Thread: Any former Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts here?

I have to say, I don't know your intentions here icedog, but I found this to be bad form too.

Why did you feel the need to post this? (this is a sincere question as, again, I don't know your intentions, only my reaction.)

Originally Posted by icedog

I went thru the entire program from cub to weblos to boy scout. I made it to the rank of Life Scout. Although there was no apparent kid touching going on, I remember the adult leaders spent alot of time drinking heavily after dark (when they thought we were asleep)during the campouts. This guy was one of the scoutmasters as well as my little league baseball coach: serial killer true crime library * serial killer news * list of serial killers * serial murder * female serial killers * crime scene investigation * tueur en serie * omicidi seriali * He was extremely moody but we liked him because he was funny. You just never know who is standing next to you.

Although my parents wanted me to be a blind follower and just obey without question every single adult on the planet, I decided at a very early age to always question authority. I would advise any parent to teach their kid to question authority.

Good luck Mark.

Originally Posted by JMS

These are absolutely unnecessary comments as anything a person gets involved in there are likely to be predators! Please refrain from these comments as they are inappropriate to this thread! I wanted to know who was involved in scouts as I have already heard the smears against them!
Start your own thread on the evils of scouting if you wish, but don't muck up my thread with such nonsense!

Wow....unbelievable. An amazing comment "smears against them"...I did not see anything attacking Scouting in either my or icedog's posts...all I saw was a statement of his experience, supported by documented facts and my experience - both positive and negative.

Referring to my comments as nonsense? Nice.

"Start your own thread on the evils of scouting"???? I believe I also listed many positive aspects of Scouting.

Please feel free to disregard my postings and best wishes to you.

Guys, keep it cool here.
No bickering.

Cub/Boy Scouts is a wonderful program, and probably all together among the best things I've ever done, but you definitely need to recognize that an individual scout's or parent's experience depends entirely on their fellow scouts and the adult leaders at the local level.

I was lucky enough to have a number of friends who at least started out with me, as well as my older brother, and my dad got sucked in and was very active (I think he's considering becoming a "lifer" sometime in the next few years). The adult leaders were generally quite good and supportive, and I ended up going all the way from wolf cub to Eagle scout, with all sorts of leadership experience and fun trips along the way.

In short, scouting is fantastic, but as a parent you need to be involved and aware of who's watching your son. If you get really involved it's an especially good father/son bonding experience, and is a ton of fun.

Originally Posted by Abraxel

Cub/Boy Scouts is a wonderful program, and probably all together among the best things I've ever done, but you definitely need to recognize that an individual scout's or parent's experience depends entirely on their fellow scouts and the adult leaders at the local level.

My point exactly. One of the best experiences is the Jamborees...you can meet Scouts form all over and make great friends. If you are fortunate enough to be able to attend a World Jamboree, it will probably be one of the best experiences in your life....Scouts from around the world...a great time!

was a cub here in Canada, for two years, and at 12 i stopped and went to the Air Cadets instead of keeping with the scouts (planes and helicopters+ the survival, citizenship and leaderhip skills)

Tiger Cubs through Eagle!

This will be closed untill the Mods have a chance to look this over

Thanks

This is a smurfing boy scouts thread. How hard can it be not to get into a fight?
I'll reopen this thread, but please don't get into arguments over how you don't like someone else's post.

If you find posts disagreeable, then simply be the bigger man or woman and let it go. Life is too short.

EDIT: If you feel yourself getting worked up, think of the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be6jlCuMvVQ