If i got a resume of someone that boasted recent eagle scout it would go at the bottom of any pile or shit canned.

If it was a girl, I would shit can right away.

I would view that person indoctrinated and supporting the demise of traditional values.

Not something to be proud of anymore.

I haven’t put Eagle Scout on my resume in years. It’s meaningless now.

Which is sad because I worked hard to earn it. I got it at 16.

My son was in Scouts for a few years, and I watched kids get signed off on requirements they didn't complete by parent volunteers. It was embarrassing, seeing unqualified moron kids make Eagle. And the final projects were week as shit as well.

It’s easy to catch a fish when someone tosses it to you!

It’s possible.

That being said, some troops are outdoor oriented and worthwhile in the true spirit of Scouting, and others are parent-led merit badge mills.

Bingo.

My son got his Eagle in 2020. He worked very hard for it. He and I are very proud of his accomplishments in Scouts. It’s a shame you would disregard someone based on your broad brush opinions of an organization.

This.  We used to call those troops "Eagle Factories" when I was in.  Disgusting.


Got mine in 2000.

OP is just about to earn the red pill rank in scouts where a leader\former scout realize the program has jumped the shark.

I slid in getting the last merit badge a couple days before turning 18.  At least 50% of the time I've seen it on a resume, its been a bad sign.

Probably the most notoriously bad employee I've ever hired was an eagle scout.  I wouldn't put it on my resume if I was looking for a job.

How did your service project work?

I think that is a bit of an overreaction.

I dont put eagle on my resume, I havent for a while, but there are a lot of folks who did it for the right reasons

My son was in Scouts for a few years, and I watched kids get signed off on requirements they didn't complete by parent volunteers. It was embarrassing, seeing unqualified moron kids make Eagle. And the final projects were week as shit as well.

This was where I was.

When I turned 15 I was almost out of time to particpate in the scouts.  Thankfully I had participated in acted in various roles so that wasn't a problem.

All that remained was my project and I didn't complete that until I was 17 going on 18 (the cut off) when I went to my review board.  Had certain people not pushed me I would not have received it simply because I had other commitments.

This was why my father and I got out of it in the 90's and I never saw fit to help my sons get into it.  

Signboards or small kiosks seem to be the uninspired easy method of ES projects.

Kid in my troop in the seventies made Eagle at 13.

Depends how dedicated you are, there’s no time frame, just earning the merit badges , completing the projects and getting it reviewed and checked off.

Another wonderful organization destroyed by the liberals.

When I earned my Eagle Scout, the percentage was around 3% - 5% of Scouts that started would earn the Eagle Rank.  That percentage is now around 10%.  My troop was not an "Eagle Mill", but several of my friends and I earned our Eagles all in around a year.  But, we all started at the same time and had a Scoutmaster who was a former Eagle Scout who made sure that we earned the rank.

My son is now in Cub Scouts (and in the Arrow of Light year), and it is not the same program that it was when I was his age.  BSA have made some bone-headed moves in an effort to attract more and more youths into the program, and I feel that it has diluted the program.  For example, there has been a real emphasis to increase the number of packs, posts, and troops but little effort in placing qualified leaders in them.  The first year my son was in it, we got booted because I sent the den leader a text saying that we need to talk and offered discuss some ways to improve the direction the Den was going.  We found a different Pack the next year.

My son's old Troop had a lady join up with her two boys.  One was just entering scouting, the other was already a Life Scout.  She got the BS flag raised on her when she submitted the paperwork for her youngest for his Camping MB.  Problem was, he was only a scout in our troop, did not attend enough camp outs to qualify for the MB, but she claimed he was on some of the earlier camping trips when he wasn't.  

Our ASM was a stickler for details and actually pulled records and reported her to council and requested her oldest son's record be reviewed since he was jumping from troop to troop.  We were called a racist Troop and she was allowed to form her own Troop and continue printing merit badges with no oversight.

My son made Eagle at 15. He worked tirelessly to do it.  He also remained in the tropp till just shy of 18.  36 some odd merit badges.  The things that were bestowed upon him at his court of honor were amazing.  Letters from presidents, astronauts, Blue Angels.  He was accepted into every college he applied to - in part to this.  He even had job interviews after college where it came up and he got hired.  It really was an amazing thing.  Sad to think what its become....

