Scouting: How many of you did it?

Poli · 04-09-2010, 12:23 PM

Monday I was invited by a former player to attend his "crossover" or whatever it's called from Cub Scout to Boy Scout. Pretty nifty little event. It did make me wonder how many of the FOFC group has gone through this.

I didn't even know about Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts until 2nd grade. I didn't join until I was in 5th as a Webelos...I was so far behind the curve it wasn't funny. I wanted to continue but my dad saw it as a money pit and we moved on.

So any Scouts around here?

Mustang · 04-09-2010, 12:26 PM

Our church didn't allow it.

Considering we hardly ever went to church, you can translate that to 'Mom and Dad don't want to screw around with it so, we will just pull that excuse out of the bag and use it.'

path12 · 04-09-2010, 12:26 PM

I went all the way through Cub Scouts and Webelos but never went beyond that. My stepson went quite a ways into Boy Scouts before discovering vice.

CleBrownsfan · 04-09-2010, 12:35 PM

I was like 10 badges away from Eagle Scout - I have some pretty awesome memories of summer camps, Klondikes, ect.

Don't know what Churches would have against scouts?

JonInMiddleGA · 04-09-2010, 12:35 PM

Briefly, about 3rd grade IIRC. Found it to be absurdly boring, more wracked with adults playing favorites than even rec league sports & dropped it in less than year.

MacroGuru · 04-09-2010, 12:39 PM

I went all the way up to my life rank...but I was a Catholic kid going to a mormon troop....I was beating out all the other kids, was going to aspire to my eagle before then and mysteriously my scout mastER lost everything......I called HQ and they had not received one bit of information from him...I was pissed and I walked away.

Glengoyne · 04-09-2010, 12:45 PM

Cub Scout. I wasn't really interested enough to push through to Boy Scout.

Chief Rum · 04-09-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Briefly, about 3rd grade IIRC. Found it to be absurdly boring, more wracked with adults playing favorites than even rec league sports & dropped it in less than year.

So you were even a judgmental brat as a child, too?

Chief Rum · 04-09-2010, 01:28 PM

My bro and I were Cub Scouts (briefly) and then Boy Scouts (slightly longer than briefly). I think I got two or three ranks in (Second Class, I think, not sure). Basically got close to HS age and got bored with it.

JediKooter · 04-09-2010, 01:37 PM

Never did it. Didn't know anyone that did it either.

heybrad · 04-09-2010, 02:25 PM

I did it and I'm still doing it. I'm an Eagle Scout. I'm currently the Scoutmaster for my church's troop. I worked Scout summer camps when I was a teenager. I have great memories of those times.

claphamsa · 04-09-2010, 03:11 PM

I was an eagle. it was a complete waste of time...

saldana · 04-09-2010, 03:49 PM

i made it to star and was a badge short of life before soccer became too time consuming and i gave up on BSA

Izulde · 04-09-2010, 04:33 PM

Went through Cub Scouts and got to Second Class in Boy Scouts, I think. But the troop was a bunch of assholes, so I quit.

Abe Sargent · 04-09-2010, 04:38 PM

I am an Eagle, and it was NOT a waste of time. proud to be a Boy Scout.

Greyroofoo · 04-09-2010, 04:39 PM

Eagle Scout here

Fun Times.

MacroGuru · 04-09-2010, 05:36 PM

One thing I did do once I hit High School, I organized an Explorer Scout troop.

Tigercat · 04-09-2010, 06:16 PM

Went through tiger cub(I think that's the youngest level? don't remember) cub scout to first class Boy Scout, was only a badge away from star and quit. Sort of regret it now I guess, but boys will be boys and all that.

boberot · 04-09-2010, 07:37 PM

Did all of the Cub Scout stuff, Webelos, and a year of Boy Scouts before I quit.

GrantDawg · 04-09-2010, 08:14 PM

All Cub Scouts, Webelos, and recieved the Arrow of Light. Never joined a Boy Scout troop, though. My son is a Tiger Scout.

Marc Vaughan · 04-09-2010, 09:57 PM

I did it in England but its VERY different there, in England its about learning self-sufficiency and doing things apart from your parents - whereas here it all seems to be family based and to encourage people to spend time with their kids, both are cool imho but it did surprise me just how differently things are done when I moved here.

(I have to admit I only actually completed things and stuck with it because they had a soccer team I wanted to continue playing in

)

RedKingGold · 04-09-2010, 10:21 PM

Yep, I'm an Eagle Scout.

EDIT: I actually ran the whole way from Tiger Scout (seven years old) to Eagle at 17. Went all through high school involved, would like to get back involved some day as an Asst. Scoutmaster.

Sgran · 04-10-2010, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boberot

Did all of the Cub Scout stuff, Webelos, and a year of Boy Scouts before I quit.

Same here. I attended all of the meetings and usually one summer event, but missed most of the weekend hikes because of sports. I did one week of Scout Camp and enjoyed it. I have mostly fond memories and learned a few skills. My dad and I (mostly my dad) even won the local pinewood derby.

BYU 14 · 04-10-2010, 08:46 AM

I was heavily involved in Cub scouts (Loved the Pinewood derby event each year) and drifted away in my teen years when I discovered what the word vice meant.

Tasan · 04-10-2010, 07:47 PM

Did most of Cub Scouts and some Boy Scouts. Moving around in an Army family kinda prevented me here and there from doing things all the time.

