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How far did you go in rank in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts? I went as far as finishing Juniors. I didn't like the cadets [View all]

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How far did you go in rank in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts? I went as far as finishing Juniors. I didn't like the cadets [View all] debm55 Feb 24 OP

Was not allowed to join Traildogbob Feb 24 #1

Om, what an a hole he was.Sorry debm55 Feb 24 #2

Yea Traildogbob Feb 24 #8

I went through sixth or seventh grade. Made boy scouts, but no idea of rank. jimfields33 Feb 25 #52

TY, jimfields33. debm55 Feb 25 #53

Same for me. Too much Boy Scout ritual and not enough hiking and camping. LastDemocratInSC Feb 25 #62

How could anyone (especially a leader) be that dumb? livetohike Feb 24 #4

I agree, Scout leader was an idiot. debm55 Feb 24 #5

Cadet. Then quit along with some friends because livetohike Feb 24 #3

That's a bummer. that you couldn't have your mixer. debm55 Feb 24 #7

I don't really remember. Ocelot II Feb 24 #6

I hated selling the cookies door to door. also. I went by myself. No parents sold them at work. However, When I taught I debm55 Feb 24 #10

Even the Junior's uniforms were a minus for me. surrealAmerican Feb 24 #9

TY surrelAmerican. Did you make the sit upons with woven newspaper? I liked the crafts too. We only wore our uniforms to debm55 Feb 24 #12

The sit upons we made were two washcloths ... surrealAmerican Feb 24 #19

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, That's funny. I did enjoy as it was a get away from my house and I liked the crafts. debm55 Feb 24 #20

'Star' The Magistrate Feb 24 #11

TY The Magistrate. Did your troop work on a troop badge? debm55 Feb 24 #13

No The Magistrate Feb 24 #14

I remember having most of the work done for First Class, but don't think I ever got it. dameatball Feb 24 #15

Thank you dameatball. debm55 Feb 24 #17

Second Class here. COL Mustard Feb 25 #51

TY Col Mustard. I think that is what happened to me Brownies and Juniors were fun. Cadets. not that much, That is when I debm55 Feb 25 #55

Life scout stopdiggin Feb 24 #16

Thank you, stopdiggin, I understand where you are coming from. debm55 Feb 24 #18

That's what happened with one of my kids. AllyCat Feb 28 #82

Never finished cub, as the troop disbanded sakabatou Feb 24 #21

Sorry, sakabatou. debm55 Feb 24 #23

No biggie. It was lack of interest in going to scouts that did it in sakabatou Feb 24 #25

I only went to First Class. Mr.Bill Feb 24 #22

So sorry for you and the boys involved to learn of that news. debm55 Feb 24 #24

First Class. We were way more into camping than badges. bullimiami Feb 24 #26

Thank you bullimiami. The camping sounds great. Have you used any of your camping skills later in life? debm55 Feb 24 #28

Many times. I really did love being in scouts. bullimiami Feb 24 #43

Eagle here, and I still use some of the skills. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 25 #50

HAHAHAHAHAHHA your post is funny. My late Father completed the Eagles. Didn't you have to do a community project? debm55 Feb 25 #56

We did various community projects. However, the details have faded somewhat ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 25 #59

That's about my time too. I enjoyed the Girl Scouts. Never went to overnight camp, just day camp. It got me out of my debm55 Feb 27 #70

Life also - I wish I had my old merit badges. I learned a lot...canoeing, rowing, lifesaving, walkingman Feb 24 #27

Thank you, walkingman. Have you you used any of you Scouting skills later in life? debm55 Feb 24 #29

My parents couldn't afford to send me to scout summer camp. Squaredeal Feb 24 #30

You need a hug squaredeal debm55 Feb 25 #57

Eagle, as usual the race was on bottomofthehill Feb 24 #31

Congratulations, bottomofthehill. debm55 Feb 25 #58

After being asked to not come back to Sunday School at age 9 Attilatheblond Feb 24 #32

You are funny. TY Attilatheblond. debm55 Feb 27 #71

Appreciate that you 'get' me, but most of my tales are 100% factual Attilatheblond Feb 28 #88

I understand because I asked the same questions and the answers didn't satisfy me. debm55 Feb 28 #91

Whelp, logic is infectious ---- willamette Feb 28 #104

Yep and I learned that subverting the dominate paridigm was a worthwhile endevour. Attilatheblond Feb 28 #105

TY Attilatheblond. debm55 Feb 28 #108

I just wish it was as easy to infect them with logic as it is with measles. willamette Mar 6 #109

Ty. willamette. debm55 Feb 28 #107

My Dad bullied me into the Scouts, like he bullied me into everything else he wanted me to do that I didn't. Aristus Feb 24 #33

Dear Aristus, I am sorry that happened to you. You are so loved and appreciated here on DU. You are a survivor.. I will debm55 Feb 27 #72

1st Class - patrol leader Historic NY Feb 24 #34

TY Historic NY. You did very well.It is sometimes hard to balance life with the scouts as you grow older. But you did debm55 Feb 27 #73

