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I just received a comic book from the forties called Patches . In it is a four-page description of how to earn Eagle, done is a comic book format. I was a bit confused by the shown requirements and went back and reviewed them for that period. Sure enough, Swimming was not on the list, but Lifesaving was; and since you needed Swimming as a prerequisite it too was actually on the list, just not shown. Further review reminded me of my own requirements in 1959 and realized, in rereading the previous and later requirements, that our short period actually had the broadest required list of badges

It would be great if you would start something like that here. I’d love to read the tips support and advice that other leaders are willing to share. Thanks

First, JASM is appointed by SPL with the advice and approval of the SM, but he reports to the SM. He needs to be at least 16 but not yet an adult. Most importantly the youth needs to want to do that role and understand how it impacts him as a Scout. Some boys like, some don’t. Some troops use them some don’t. The problem is that while a JASM is still a youth and must be treated as so for YP purposes, most of the jobs they are assigned are more inline with an ASM position. For the youth, this can get boring, be conflicting and be a negative if he prefers to hang out with his friends

I remember the hardest requirement from that time had to be to learn the Morse Code. I think it took me months to memorize it. Of course have never used it since!

I’m not sure why this is even a question. I can navigate school without my parents. I navigated applying for colleges without my parents. I got jobs without my parents. I did my homework since middle school without my parents. Why should I need my parents to help me make Eagle? I can read and write. I have a brain. I can keep my own schedule, use a phone and make conversation. I can prioritize my life. If I fail then I fail. If I succeed then I succeed. Why should my parents be involved at all beyond nagging me like parents do? As a young adult I really don’t get this mentality of parents want

I was a scout for over 5 years and made first class, scouting was one of the best things that I remember from my teen years. I got a lot of merit badges that I found fun, but going for eagle was not part of my path in scouting. As a first class scout I was allowed to go on week long 50 mile hikes, that is what I wanted more than anything. I never felt bad about not getting eagle. I have always admired the guys in my troop that got eagle, because they truly earned it on their own. My son is a scout now and a very good one. Whatever rank he gets does not matter to me as much as seeing him be a

Merit badge sash. Your ECOH is and should be a troop function, not an OA function!