btm24 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 As of 19:38 12/8/10 I became an Eagle scout. I passed my board of review with flying colors and will have the stuff back from nationals within the next few weeks. I turned evey thing in on 11/19/10 (day B4 my b-day). I am super glad that i earned this rank and am sure that if any body is an Eagle scout or knows some one who is, you understand just how hard it is to get. In 100 years of scouts in the U.S. Only 2 million people have ever received Eagle which works out to be about 2% of all scouts earn the rank. Just thought it was a nice thing to share :chillin: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. One away? Why'd you stop? I was 16 when I got mine, my brother and I shared a ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 isn't that like boy scout stuff? never did it...never saw a reason to, and surely wouldn't have done it past 8th grade... edit: that came off wrong. I don't understand it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfreeman616 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Eagle Scout since 2000. Welcome :wavey: Awhile back, there was a topic about Eagle Scouts and there's quite a few of us on here, higher than you would expect given the national statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I was in the Boyscouts, went to the national jamboree in D.C., went on a boundary waters trip... Learned TONS of valuable life lessons. Many of which I use today, and would rely on in times of need. Unfortunately, I only made it to life before buying my first car. Once I got that baby it was over with, and I lost track/attention of the scouts. The first car you ask? An '86 MJ. So... Basically, although I didn't make it to Eagle, I made it to moderator. Rob L. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Welcome to the club! :bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Was in the girl scouts for 3 years before some rat squealed on me. Congrats BTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Was in the girl scouts for 3 years before some rat squealed on me.Congrats BTM. They don't like it when you eat the brownies. Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Was in the girl scouts for 3 years before some rat squealed on me.Congrats BTM. They don't like it when you eat the brownies. Rob L. The Brownies did. :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. One away? Why'd you stop? I was 16 when I got mine, my brother and I shared a ceremony. It got real weird for me around 8th grade. We had a couple of guys, and one in particular, that wanted to run it like a pseudo-militaristic organization. Got to the point where interacting with those guys and some of the parents was not fun. Basically those guys were WAY too serious and sucked the fun out of it. I can only imagine what a joyless, annoying(to other people around them) existence they live now. Those guys were destined for two things - being cannon fodder, or an a$$hole law enforcement officer(not saying all LEO's are that way). Plus I just kinda rolled through the ranks like "why not" I was the first guy out of all of my friends that joined the troop from cub scouts to get any rank other than tenderfoot, and then when they started to move onto second class scout I moved up to first etc. Just kinda stayed ahead of the curve and went for it. Served as quartermaster for all our crap for a year or two also. It was fun for awhile, but me and militaristic higher-ups don't mix well, I'm WAY too egalitarian for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallon2064 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I received mine in 1982, welcome to the club. :bowdown: The % is actually less then the % that pass special forces or seal training. :bowdown: And on a historical note the reason that the first lunar lander was called EAGLE is that all three astronauts on the mission are Eagle Scouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 As of 19:38 12/8/10 I became an Eagle scout. I passed my board of review with flying colors and will have the stuff back from nationals within the next few weeks. I turned evey thing in on 11/19/10 (day B4 my b-day). I am super glad that i earned this rank and am sure that if any body is an Eagle scout or knows some one who is, you understand just how hard it is to get. In 100 years of scouts in the U.S. Only 2 million people have ever received Eagle which works out to be about 2% of all scouts earn the rank. Just thought it was a nice thing to share :chillin: Brandon Congratulations. Are you going for your palms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreman1063 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Congratulations, an accomplishment to be proud of for sure. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJRemi Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Congratulations!! That is a real accomplishment. I would have stayed in longer but our Scout Master was kinda nutty with the NRA course and started doing things that were fairly dangerous. I wish now that I had stuck it out. Sounds like there should be a Comanche Badge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdriver1 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Congrats btm24 -- welcome to the frat to end all frats. :jump: received mine in 1970 and our son received his in 1999. spent time on the eagle board of review at the council level. had to stand down for his. don't forget to list it on job apps and resumes (when the time comes), big ticket colleges love stuff like that. look into NESA (national eagle scout assoc) :jump: :jump: :jump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 :thumbsup: Awesome achievement, congratulations! (on a small side note, did you get a return congratulatory letter from President Obama? my buddy's son got Eagle last year, and did not. :( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. Sry to here that but that is what most do Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. One away? Why'd you stop? I was 16 when I got mine, my brother and I shared a ceremony. Thats a cool story. isn't that like boy scout stuff? never did it...never saw a reason to, and surely wouldn't have done it past 8th grade... edit: that came off wrong. I don't understand it at all. Thanks? Eagle Scout since 2003. Welcome :wavey: Awhile back, there was a topic about Eagle Scouts and there's quite a few of us on here, higher than you would expect given the national statistics. Thanks and thats good to know. I was in the Boyscouts, went to the national jamboree in D.C., went on a boundary waters trip... Learned TONS of valuable life lessons. Many of which I use today, and would rely on in times of need. Unfortunately, I only made it to life before buying my