I was an Army Cadet in Canada. Much cooler than the scouts. We did a winter survival course, hunter safety, gun safety. We got to fly around in helicopters and all sorts of stuff. It was really nice until they found out I was American and gave me the boot.
-- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 -----Original Message----- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:22 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Philmont NM? (Re: Boot camp for all Americans) i was in boy scouts too :) not sure how far i ever made it, but i remember 3 or so years of solid camping and hiking and everything else. cub, to webelos, to boy scout (i think i made it to life scout) and in my area, it was a cool thing to do... oddly enough! we were all skaters and boy scouts... and played soccer and baseball :) and i was in a breakdance troupe for about 4 years too! fun childhood, for sure. tw On 4/13/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe 1980 or 1981? Maybe 79. Nope 1981. We were there the day Harry > Chapin died. > > Some really good highlights in my memory from that week. > > * necked with a girl I had never met before (coming from a small town, > this was BIG) > * found a grenade under the tent > * was held at gunpoint (uzis) by the King of Sweden's bodyguards > * came within 15 degrees of being killed by a landmine/frisbee (still > a bit scary to remember) > * watched the Oak Ridge Boys warm up, singing Harry Chapin songs, > crying and sipping whiskey > * became a hero when I procured a keg or beer and a golf cart. > * made like $300 selling old patches (that I had bought at a yard > sale) > > On 4/13/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What year did you go to the Nat'l Jambo, Jerry? > > > > I went in '88. Was one of the coolest things I've ever done. Even > > if Boy Scouts wasn't "cool" to other people growing up, I learned > > some incredibly useful things. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204249 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
