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Damn...Getting Eagle Scout is HARD

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DVK916

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Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.
 

Sentinel

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Had to quit scouts back when I was second class because my leader showed signs of being a pedophile.
 

Farbio

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got mine in 97 T641 maitland, fl
would love to go back and do all the scouting again, i miss alot of it!
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Originally posted by: Atomicus
I know someone who is an eagle scout and he's financially in debt up the wazoo, works 0 jobs, his new car was repossessed last week because he couldn't pay, and yet he still has money to buy his girlfriend an iPod. And even with all his financial woes, he continues to let the gf stay at his place and not pay any part of the rent/utilities.

I hope going on the path of the Eagle Scout made you a better person compared to this sorry sack. If it did, then congratulations. Otherwise, its just a status of completing a checklist of requirements.

I don't think Eagle Scout gives you automatic success, it is simply a tool that will aid you in becoming successful.

If you choose not to use that tool, well you may end up as if you never had it in the first place. He obviously did not value his Eagle Scout status enough to make it useful.

And you....you are a tool as well.
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.

Hate group? WTF?


They ban gays and atheist.

Why do you say that is hate?


They dehumanize atheist like me.

They dehumanize you by not letting you in? I don't get that. You have beliefs (or lack thereof) that do not match their beliefs or values. Why should you be allowed in?
 

cKGunslinger

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Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.

Hate group? WTF?


They ban gays and atheist.

Why do you say that is hate?


They dehumanize atheist like me.

No, your lack of common fvcking sense and posting abilities are what "dehumanize" you.
 

Kanalua

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I got mine...was completing my merit badge stuff up until the eve of my 18th birthday!

The service project was fun...moved about 10 tons of gravel, by hand to repair a trail.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: scott
Originally posted by: Xanis
. . . Now, finally, I'm working on getting my Eagle Scout rank. . . ..


Congratulations!

Of course it's hard; if it was easy everybody would do it (not me).

Eagle Scout is an elite attainment. Good for you! Way to go!

I agree. congrats to you!


when i owned my business i had only 3 people ever applied fora job who were eagle scouts. i hired all 3. while i did not do that well in scouts (moved a lot when i was younger) i do respect those that attained a high rank.
 

OutHouse

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Jun 5, 2000
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i am an eagle scout. for my project i built an small outdoor theater on a church property in the colorado mountains. the view was unbelivable.
 

OdiN

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For my Eagle project, I invented a time machine, but decided that the human race was not ready for it and went back in time and changed my project.
 

BHeemsoth

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I got to Life, then we moved out of state.

I wish I had joined another Troop and finished it up.
 

suse920

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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.

Hate group? WTF?


They ban gays and atheist.

Why do you say that is hate?


They dehumanize atheist like me.

They dehumanize you by not letting you in? I don't get that. You have beliefs (or lack thereof) that do not match their beliefs or values. Why should you be allowed in?

:thumbsup:

Finally some common sense
 

SampSon

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Jan 3, 2006
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Keep it up, you'll get it soon enough. My uncle/step-father got his years back when we were both in the same troop.
No matter how much people bash the scouts it's a good organization and you can get a lot out of it.

They dehumanize atheist like me.
You've got a lot to learn. I hope your path to understanding comes soon in your life, for your own sake.
 

Quasmo

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For my Eagle project I built an aquaponics lab for my school. The combination of Aquaculture (fish breeding), and hydroponics. I built a fish tank 17x4x3 out of concrete, and about 40 feet of hydroponics tubing.
 

dirtboy

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Oct 9, 1999
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I'm an Eagle Scout. The experience you gain will be invaluable in the rest of your life. Best of luck to you and I look forward to having you join the ranks.
 

TechnoPro

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Originally posted by: DVK916
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: DVK916
Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.

Hate group? WTF?


They ban gays and atheist.

Doesn't the Catholic Church do this as well? Is the church a hate group too, under your definition?
 

Leper Messiah

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wow there are a lot of eagle scouts on AT. I got to....weeblos? Something like that. Our troop was ghetto though. Most of our troop meetings consisted of us playing video games. Camping was fun though.
 

Feldenak

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I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Boy Scouts. I got my Eagle in '91. I agree with whoever said they wish they could go back and do it again.
 

Linflas

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Originally posted by: DVK916
Eagle Scout is useless. I think less of people who join the scouts since it is a hate group.

I had a bet with myself that someone would post something stupid along these lines when I saw this thread title. The only surprising thing to me was that it was not on the first page.