I was in the scouts (unofficially as a Den mother's son) from 3 till 18, and have been an adult leader at times since.
During one three years stretch, we camped out every single weekend for more than 3 years (including lots of winter camping in Connecticut and places north) After I left the Boy Scouts, the troop I was in ended up becoming a High Adventure troop, but they couldn't have been more active than we were. We also got to shoot a lot, took helicopter and plane and submarine rides, spelunked, shot class 4 rapids, tried the Dive Tank at the Sub School, learned scuba, first aid, survival skills. I set up my first business for the scouts (to pay for all of our high tech camping gear our parents couldn't afford) Me and my friends did a survival outing every summer (2 weeks with only a survival belt pouch and iodine tablets and a wool blanket), and usually walked home at the end (30 miles) It could not have been a more positive experience. The only fly in my ointment was the Scoutleader when I was 15. He did not care for me, refused to sign off on merit badges and promotions, and purposefully broke my thumb (bent it back and snapped it right in half). Needless to say, I became an Explorer Scout very soon after that. Plus, they had girls. On 4/14/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess that all depends on the Boy Scout Troop you are in. I made it > allt he way to Eagle, and I think counted about 70 camping and other > trips overall during that time. Including: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204309 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
