[Myrddin]

Being an Eagle Scout helps on college admissions. The Marines make it an immediate promotion to PFC in boot camp. It is a mark of accomplishment on a resume that can put you in line for an interview when others are passed over. While it tilts the odds in your favor, you still have to perform. The practical skills learned in pursuing Eagle Scout are the things are have lasting value in everyday life.

Good luck to your son. Tenacity pays dividends.

[Flavius Josephus]

While it tilts the odds in your favor, you still have to perform.

Unlike so many resume enhancers, you have to learn *How* to perform to get this one. I miss scouting. It would have been nice to have had a child to re-experience it with.