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To: rlmorel

Great photos!

The troop I was in was commanded, (literally) by a couple of retired Navy SeaBees and the outfit was run very milatary-like. We did uniform inspections, knew how to march, and when we did camp-outs, our tents were in line like they were laid out with a laser. We had all kinds of drills, had a bugler and the whole experience was great and much needed. Not sure if they do things in Scouting that way now?

The funny thing was when I was drafted during Viet Nam and joined the Navy, bootcamp was a breeze. In fact, I was one of the recuit company officers and after we graduated from boot, our company commander told me he always picked Boy Scouts for the recuit officer positions; said they always worked out the best.


75 posted on 11/29/2010 9:10:34 AM PST by Cuttnhorse
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To: Cuttnhorse

Funny...I was selected as a recruit officer position in my company as well, but he didn’t know I had been a Boy Scout...must be something there!

See, some people (read: Liberals) would read your account and think very negatively on it, likening it to Hitler Youth training.

I view it as discipline, and I think kids can take to it and learn from it. The same concept as in Army, Navy or Marine boot camp where they had you doing marching drill with a rifle. As sailors, we were unlikely to ever touch a rifle, and even less likely to ever march in a formation.

But it taught us how to take commands and execute as part of a team. Same goes with your tents, buglers, inspections and so on.

Valuable stuff.


77 posted on 11/29/2010 9:18:19 AM PST by rlmorel ("We treat terrorists with kid gloves, and our citizens with rubber gloves." Rush Limbaugh)
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