Eagle scout

[Ted Allen]

My last "project" as an Eagle scout was...........

I was taken 25 miles into the wilds of the Oregon woods and given 1/2 pound of jerky and 3 liters of water and a very good topo map along with the useuall IE. knife , compass,flint, small tarp, good bag(sleeping), small line, fish hooks, pocket mirror, and a bag of weed ( my own expense) LOL.

I was to travel from point "a" to point "b" in 4 days, about 4.7 miles. I did 3 miles the first day and looked for Geodes the rest of the time.

I am not to sure if they still make Scouts do this... Nick?

[Ted Allen]

Oh, hell. I forgot to add the link to Nick's thread.!!

[nbhi]

Where did this come from? Flash backs perhaps?

[Ted Allen]

Originally Posted by nbhi

Where did this come from? Flash backs perhaps?

No, not a flash back per sey, but a remebrance of what it was like 20 years ago. Weed not included.......

[Nick Gromicko]

That would not qualify for an Eagle project these days. I am not a Scoutmaster but I think the Eagle project has to be some sort of community service.

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Originally Posted by gromicko

That would not qualify for an Eagle project these days. I am not a Scoutmaster but I think the Eagle project has to be some sort of community service.

Well, I got my Eagle 40 years ago and the Eagle project at that time was indeed some sort of community service. The only thing that was close to Todd's example was an Order of the Arrow ordeal.

[Carl H. Lederhaus]

As a Scoutmaster in Milwaukee I think he is talking about the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge. Our Eagle Projects are community service.

[Nick Gromicko]

My son did the Order of the Arrow thing too.

[klott]

Originally Posted by gromicko

That would not qualify for an Eagle project these days. I am not a Scoutmaster but I think the Eagle project has to be some sort of community service.

You have to consider he was stoned, he was high as an eagle!

[Doug Edwards]

Kind of incongruous; An Eagle Scout high on Marahoonie.