first car. Once I got that baby it was over with, and I lost track/attention of the scouts. The first car you ask? An '86 MJ. So... Basically, although I didn't make it to Eagle, I made it to moderator. Rob L. :D yeah thats as my scout master used to say, the three fumes of high school, Car fumes, perfumes, and sport fumes. I think I messed that one up lol but you get the point. Thanks Welcome to the club! :bowdown: Thank you Was in the girl scouts for 3 years before some rat squealed on me.Congrats BTM. Well thats no good :fs2: lol Thanks Was in the girl scouts for 3 years before some rat squealed on me.Congrats BTM. They don't like it when you eat the brownies. Rob L. The Brownies did. :rotf: Thats just bad Ya I made it to Life scout and then stopped there. One away? Why'd you stop? I was 16 when I got mine, my brother and I shared a ceremony. It got real weird for me around 8th grade. We had a couple of guys, and one in particular, that wanted to run it like a pseudo-militaristic organization. Got to the point where interacting with those guys and some of the parents was not fun. Basically those guys were WAY too serious and sucked the fun out of it. I can only imagine what a joyless, annoying(to other people around them) existence they live now. Those guys were destined for two things - being cannon fodder, or an a$$hole law enforcement officer(not saying all LEO's are that way). Plus I just kinda rolled through the ranks like "why not" I was the first guy out of all of my friends that joined the troop from cub scouts to get any rank other than tenderfoot, and then when they started to move onto second class scout I moved up to first etc. Just kinda stayed ahead of the curve and went for it. Served as quartermaster for all our crap for a year or two also. It was fun for awhile, but me and militaristic higher-ups don't mix well, I'm WAY too egalitarian for that. I'm really sorry to here that. I received mine in 1982, welcome to the club. :bowdown: The % is actually less then the % that pass special forces or seal training. :bowdown: And on a historical note the reason that the first lunar lander was called EAGLE is that all three astronauts on the mission are Eagle Scouts Yeah I have known that for years I also tell them both all the time lol Thank you As of 19:38 12/8/10 I became an Eagle scout. I passed my board of review with flying colors and will have the stuff back from nationals within the next few weeks. I turned evey thing in on 11/19/10 (day B4 my b-day). I am super glad that i earned this rank and am sure that if any body is an Eagle scout or knows some one who is, you understand just how hard it is to get. In 100 years of scouts in the U.S. Only 2 million people have ever received Eagle which works out to be about 2% of all scouts earn the rank. Just thought it was a nice thing to share :chillin: Brandon Congratulations. Are you going for your palms? Thanks! and I'm 18 now I'm an assistant scoutmaster now. Congratulations, an accomplishment to be proud of for sure. :cheers: Thank you Congratulations!! That is a real accomplishment. I would have stayed in longer but our Scout Master was kinda nutty with the NRA course and started doing things that were fairly dangerous. I wish now that I had stuck it out. Sounds like there should be a Comanche Badge! That sure would be cool! and thanks Congrats btm24 -- welcome to the frat to end all frats. :jump: received mine in 1970 and our son received his in 1999. spent time on the eagle board of review at the council level. had to stand down for his. don't forget to list it on job apps and resumes (when the time comes), big ticket colleges love stuff like that. look into NESA (national eagle scout assoc) :jump: :jump: :jump: Done lol Thank you :thumbsup: Awesome achievement, congratulations! (on a small side note, did you get a return congratulatory letter from President Obama? my buddy's son got Eagle last year, and did not. :( ) No I did not but I might get it when I get every thing else. I just wish I could have had one from when Bush was still there but thats a diff story lol Thank you Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 congrats...a well deserved honor :cheers: like some others, I made it to Life (joined late, missed the cutoff age for eagle) but enjoyed the heck out of BSA. Got all caught up in OA too, loved it all.....then went in the Army. Good times :thumbsup: Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 congrats...a well deserved honor :cheers: like some others, I made it to Life (joined late, missed the cutoff age for eagle) but enjoyed the heck out of BSA. Got all caught up in OA too, loved it all.....then went in the Army. Good times :thumbsup: Jeff yeah OA is fun to just never did the brother hood thing. Ill get around to it :shake: thanks and this is one cool thkng about gettig it this year(BSA 100th year) is that I get this: :D Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 i think i made it weblos or something like that. the program just stopped suddenly at the school i was going to for some reason. i still have my pinewood dirby car somewhere. That was 12 or 13 years ago! Wow time flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Brandon, You're so lucky. I wish mine had that 2010 stuff on there, what a great deal. Congrats & welcome to the club. I got mine in 2000, I hope to someday get heavily involved with Scouting again, I would love to be a Scoutmaster if everything works out that way. Some of my favorite memories from scouting are the Atikokan Northern Tier canoe trip with all my friends and the Philmont hiking trip with my Dad. Atikokan Philmont, Dad and I are on the upper left. Congrats Again, - Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yea, way to go! I quit in cub scouts. My dad had me learning the accordion 'cuz he had dreams of me being on Lawrence Welk (some of you young guys may need to google him after saying "whose he?") but I hated it as said I wasn't gonna play any more and he said "if you quit no more cub scouts"! That was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1971 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Congrats! It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. :thumbsup: Trying to get my oldest to finish his, he's 15 and a life, but lost interest in scouting about the middle of his freshman year, it's hard when you get to high school, sports really start to get in the way. Anyway, hope I can convince him to start scouts again before he get to old to finish. You've done a great thing and all of us old scouts are proud of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Philmont, Dad and I are on the upper left. Congrats Again, - Brent yay Philmont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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