Marykelly

Abosolutly we allow our Eagle scouts to wear the eagle badge they earned until 21. we have had many boys finish their E/P just prior to turning 18. There Eagle Court of Honor was held after they turned 18, with this old rule that would mean they never even get to wear it . thats absurd. They are still in high school. The younger scouts look up to them. They can not become a scoutmaster until the age of 21, so the BSA policy makes no sense, they obviously dont think they are ADULT enough to be an ADULT leader (21)or to form a Troop!! Its like alot of absurd rules, 18 year olds can go in the arm

cell phones non issue in our Troop, we allow them, kids respect them, and a couple of times it came in handy that a boy had one when the s/m cell died, & as/m forgot his. An emergency from home was taken care of. Also we are very fortunate that in this day and age, to have boys 16-18 still active in scouting, with all that they have going on in their lives, that a little perk like a cell phone, so they can call girlfriend after lights out, not a big deal.