tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post2421283338890861932..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Happy First 100 Years, Eagle Scouts!Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-16335949592767178002012-08-03T11:51:11.189-04:002012-08-03T11:51:11.189-04:00As an Eagle Scout and Quartermaster Sea Scout who ...As an Eagle Scout and Quartermaster Sea Scout who eventually garnered a Silver Beaver, a tip of the hat to Lord Baden-Powell and his brother, for launching of the World's first rate youth programs.<br /><br />There are statistics on how boys who stay three years in the program (and whether or not they attain Eagle) are less likely to take the "easy road," more likely to think of others, and more likely to seek worthy, long range goals.<br /><br />An extraordinary number of astronauts were Eagle Scouts. Both Gates and Rumsfeld were Eagle Scouts.Roger Crosslandhttp://www.dreadnaughts-bluejackets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-37706706381105443802012-08-01T13:16:02.521-04:002012-08-01T13:16:02.521-04:00Great endorsement. I was at a Scout District Comm...Great endorsement. I was at a Scout District Committee meeting in Nuernberg back in the late 70's and MG Wetzel addressed the adult leaders. To paraphrase, "I know what you guys are doing. And its something no one else seems to be doing. You're teaching Citizenship. They don't teach it in the schools, or churches, and sometimes not even in families! I sit in judgement at Court Marshals having to adjudicate the future of some 18, 19, or 20 year old who got into trouble because he didn't know how to be a part of a group. He didn't learn how to be a citizen. You guys teach that and I'll support you any way I can." And he did. I'll never forget that.Bob Hildebrandnoreply@blogger.com