Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts was initially something that I never truly expected to enter my life. The most exposure I had of it was cartoonish representations that I would see in the funnies section of the newspaper or spoofs of the organization in my daily cartoons. This all changed when my friend one day invited me over to one of the weekly meetings. I was a little scared at first, a group of people I didn’t know was frightening to my middle school self. But for some reason; I’m not sure now if it was the…

My story begins at Onteora Scout Reservation in Upstate New York. The Boy Scouts of America have an honor society known as the Order of the Arrow, which is for Scouts who wish to dedicate themselves to an order that serves others more than that of the Boy Scouts. Scouts are selected through a troop-wide vote, and I was one of the few scouts selected to participate in the ordeal to join this order. The ordeal was a series of tests in order to confirm that we, the candidates, are fit to join…

The purpose of this paper to identify and analyze the historic failed mission of Operation: Eagle Claw. The mission failed due to the lack of communication and the lack of sharing knowledge between government agencies and military branches. Eagle Claw failed for a variety of reasons, both during the planning and later during the execution. Before entering Iran, each of the government agencies worked independently with little to no cohesion amongst them and the mission was kept secret from key…

Have you ever had a time where you are put in a group that changed your life? I am the assistant senior patrol leader in my boy scout troop in other words I am in charge of the troop(made up of 50 boys ages 17 down to age 11) when my senior patrol leader(who is like the ceo of boy scouts) is absent or asks me to do the duty of leader . The objective of the boy scouts is to teach leadership and responsibility in life. over the years I have went from being little irresponsible kid to being a…

dream about being a hero. None of these things involve him being at his house and would enable him to escape his life for a while. Once Boy Scout meetings gave him the opportunity to recreate himself into the hero he yearned to be, Jack not only liked boy scouts but had fantasies of becoming the chivalric guy that could compare to Lord Baden-Powell. Boy scouts turned him into someone with ambitions and symbols to pin to his uniform that symbolized things such as respect. Notably, all these…

were treated. “They were often treated brutally, were sometimes kept in slave-like conditions.” This sparked inspiration in Lucas to start standing up for the cruel treatment that tomato pickers had to endure. Claire Dundee, a sixteen year old girl scout, recognized a problem that others faced. She decided to help a nearby homeless shelter for children, so that they can have an opportunity to enjoy their childhood. Claire realized that these kids were not as fortunate as many others and…

“Is anybody not ready? Hike On.” I exclaimed countless times on my twelve day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch. My much older brother had ventured to Philmont with our dad fifteen years before my trip, so as you can imagine, I grew up hearing stories of the 137,000 acre paradise perched within the Sangre de Cristo mountains in New Mexico. Philmont is a twelve day strenuous backpacking experience and not for the faint of heart. Luckily for me, I was eligible at fourteen and my dad was healthy and…

Timothy Walt, a seventeen - year old boy scout had one big survival story to tell after his ordeal in climbing the Clavender Mountain in Aspen, Colorado near his hometown. It was June 22, 2017, a group of boy scouts assembling in the foot of Clavender Mountain for the “4th Annual Winter Survival. Timothy Walt was very excited to participate in the prestigious event. Timothy watched at the beauty of the mountain and it was magnificent – sharp peaks, stony slopes and serene ponds expansive to the…

The Boy Scouts of America need community partners such as police departments, fire department, schools and churches, military organizations and also local businesses. It is important to have organizations that share the same values and interests in the development of youth as you do as a community partner all of these organizations thrive from positive youth mentor ship. Everyone of these organizations have something to offer the Boy Scouts of America respect and obedience can be taught by the…

Last Summer Heather Youmans went to Cimarron, New Mexico to backpack through the wild. She went to Philmont Boy Scout Ranch ,“Born in 1938 as Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp, today’s Philmont Scout Ranch is a bustling center for high adventure and training. Youth and adults take advantage of the Ranch’s camping, training and work programs.” (Scouting.org). She was spending 10 days in the backcountry without electricity and carrying her essentials on her back. Heather went on practice hikes…