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Eagle Scout Research Paper

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Scouting has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I joined in the First grade as a tiger cub and I was super excited. I remember getting my uniform and wanting to wear it everywhere. I was so excited to be a part of it. I have grown up through scouting and can’t picture my life without it. It has shaped me into the man I am today. I am currently working on my Eagle Scout. I want to continue helping the troop even after I finish. I will be involved in scouting for the rest of my life. Starting as a tiger cub, scouts was something that I looked forward to each week. There was not a lot of responsibilities. I just showed up each week and the adults had something fun planned. I made lots of friends through it and we all had a good time. As we advanced we learned more and more and got more responsibility. With each rank the group of us got smaller and smaller. The last ranks were Webelos 1 and 2, they signified a transition towards Boy Scouts. The requirements were harder and we had a lot more responsibilities. …show more content…

Being an adult is about being mature and responsible. This signified the transition from childhood to adulthood to me because this meant we had to be responsible for ourselves. The path would only get harder and more boys would drop out. This also represented a change from the parents being responsible for our advancement to us being responsible for our advancement. Boy scouts is almost completely boy run and adults are only there to guide you and supervise you. Webelos had prepared us for the transition, but few would make it far in Boy

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