instructor style hats. I knew every marching routine already, by the time I got to boot camp. It has ranks just like the military and advancement through these ranks is explained here. (http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsranks.html) An increasing amount of skill and experience, including leadership experience is necessary for advancement.

As quoted from the BSA's official website:

"The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated to provide a program for community organizations that offers effective character, citizenship, and personal fitness training for youth.

Specifically, the BSA endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal values based on religious concepts; have the desire and skills to help others; understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage and understand our nation's role in the world; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society."

As soon as I can get a home and career established, I too, will give back to scouting what it gave to me. I was going to give a long and drawn out reply, but thought it better that I just place links to the websites as they can explain it better than me.

Official BSA website (http://www.scouting.org)

Anyways, I strongly urge you and your sons to get involved, you will not regret it. Many are worried about costs. There are very little if any costs out of pocket to you. All funds that the troop had were raised by us by fund raisers in the community such as "fish fry's" and "Spaghetti dinners" at which the scouts prepared the food as well as served and catered.

The thing I enjoyed most about scouting were the trips and sights that I saw. Most notable trips were to Baxter State Park in Maine for 2 weeks in which we climbed Katadin and many other mountains. Glacier Ntnl Park in Montana for 2 weeks. Devils Tower, Mount Rushmore, the list goes on. I enjoyed the nature side of scouting.

Anyways, I hope I helped explain it a little.

73,
W8XTR

[AE6QE]

As Committee Chair of Monterey Bay Area Council Troop 135, we'd all like to say congratulations! Your son has every right to be proud of himself.

Welcome to the elite!

Hope to hear you on the air at JOTA. Our callsign will be AE6QE, or K6O if approved.

Yours in Scouting,
Rickey/AE6QE