An outsiders opinion

[AnEagle 10]

Wow I am impressed! As someone who has nothing to do with the BSA I like to say that i have been reading some forums and i have to say that if i have a son one day he will definatley be put into the BSA! I think it is a shame that more people aren't being taught what this organization teaches and i don't just mean the "skills" either (though i have to admit that it would be nice to learn HOW to canoe before finding yourself in the middle of a lake ...then again it would have been nice had they taught us how to get IN and OUT of the canoe too...). A lot of the things you do teach can be used on a day to day basis (for example the knot tying: it took me three hours to figure out the directions for a volley ball net and another entire day to set it up cause we had to figure out how to tie the ropes. Another example how to start a fire without matches in my terminology that means you use a lighter) Anyways here i am rambling again but i sincerly think that BSA is on the right tack maybe ya'll can rub some of your knowledge of on everyone else.

[TheScout 10]

Good to hear, but the most important part of the teachings of the BSA is not even the skills learned, but the values, discipline, and commitment learned while absorbing those skills.

 

Regards,

 

TheScout