Earlier this week, our troop welcomed our newest Eagle Scout, joining two others whose boards of review I participated in last week. The three new Eagles brings our troop’s total to 55 over its thirty years of operation.
Eagle Scout is the pinnacle of the advancement climb in Boy Scouting, but it’s not the actual goal. In fact, the expectation is that every Scout should reach First Class. Baden-Powell’s original advancement ended there, and the additional ranks were added by the Boy Scouts of America in the years following its founding.
To look at the big picture, the mission and aims of the BSA doesn’t mention attaining any ranks at all. Continue reading “A glimpse of our future”
One of the most fascinating and fulfilling things about being part of the Scouting movement is watching our young people grow and develop as individuals, team members and leaders.
Scouters sometimes get impatient with the way things are working. We’re frustrated that committee members aren’t getting things done. Youth leaders are clumsy and inept and we don’t fully grasp that this is the process of leadership in the learning stages.
It’s been said that change is inevitable, and that nothing worthwhile is accomplished without change. We cannot start to change until we move out of our comfort zone.