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I'm no fan of Eagle Mill troops, but they probably have their place in Scouting. Some parents like them, and perhaps some boys like that kind of program.

 

Increasingly, I might argue, National seems to like them with their promotion of "FY1C" and rapid advancement in general.

 

More traditional approaches to advancement can be used, and are usually still encouraged in training --- I think.

 

And Troops will switch back and forth between styles as leaders change sometimes.

 

All in all, that duality probably increases the number in Boy Scouts. You have to draw your own conclusions about quality of the Scouting experience, but perhaps quantity can be said to have a quality all it's own.

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Well of course some will like them and eradicating them will make some drop out.

 

I think the rapid advancement stems from an instant gratification attitude. About the the duality increasing membership, I don't know. When it comes to subjective issues like quantity and quality, there's usually more than just one explanation. Maybe getting rid of Eagle mills will improve quality and attract more than we lose.

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As someone mentioned to me once upon a time, would you want the scout to take care of you if you were injured in the woods?

 

If you don't think the scout can handle the skills, they do not need to be signed off on them.

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I'm all for this kind of discussion. However, a quick search will show that this topic has some existing threads. For example in:

http://www.scouter.com/forums/viewThread.asp?threadID=323858#id_323858

you will see the question asked about what an Eagle mill is (over the course of 5 pages), and in:

http://www.scouter.com/forums/viewThread.asp?threadID=290698#id_290698

you will see a thread with the identical title, over 8 pages.

Wanna continue one of those? Those just over the last year.

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