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Originally Posted by DAEpperson

Yes, still a proud Eagle Scout. And I pushed my son. Till he too was an Eagle. He got it right about the time he started smelling the fumes - gas fumes and perfume! He is very proud of his accomplishment, and I no longer push him. He helps the younger scouts when he can.

One thing I noticed in the scouts compared to my friends with boys not in the scouts. Just about everything you do in the scouts you can do on your own without joining. But will you really plan an outing EVERY month, 11 months out of the year? Scouting gets you in to the habit of regular outings with your son. And the older they get, they begin to go on their own. For the last three summers my son has had a paying summer job in the Sierras. And truth be told, he'd pay them!

If our group had monthly outings, my son would probably still be involved. The only outdoor related activity was the summer camp, which by all accounts was a disaster (we were on vacation at the time).