Right now, I'm a Den Leader for my oldest son's Cub Scout den. I'm having a good time, and my son is having a blast.

I have a brother-in-law who made Eagle and considers it a foundation of his life.

As far as parental involvement goes, in the Cub Scouts, its all about the family and the group experience. As they progress to Boy Scouts, it becomes more about the boys leading themselves and getting some adult guidance along the way.

JPhillips · 04-10-2010, 07:49 PM

I was a scout, but I half-assed it. Now that I'm grown up I wish I would have taken it more seriously.

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04-09-2010, 12:26 PM	#2
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Our church didn't allow it. Considering we hardly ever went to church, you can translate that to 'Mom and Dad don't want to screw around with it so, we will just pull that excuse out of the bag and use it.' __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

04-09-2010, 12:26 PM	#3
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I went all the way through Cub Scouts and Webelos but never went beyond that. My stepson went quite a ways into Boy Scouts before discovering vice. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

04-09-2010, 12:35 PM	#4
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	I was like 10 badges away from Eagle Scout - I have some pretty awesome memories of summer camps, Klondikes, ect. Don't know what Churches would have against scouts? __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

04-09-2010, 12:35 PM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Briefly, about 3rd grade IIRC. Found it to be absurdly boring, more wracked with adults playing favorites than even rec league sports & dropped it in less than year. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 04-09-2010 at 12:36 PM.

04-09-2010, 12:39 PM	#6
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I went all the way up to my life rank...but I was a Catholic kid going to a mormon troop....I was beating out all the other kids, was going to aspire to my eagle before then and mysteriously my scout mastER lost everything......I called HQ and they had not received one bit of information from him...I was pissed and I walked away. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

04-09-2010, 12:45 PM	#7
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	Cub Scout. I wasn't really interested enough to push through to Boy Scout.

04-09-2010, 01:28 PM	#9
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	My bro and I were Cub Scouts (briefly) and then Boy Scouts (slightly longer than briefly). I think I got two or three ranks in (Second Class, I think, not sure). Basically got close to HS age and got bored with it. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

04-09-2010, 01:37 PM	#10
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Never did it. Didn't know anyone that did it either. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

04-09-2010, 02:25 PM	#11
heybrad Norm!!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manassas, VA	I did it and I'm still doing it. I'm an Eagle Scout. I'm currently the Scoutmaster for my church's troop. I worked Scout summer camps when I was a teenager. I have great memories of those times.

04-09-2010, 03:11 PM	#12
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	I was an eagle. it was a complete waste of time... __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

04-09-2010, 03:49 PM	#13
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	i made it to star and was a badge short of life before soccer became too time consuming and i gave up on BSA Last edited by saldana : 04-09-2010 at 03:52 PM.

04-09-2010, 04:33 PM	#14
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Went through Cub Scouts and got to Second Class in Boy Scouts, I think. But the troop was a bunch of assholes, so I quit. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

04-09-2010, 04:38 PM	#15
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I am an Eagle, and it was NOT a waste of time. proud to be a Boy Scout. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

04-09-2010, 04:39 PM	#16
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Eagle Scout here Fun Times.

04-09-2010, 05:36 PM	#17
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	One thing I did do once I hit High School, I organized an Explorer Scout troop. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

04-09-2010, 06:16 PM	#18
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Went through tiger cub(I think that's the youngest level? don't remember) cub scout to first class Boy Scout, was only a badge away from star and quit. Sort of regret it now I guess, but boys will be boys and all that.

04-09-2010, 07:37 PM	#19
boberot High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western NY	Did all of the Cub Scout stuff, Webelos, and a year of Boy Scouts before I quit.

04-09-2010, 08:14 PM	#20
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	All Cub Scouts, Webelos, and recieved the Arrow of Light. Never joined a Boy Scout troop, though. My son is a Tiger Scout.

04-09-2010, 09:57 PM	#21
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	I did it in England but its VERY different there, in England its about learning self-sufficiency and doing things apart from your parents - whereas here it all seems to be family based and to encourage people to spend time with their kids, both are cool imho but it did surprise me just how differently things are done when I moved here. (I have to admit I only actually completed things and stuck with it because they had a soccer team I wanted to continue playing in ) Last edited by Marc Vaughan : 04-09-2010 at 09:58 PM.

04-09-2010, 10:21 PM	#22
RedKingGold College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002	Yep, I'm an Eagle Scout. EDIT: I actually ran the whole way from Tiger Scout (seven years old) to Eagle at 17. Went all through high school involved, would like to get back involved some day as an Asst. Scoutmaster. Last edited by RedKingGold : 04-09-2010 at 10:22 PM.

04-10-2010, 08:46 AM	#24
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	I was heavily involved in Cub scouts (Loved the Pinewood derby event each year) and drifted away in my teen years when I discovered what the word vice meant.

04-10-2010, 07:47 PM	#25
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Did most of Cub Scouts and some Boy Scouts. Moving around in an Army family kinda prevented me here and there from doing things all the time. Right now, I'm a Den Leader for my oldest son's Cub Scout den. I'm having a good time, and my son is having a blast. I have a brother-in-law who made Eagle and considers it a foundation of his life. As far as parental involvement goes, in the Cub Scouts, its all about the family and the group experience. As they progress to Boy Scouts, it becomes more about the boys leading themselves and getting some adult guidance along the way. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

04-10-2010, 07:49 PM	#26
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I was a scout, but I half-assed it. Now that I'm grown up I wish I would have taken it more seriously. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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