I don't really know where this is going, just some quick hits. I wanted mainly to get this blog from Scouting Magazine out there: Tackle the high cost of SAT, ACT test-prep software « Bryan on Scouting This is real, I have received the software, no charge. Now, have the boys used it....?
There are a lot of benefits to being a Scout. Eagle Scouts have access to scholarships that are just for them. National Eagle Scout Association
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Research has proven that having Boy Scout listed on your resume carries weight. At Eagle Courts of Honor, there is often a presentation that has some fascinating statistics: for example, Roughly one boy in every 172 earns Eagle (0.6%). Yet over 15% of all US astronauts are Eagle Scouts. So are 10% of the cadets at both West Point and the Air Force Academy.
And something the boys don't realize when they are just a teenager is that earning your Eagle will give you pride in an accomplishment that will last your entire life.
ReplyDeleteI worked my whole school career as a Girl Scout, was a scout from 1st grade up to graduation. I completed everything I up to my Gold Award project (just like an Eagle project) and decided I was too busy and settled for only earning my Silver Award. I can honestly say, I have one regret in my life and that is not completing that Gold Award. That's something I only had the chance to do as a teenager, and I can never go back and do it later. I tell Boy Scouts this every chance I get - it might not seem like a big deal now if you don't complete your Eagle, but some day it might really matter to you.