Life -misanthroptimist Feb 24 #35

That is a bummer! lastlib Feb 24 #40

You should be. malthaussen Feb 25 #49

Mal , speaking from my own experience, some parents don't give a shit. debm55 Feb 28 #76

Oh misantroptimist. I am very sorry that happened to you. I know the bitterness you feel. Know that it is very hard to debm55 Feb 27 #74

GS as a Junior. no_hypocrisy Feb 24 #36

Ty no_hyprocrisy. Maybe Girl Scouts wasn;t a good fit for you. I only made to the end of Juniors and frankly Cadets were debm55 Feb 28 #75

Eagle Scout here. lastlib Feb 24 #37

Congratulations. lastlib. Wonderful achievements. Be proud of yourself. debm55 Feb 28 #77

Boy scouts. Asst. patrol leader as scoutmaster rigged the vote for his son! GreenWave Feb 24 #38

For real or are you pulling my leg. debm55 Feb 28 #78

Not pulling. The other troop members ckaimed rget voted for me GreenWave Feb 28 #86

Ty GreenWave, I am sorry that happened to you. debm55 Feb 28 #89

I took 9 years of 4-H. I didn't complete my final year. Niagara Feb 24 #39

Thank you, Niagara, I was always interested in 4 H club but had none in my steel mill town. debm55 Feb 28 #92

I'm sorry that 4-H wasn't available for you, Debbie. Niagara Feb 28 #100

When I was teaching the 4H club came to the school with 20 fertilized chicken eggs and an incubator for my class. Each debm55 Feb 28 #106

I made it to Star Scout PJMcK Feb 24 #41

Ty PJMck and thank you for giving your time and experience to the boys in the den. That was very kind of you. debm55 Feb 28 #93

I was never a Squirrel Goat. Wolf Frankula Feb 24 #42

Ok, that is interesting. I don't think anyone asked you to be a Squirrell Goat. but if they did, I am glad you declined. debm55 Feb 28 #79

I don't remember. I was in it maybe for a year or so Emile Feb 24 #44

TY You Emile. debm55 Feb 28 #94

Eagle BluesRunTheGame Feb 24 #45

Congratulations, BluesRunTheGame. debm55 Feb 28 #96

Yrs ago , I was a paid scout leader in a low income neighborhood womanofthehills Feb 24 #46

That is sad to punish the whole troop. Inner city need that experience. Sad. debm55 Feb 25 #61

Cub Scouts - Weeblos ProfessorGAC Feb 24 #47

TY ProfessorGAC. That is how fair my son made it. Sometimes other things become more important in our lives. debm55 Feb 28 #98

First Class, two merit badges... malthaussen Feb 25 #48

Ty, malthaussen and congratulations. debm55 Feb 28 #101

No Scouts where I grew up. We had 4-H. I think I managed to eke out 1 year yellowdogintexas Feb 25 #54

TY, yellowdogintexas. Sorry about your experiences. debm55 Feb 25 #60

in retrospect, it's actually funny. Heck I just wanted to get out of class for an hour yellowdogintexas Feb 25 #63

Life Scout, Junior Assistant Troop Leader randr Feb 25 #64

Thank you randr. I am so glad that you still use the skills that you learned in Scouts. debm55 Feb 27 #69

Eagle scout for me. We had a good, out-door focused troop - I still use petronius Feb 25 #65

Ty petronius. Congratultaions on making Eagle.scout. debm55 Feb 28 #99

Only got to 2nd Class. In retrospect, my Boy Scout experience was an early manifestation of my lifelong aversion to retread Feb 26 #66

I think the higher you go the more to alpha males.. TY retread. Sorry that happened to you. debm55 Feb 28 #80

Not very far. canuckledragger Feb 27 #67

Thank you for sharing canuckledragger, You and I are Children of Abusive Parents. My story has been told here and on the debm55 Feb 27 #68

Finished Juniors. Moved to a small town with AllyCat Feb 28 #81

Ty AllyCat. stopped after Juniors too. debm55 Feb 28 #83

I started in the Cubs... OldBaldy1701E Feb 28 #84

Ty you OldBaldy1701E, you went far. And you are NOT a complete failure. You come across as very nice , loving person. I debm55 Feb 28 #97

I was in Girl Scouts back when they reorganized and my troop was assigned as cadets Rhiannon12866 Feb 28 #85

Agree. Brownies and juniors were interesting . cadets not so much. TY Rhiannon12866 debm55 Feb 28 #95

Second Class, but I was Troop Scribe and a Platoon Leader! A HERETIC I AM Feb 28 #87

TY AHERETIC I AM. You seem like you had alot of adventures., My son went camping in the Somerset Mt in PA during the debm55 Feb 28 #90

As a girl, Junior. As an adult, everything up to Service Unit Manager for my county. Silver Gaia Feb 28 #102

Ty Silver Gala. and that you for all the work you did for the Girl Scouts. debm55 Feb 28 #103

First class Bmoboy Mar 6 #110

I, too, finished Juniors and then stopped there. Mad_Dem_X Mar 7 #111