I am the Expedition Rangers commander for our outpost which meets on Saturdays. I also serve as a second commander for our Adventure Rangers on Wednesdays. I suggest you call a local State University admissions office and ask them if they have the GMA on their list and then ask what weight it might carry for an applicant. Maybe you can call your District office and get a suggestion of a GMA from your area who might want to visit your outpost and answer boys' questions.
We have just had our GMA ceremony for the sixth and seventh boy from our outpost in the past five years. Along with their GMA pin, they get letters of congratulations from the President, their US and state congress and representatives, the governor, the mayor, city council members, as well as from other selected dignitaries, world leaders, government officials, Supreme Court Justices, astronauts, sports heroes, authors, scientists, educators, to list a few. I help the parents compile a list and together we start sending out announcement letters that serve as a request for congratulations letters. Most the people we send to are used to the idea of congratulating kids for earning the Eagle Scout, the National Honor Society, etc. We briefly compare the GMA to the Eagle Scout in the letter. The boys collect the letters as they come in the mail. They alone are a proof of the value of the GMA. Fact: with the GMA, boys are automatically eligible to apply at any military academy without a congressional sponsor. Boys can use the GMA to apply for scholarships at colleges and universities (they should know what the GMA is). And, interestingly enough, all of the GMA boys I have in my Unit and any others I have ever known or met are all just the sort of young man I would invest in if I ran a school or gave out a scholarship. The GMA is not a gift. Military academies and schools will want him because he has a clean record and his word is believable. His list of merits and advancements show he can take on anything, that he can make commitments and keep to them, that he is well rounded. He has good grades because he has set academic goals for himself and follows them, he tries hard to succeed, and he does not give up. He does not just say the Ranger Pledge, he serves God, his church, and his fellow man, he lives by the Ranger Code, and he makes the Golden Rule his daily rule. Becoming a GMA is becoming a Godly man, a leader, someone great. Cdr. Jeff Outpost 106. Bonita, California San Diego Section, So. California District --Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Eph 6:29 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 6:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [RR] promoting the GMA This is one you can borrow from the Boy Scouts. The GMA has all of the advantages that Eagle Scout has, plus you can add in the foundation of faith and Christian teaching. I don't know about getting in to college, but after college, it looks great on a resume. Of course, people have to find out what it is all about. They say the purpose of a resume isn't to get you a job, but to get an interview. Then the interview gets you the job. When a prospective employer sees "Royal Ranger Gold Medal of Achievement" on a resume, he thinks, "What in tarnation is that?" So, he schedules an interview, just to get that question answered, if nothing else. The answer he gets can be impressive. Dperich OH op64 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RR] promoting the GMA I am beginning to lead a group of Adventure Rangers after taking two years off from rangers. I have looked over the GMA requirements and I like the changes that have been made. In a couple of weeks a few new boys will be promoted up and we will have Ranger open-house. I hope to present the GMA to these new boys and their parents in such a way that both will motivated to reach for it. Among my questions are: what have many of you used to promote the GMA? Are there materials from GPH or other sources? One thing I thought of was to say that having the GMA would look very good on applications for college scholarships, but is there any evidence for that? James Styles _______ List host: http://Kahunapule.org List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://RangerNet.org/subscribe.htm _______ List host: http://Kahunapule.org List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://RangerNet.org/subscribe.htm _______ List host: http://Kahunapule.org List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://RangerNet.org/subscribe.htm
