It Is Done

douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">im one of the few</div> well yesterday i finally finished my eagle scout project, and today i filled out the remaining portion of the eagle application. hopefully by the end of this week i will be an eagle scout. just in time for my quickly closing in 18th birthday on march 19th.

so is anyone else here an eagle scout?
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  • ByekaByeka Name changed from Freak83 Toronto Join Date: 2003-03-13 Member: 14484Members, Constellation
    What's an eagle scout?
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  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    its like a boyscout i think
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  • NuketheplaceNuketheplace Join Date: 2002-09-02 Member: 1266Members
    This the highest rank of Boyscout.
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    its the highest rank in boy scouts. very few people get it. years and years of my parents yelling at me to get to scouts and crap i guess kinda payed off. its spose to really help get jobs and give buttloads of scholarships.
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  • SlinkSlink Join Date: 2003-07-01 Member: 17829Members
    started the project process 4/08/03 (as in started looking for a project), finished the project late 4/11/03, turned 18 4/12/03.

    ya CAN'T touch that. and yes, i did do a "real" project, poured 2 concrete slabs for picnic tables in the park. digging the holes, making the forms, etc.

    @ 6john: wtg, although i wouldn't relax completely yet, you've still got the board of review to go through. it's not a nailbiter though, generally.


    For those of you who don't know, Eagle scout is the highest rank attainable in the B.S.A (boy scouts of america.) takes lots o' work, but looks crazy good on applications. Very few kids who join scouts get the rank, less than five percent.
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    my project took about 2 months. built a bridge in a park by my house.
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  • ninjafrogninjafrog Join Date: 2005-01-28 Member: 38783Members
    good job on finishing your eagle project. Im just a first class, Ive helped 2 people with thier eagle projects.
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    yeah im life.. all i need is emergency preparedness, physical fitness and eagle scout projekt.. im only 16 so i think ill finish by 18

    btw congrats
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  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    I'm an Eagle Scout. Made a foot bridge in a small park like place.

    that was between 4.5 and 5 years ago...
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  • intensityrisingintensityrising Join Date: 2003-11-18 Member: 23148Members
    I'm not in scouts, but I know a few people that are.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Congrats 6john.

    I too am an Eagle scout.

    Believe it or not, as stupid as it sounds, it actually does impress employers to see 'eagle scout' on a resume. The last two jobs I had, I had my boss comment on that. Sometimes they'll have a relative or a friend of their own that is an eagle scout, and these little coincidences can help you land the job, as dumb as it may seem.


    Scouting tought me many things, for one, it kill my belief in any god, and for two, it made me believe humanity as a whole is completely worthless and devoid of any good, common sense, or compassion for others. Hooray for scouting?
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    can you explain the last paragraph?
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    para-military superchristians!
    (that said, I'm gonna warn you - it didn't get me jack for scholarships)
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    I could have become an Eagle when I was like 12, however I moved before then. And yes I realize that sounds insane, but me and my brother were EXTREMELY involved.
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  • ironpancakeironpancake Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16643Members
    First off, congratulations! Second, how long does it generally take someone to become an eagle scout? I assume its alot of work if that percentage is correct.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited February 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-kida+Feb 27 2005, 11:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kida @ Feb 27 2005, 11:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> can you explain the last paragraph? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dubbilex+Feb 27 2005, 11:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dubbilex @ Feb 27 2005, 11:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->para-military superchristians!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That pretty much sums it up.

    But I don't want to turn the thread into a debate or flame war. Congrats 6john.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    I only made it to First Class, because the other people in my troop were idiots, and I was tired of listening to them complain on hikes, pulling their weight and mine (sometimes litterally), so I stopped doing it.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Oh man I hated being in boyscouts...it was fruity <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RushakraRushakra Join Date: 2004-03-25 Member: 27523Members
    You know, if the old US of A were ever to come under attack and the US Army wasn't able to repel the attack, and no draft was formed, and the Government still wouldn't surrender.. the Boy Scouts -are- on a list of organizations that can be called upon for military support. When the aliens attack, it is possible that the Government could order the Boy Scouts to report here or there and engage the enemy with.. pocket knives and Caro candles.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited February 2005
    That's a great mental image.

    "Damn aliens! We're gonna build you a bridge! Let's see how you deal with that!"
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Who knows? It could happen....

    Congratulations 6john, that sure must be tough. I myself have NEVER joined any boy scout organizations in Hong Kong mainly because the medium used is Cantonese.... not to mention it isn't worth it in Hong Kong.

    Still, good on a form from what I hear XD
    Again, congratulations 6john
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  • TwelveTwelve Join Date: 2005-01-17 Member: 36044Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Gwahir+Feb 28 2005, 12:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gwahir @ Feb 28 2005, 12:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm an Eagle Scout. Made a foot bridge in a small park like place.

    that was between 4.5 and 5 years ago... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Is it still there ?

    Congrats 6john...
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Feb 28 2005, 03:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Feb 28 2005, 03:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> That's a great mental image.

    "Damn aliens! We're gonna build you a bridge! Let's see how you deal with that!" <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Breaking news, tonight the boyscout first batallion engaged the kharra in a battle of epic proportions. Several elderly oni were helped across the street, and countless gorges fell into traps made by digging a little hole and covering it with leaves. Reports say that the kharra's fade division was totally unprepared for the boyscout's daylight pocket-knife charge, which resulted in carnage on both sides. We'll have more on this story as it develops.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Unfortunately I was ejected from Scouts early on, when a demonstration of a model catapult went horribly awry and ended up embedding a 1" steel ball bearing halfway into a ceiling joist.
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  • PatiencePatience Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42602Members
    edited February 2005
    I was in scouts early on and up into boy scouts but its kind of like learning to become a drone: 'fend for yourself because somebody told you to.' <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Congrats of course though for following through with it - that's a lot of work!
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    I'm pretty close to getting mine...just need a good idea for a project. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-6john+Feb 27 2005, 10:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (6john @ Feb 27 2005, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> so is anyone else here an eagle scout? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> I helped completely rebuild a house for an elderly woman for my project. ^^
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  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    I made coats for all the homeless people in our city <i>and</i> took care of our burgeoning cat population.

    They gave me the "2 years in jail" patch. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    lol i was going to say "CONGRATULATIONS, DEVILDOG!!" but you're not one of the few and the proud.. i guess just one of the few(period). i'd never heard that before lol
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  • TheDestroyerTheDestroyer Tooobah Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18123Members, Constellation
    Congrats of Eagle.

    I never was able to finish. I got to Life and had to quit. My music became more important. I wish I hadn't though. If only I had the time...

    I am, however, Order of the Arrow. Heh...that is an experience you will always remember.

    Congrats on Eagle Scout, once again!
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