Raising Men: 100 Years of the Boy Scouts of America

Inside Catholic ^ | November 27, 2010 | Chuck Piola

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Good post!

[EternalVigilance]

[EternalVigilance]

[Cheetahcat]

“One of the best organizations for young boys.... excellent... let’s try and keep the filthy hands of the libs off of it.”

Sir Yes ,the best thing that happened to me,My Dad was a scout also when he was a kid.

[cyclotic]

THe job of a Scoutmaster is to do as little as possible—Baden Powell.

But, with a brand new troop of new kids, most with little or no scouting experience, I presume that it will take a little while to get to that point

[Figment]

Here’s to 1000 more if they continue to adhere to their principles

[AppyPappy]

I am Asst Scoutmaster but I had to “lead” tonight because the Scoutmaster was out of town. “Lead” meant that I made the SPL do everything. All I had to do was congratulate him on a good meeting. We even had a fight break out and I made him lecture the combatants.

[Coleus]

I had some good times when I was in the Scouts...and learned plenty, too.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Albion Wilde.

http://www.boyscouttrail.com/docs/game_scrambledsayings.pdf

[nuke rocketeer]

I never was a Scout, but all 4 of my sons are Eagles.

[Pan_Yan]

I made my Eagle in 1943 while my Dad was overseas.

My father made Eagle in 1944 at the age of 16. A year later he was on a baby aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Sobering thought as I watch my own son grow up so quickly.

[Pan_Yan]

Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 152

Assistant Scout Master, Troop 55, Flint River Council. Well met, Sir.

[Vermont Lt]

I had a similar experience.

One father was a Bataan Death March survivor. Another was an Underwater Demo scuba diver (the precursor to the SEALs I believe.) My Dad was an Intelligence Officer, and another dad was a flier in Europe.

If, and it was rare, you could get them to start telling stories it was amazing. You did not want to hit the rack. Not always because it was so exciting. But sometimes because it was so horrible.

Campfires do something to men. They see ghosts in them.

[Barnacle]

Thanks for this post.

The Boy Scouts are a big part of what made me who I am today. Not only me, but many friends I knew and still know from the great days I enjoyed as a Boy Scout.