Eagle Scout Date: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
I was pretty active all throughout middle school and then FRC kinda swallowed me up for a lot of high school. It was only the summer after my senior year when I was able to complete my project and have my Scoutmaster's Review 2 days before I left for college on the other side of the country. Subsequently, my Board of Review had to be during Thanksgiving Break and my Court of Honor was during Winter Break so all my friends could be back at home for it.
Project wise, I CAD-ed up (woo FRC experience) and built fencing for a 15"x30" vegetable garden (not too difficult), then had to cover the whole dang thing with aviary wire (really annoying). Being in CA over the summer, temperatures got to 90+ degrees F, so I had to cut down my work hours. Ironically enough, the people that ended up staying with me until 8 PM at night to finish the project were some of my fellow FRC members (who I made sure I invited to my CoH).
The two complimented each other very well, I just wish I'd gotten more Boy Scouts leadership experience before I'd gotten my officer position with my FRC team. It is hard though, to do both at the same time, especially during the spring terms. Eagle-ing out is definitely the way to do it.
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
One doesn't choose whether or not to "do" OA. Its members are nominated by their peers to be inducted into the Order. The point is to recognize and honor those who show the spirit of the Scout Oath and Scout Law in their daily life.
It's a lot like the FIRST Chairman's Award that way.
Once one becomes a member of the Order of the Arrow, one does choose whether or not to embrace the idea of service that goes along with membership.
It is only right that the more active and dedicated members get the cooler sash.
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This is true in theory. The way it ended up working for most of my troops back at home was just being a popularity contest within the troop, of which the members who were the "coolest" to the newer scouts were voted in. And yes, I am still a little bitter about not getting nominated
I have heard it is very rewarding if you dedicate a lot of time into it though