[mikester]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

When I went in the USMC in 1971 I remember writing home to my Mom, saying other than the P.T. and the verbal abuse of the DI's it was sort of like the Scouts. I think a lot of recruits were totally, absolutely unprepared for that kind of life. I at least had some sense of it. Not that the Scouts are like USMC boot camp.

When my Son was 16/17 he would go to pick up a girl for a date. As you'd expect, the Dad would ask him the first time he met, what he did, etc., etc. My Son would say "Going to school, working part time, and working on getting my Eagle Scout". That impressed every Dad. They'd let him take his daughter out, whom he promptly would defile.

I also told him and he now realizes that when applying for a job putting on his resume that "Chris R is an Eagle Scout" wouldn't necessarily get him a job but it upped his chances of getting an interview. I was right.

I gotta say I disagree - it absolutely CAN be the differentiator that gets him the job. It has for me.