Were You Ever a Boy/Girl Scout?

[superslug]

I'm also an Eagle Scout and two-time veteran of Philmont.

I'll fully admit the organization has serious issues, but I simply cannot agree with the sissies part. Granted, there's a good number of sissies in the Scouts, but the two don't always go hand in hand. Sissies don't hike over 12000 foot mountains, survive for a week with only a pair of clothes and a pocket knife, participate in paratrooper jump school at Fort Bragg or throw half full fuel bottles into campfires at point blank range.

 

[Siegmund]

I wasn't. Would have enjoyed it under different circumstances, but wasn't.

That was mostly because where I grew up, the boy scouts were nothing more or less than a Mormon church youth group.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

My friend tried to get me to join Scouts a few years ago. I went to one of the meetings, but I almost died of boredom.

 

[Puppeteer]

I was a cub scout, but I don't recall much about it. I didn't have much of an attention span for anything nontechincal. I was more of a Lego & computer kid. (Had an Apple ][+ in 1979.) I think I became a Webelo, but I don't think I was in it much after that.

 

[puglover]

Originally posted by Double Barrel
I'm an Eagle Scout and proud of it. The common sense knowledge, in addition to environmental issues, civic duty, government service, etc., were a great experiences for this city kid. There are many great things taught in Scouts from leadership skills, teamwork, first aid/lifesaving, and just examples of how to be a good, honest person in a rather decadent world.

We were mischievous, as well...only we never got caught!

Exactly my case. Except that I'm only First Class at the moment.

EDIT: I have a quite exceptional troop. We learn lots, earn many merit badges, have a campout every month, and learn to be better people. We have 4 Eagle Court of Honors this two-week period. That's more than most troops have in two years!

I have Wilderness Survival, Pets, First Aid, Salesmanship, and Railroading merit badges.

 

[jack merchant]

Been a boy scout for maybe three years a looooooooooong time ago - guess my folks wanted to drop me somewhere on Saturdays. Only things I learned were two types of knots and playing at cards.

We were an utterly crap group, and I didn't much enjoy it either.

 

[zorven]

I joined when I was in jr high because it seemed interesting to learn all that you are supposed to learn. However, our troop (is that the right word?) was a joke. Usually the meetings were a mad rush through some minor topic so everyone could go play basketball in the gym. Later, we also found out the leader was embezzeling funds. Anyway, I didnt last more than a year before my dissullusion.

 

[Knowze Gungk]

I was a member of the kulling section in the Save The Scouts Campaign. Some say that what we did was wrong and we shouldn't have gotten away with it, but if it weren't for our merciless hunting parties the scouts would surly be extinct by now.

 

[Jeratain]

Joined it for a few months, made it to second class, realized they were charging my parents an arm and a leg for it, realized that they kept asking for money every single damn week, realized they sucked, quit.

 

[Sarevok]

uhh... no

 

[Plexus]

Regretfuly, twice. Once as a Tiger Scout, again as a Weeblo(sp?). Each of them lasted for less than a year.

 

[Paalikles]

Can I recruit some of you to explore my map?

I voted no. I favored the marching band in stead (afaik the marching band is considered less geeky in Norway than in the US )

 

[Margim]

I was a cub scout for a year or two. The only thing I really got out of it was a permanent scar on my elbow from when I was thrown onto a heater by a leader (accidently) in a game of 'keepings off'. Oh well. I did my best