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  1. -Let me repost, one second.(This message has been edited by pjzedalis)
  2. I find your reply disheartening. Screw the Eagle "challenge." Are we not admitting depressed young men as Eagle Scouts because they aren't cheerful? What about a in-the-closet gay... or what if you decide your gay AFTER you make Eagle Scout... is it revoked because you don't meet the "challenge." I work full time, I pay my taxes, I vote, I don't have any criminal problems and I'm a good guy. I learned alot from the program, made some good friends, had a great project, alot of people helped me, and I earned the rank. But at the end of the day, I have to be happy with myself in
  3. Well, I'm not a former High School graduate. But I don't generally like to be referred as an Eagle Scout either. I'm not active in the program, and I don't agree with all of it's ideals. So the word Eagle Scout is nothing more to me than accomplishing the highest rank. It's not a model or religious ideal to live by for me.
  4. Oh don't worry, I respect their decision. Obviously there are 18-21 year olds that do... I was just stating my "opinion." I think it's great for the young men who have the time and interest to do it. I'm just saying I don't. I like to capitalize on the point that not every Eagle Scout is a God, nor plans on "giving back" to the troop. In one thread someone was discussing whether they should allow a certain scout to move up to Eagle... and one of their "facts" about this Scout was that he did not seem likely to "give back" to the troop. I find that to be irrelevant to him getting
  5. I don't think it's that big of an issue. What 18-21 year old really wants to be that involved? By the time you are 18-21, you should have made Eagle Scout, and moved on with your life... find the next big thing to help yourself. Im 20... When I made Eagle, I wanted to continue coming and helping out. After a campout and a few meetings, I got tired of baby sitting 14 year olds... just like I had when I was 16. I moved on, got a girlfriend, and la la la. My parents were lucky they could keep me interested enough to get my Eagle Scout. And although I want the best for the program a
  6. I vote NO. The punishment does not fit the crime. Every Scout recites the Scout Oath and Law. They are not exclusive to becoming or being an Eagle Scout. So if anything, if this is a credible concern, you should be considering kicking him out of the Troop... not disabling his ability to advance. But even then, Scouts are not Gods. The Scout Oath and Law are ideals to live by. Much like every US citizen should vote... but they surely don't. I think if you want to disable his ability to make Eagle Scout that you should return your High School Diploma for skipping clas
  7. "Scout" Because getting them to sign up is the hardest part.
  8. I think this is crazy. Clearly the Scout was punished (and multiple people agreed to it's severity) at the Jamboree. The home troop should not have anything to do with this other than to be notified that it occured. Your discussions on this Scout being on the "Dark Side" from time to time... well we all are. I am an Eagle Scout, and I can surely tell you that I don't always fall the Scout Oath/Law. It's a judgement call, and I'm proud of who I am and my Eagle Scout. I worked my ass off for it. So here's a young man who has some disturbing theories on what is "morally right"
  9. I started a similar program a few months ago, but ran in to the same roadblocks. Without ScoutNET compatibility, there really is no reason to use said program over one of the commercial implementations. The closest thing I got to "discovering" the formatting of the report was reverse engineering and decompiling one of the commercial implementations. Of course, this isn't exactly ethical, nor documented and guaranteed to work. I'm sure like anything as massive and undocumented as ScoutNET *appears* to be from the outside World, there are going to be minor nuiances that will prevent
  10. Has he made it apparent he wants to be in your Hall of Fame? Eagle Scouts have credentials, tell him that because you don't have the records to prove anything, that if he shows you his credentials, you can add him to your Hall of Fame. Instead of calling National, or doing all this private investigation, just be frank with the man. Tell him that you really want to honor his accomplishment but since the Troop did such a bad job at record keeping back then, if he could show you some evidence of his award, you'd love to honor it. Coming from an Eagle Scout, I would feel perfectly fine sho
  11. Nice reply Rooster7. I'll agree that most of my arguments are rather pointless. I mean, everyone has their beliefs and not much anyone can really do to change others except active education, etc. Sure I am a young. I am naive. Sure I am a college student. I have liberal professors. Sure I am a liberal. But it's kinda hard not to be. It's hard for me to accept that many of the people I go to school with are "sinners" or "terrible evil" people. It's hard to believe that a gay friend of mine is gay. It's hard to believe that my gay friend is doing a total evil, ho
  12. I missed something in the poster's plea. How does a public prayer over loud speakers being banned prevent YOU from praying silently to yourself? No one is saying you can't pray. Just saying it's rude for the "multi-cultural" nation we are. But hey... you want your loud speaker prayers, that's fine. But you better stop the game when the Muslims want to whip out their rugs on the football field (can't do it in the bleachers!) and pray to their version of "God." It's only fair. Phillip
  13. I am an Eagle Scout. A Scout Is Trustworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent I missed where it said "A Scout is Heterosexual" or "A Scout is a Christian." I am an Eagle Scout. But those of you who feel that homosexuals in Scouting hinder the program apall me. Just because someone is homosexual, does not mean they spend every waking moment flagging down people looking for sex. If you are the great parents you say you are, your boys (hetero and homo) have been taught morals. Those morals wil
  14. If I were a Scout and you did the YP route on me and got the Council involved, not only would I be discouraged and quit Scouting... but my parents would likely force me out of Scouting. Some things in BSA regulations is more/less designed to protect the BSA in case any infraction of the law were to be documented and charged against the BSA for condoning such activities. Hence I believe they take the stance that any such activity must be documented with the Council. But I believe the Committee represents the active parents who are concerned enough to attend... so they should real
  15. Although I am not an Adult Leader, I am a 19 year Eagle Scout College Student type guy. I have been on enough Pack/Troop outings through my years as a Webelos Scout, then a Den Chief, etc... and my time in the Troop all the way up to ASM to know this... Some people love to throw BSA-Regulation Piss Parties. It's basically where two people go back and forth about exactly what BSA regulations are and are not. In most situation, it stays contained to those two people, but can get alot worse. Also in most situations, neither party have any documentation with them that really
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