[M.D. Holloway]

I saw one troop that was boy led, the scoutmaster is a friend and we did scouts when Max was a bear and his a WII. The troop was a mess and I agree, if the scoutmaster is total hands off then some of the kids get on a power trip and loose respect.

The troop he likes is only about 30 scouts - they produce about 4 to 5 Eagles a year which is a small % compared to some of the mills around here. Most of the Eagles seem to be 16. I think there were 1 or 2 that were 15.

I am not a big fan of some of the Eagle Projects I have seen - most seem to be stuff that is built which I guess is OK. Max will love doing that but I would like to see something more towards a sustained community activity or something like a "helping Hands for the Elderly" or something. A project that isn't so much a physical structure and more of a community benefit - maybe thats the liberal coming out in me?