Less than that now.  You can work on Scout, Tenderfoot, Second and First Class concurrently.  The limiting factor is overnight campouts.   Star/Life/Eagle limiting factor is time in designated leadership positions.

I loved scouts but I spent years in and never made it past tenderfoot lol. I just loved the traveling and camping. I never cared about the flair.

You waited about 50 years too late to decide that.  Venture Crews, Explorer Posts and Ships had the option of being co-ed or all-girl for several decades.  Troops and Packs were the exceptions until now.

Ah yes, because a checklist approach with no care to skill retention is so much worse than no exposure to such skills at all.

Shit, I had to make sure this wasn't my post already.    I was a major fuck off, but dammit, I had fun and I learned a lot from those few short years.  My brother was a Life for Life.

The warnings are true - I turned 16, got my driver's license and it all went to hell for me.  I was Life and never made ES.  My best friend did.

We had a great troop and did some awesome outdoor stuff.  One of the guys in our troop leadership was senior enlisted in the MATES at Camp Grayling, we spent a lot of time getting to so some pretty awesome stuff on the base.  I loved my time in Scouts.

Took me 5 years. But my mother always told me I was an underachiever.

She was probably a tranny.

Organizations will disregard all rules and requirements in order to prop up whatever woke trophy they have.

How is it possible that you were an ASM and doubt that Eagle can be accomplished in 3 years? I have been a Scoutmaster and ASM. 3 years is just about the perfect amount of time. Scouts who begin at age 11 can easily make 1st class in the first year if they apply themselves. Star Scout is 4 months after that and Life will take another 6. That's 2 years. Eagle takes another 6 months minimum. That leaves 6 months of foot dragging.
A well run program should be able to bring every motivated scout in the troop to Eagle or within reach of Eagle in 3 years.
Unfortunately, many scouting programs are not well ran.  The ideal age for a scout to make Eagle is 15. That's before cars, jobs and girls begin to distract them.
Sure, most Eagles come later, but it can easily be done in 3 years.

Edit:

If it can't, or shouldn't be accomplished within 3 years, then why is the advancement program designed to allow Eagle to be achieved within 3 years?

I've been involved in scouting for over 20 years - girl scouts, boy scouts, and scouts bsa.

I wouldn't trade any of my experiences for those in many other organizations. My oldest daughter earned her Gold award. My oldest son is an Honorary Eagle. My youngest son is a Life scout working toward Eagle. My youngest daughter is working toward her Gold award. I will encourage my youngest to proudly list their scout accomplishments on anything they can - along with being three sport athletes, class officers, nhs members, peer counselors, etc.

There are some 'soft' eagles out there but they shouldn't detract from other's accomplishments.

I am a 3 year Eagle Scout. It is possible if adults get out of the way and let the youth excel.

My daughters are not on pace for Eagle within 36 months. That is ok.

Our family found a troop that has an extensive high adventure tradition. Girls are traveling hours each week just to join and be in this particular troop. My oldest has earned her 50 Miler 3 times now. The 10 hour conservation project requirement per award has been very labor intensive in the backcountry.

Our co-ed crew enjoyed the easier pace of Philmont (compared to our 50 milers) this past summer. My younger daughter will be going to Philmont with an all girl crew as they heard that the program elements were unique compared to our typical fishing, backpacking, and white water. I will be taking a crew to Northern Tier next summer.

My son was on pace for 36 month and is working on his project but will probably do it during the fall planting season when he can get seedlings to root in the forest burn scars near 8,000 ft.

Shotgun and rifle are the mainstays of  the 11 year - old summer camp. Axe throwing is a always a hit. By the time they are First Class it is time to put miles on the boots and climb to altitude. Snowshoeing is in season now and the hot springs are calling.

I applaud all the adults who put the youth of their community first and volunteer in any youth program capacity. 4H, BSA, GSA, TL, etc. Get the youth outside and have them accomplish more than just a high score on their phone tonight.

Girls need opportunities to excel as well as boys. My kids  received all the encouragement they need from experienced outdoorsmen at 12,000 feet along the Lizard Head Ridge in the Wind River's Cirque of the Towers. The only naysayers we hear are back in the lowlands. Its a bummer that kids are missing out for any reason. I try my best to never be that reason.