My oldest made Eagle (at 16) last spring. My youngest is Life and heading toward the project soon.
Your homepage says it all. I don’t know if these are your words or not, but it worth repeating.
One Hundred Scouts
Of the 100 boys who become Scouts, it must be confessed that 30 will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but in later life all of these will remember that they had been Scouts and will speak well of the program.
Of the 100, only rarely will one ever appear before a juvenile court judge. Twelve of the 100 will be from families that belong to no church. Through Scouting, these 12 and many of their families will be brought into contact with a church and will continue to be active all their lives. Six of the 100 will become pastors.
Each of the 100 will learn something from Scouting. Almost all will develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives. Approximately one half will serve in the military and in varying degrees profit from their scout training. At least one will use it to save another person’s life, and many will credit it with saving their own.
Two of the 100 will reach the rank of Eagle, and at least one will later say that he values his Eagle badge above his college degree. Many will find their future vocation through merit-badge work and Scouting contacts. Seventeen of the 100 boys will later become Scout leaders and will give leadership to thousands of additional boys.
Only one in four boys in America will become Scouts, but it is interesting to know that of the leaders of this nation in business, religion, and politics, three out of four were Scouts. >
In response to your homepage. I see and hear many stories of scouts that have performed first aid and other life saving heroics.
Last year we hosted a foreign exchange student. He joined the troop and had many adventures through the year. He was so proud of his uniform that it is currently hanging on the wall in his room. After he returned he worked at a church campout. The staff was required to pitch their own tents. He was the only one that knew how to pitch a tent and his tent was the only one standing after two thunderstorms came through the camp.