Last night my Son passed his Eagle Board of Review and is now officially an Eagle Scout. You couldn't wipe the smile off that kids face last night (or mine for that matter :hee:).

I am extremely proud of the kid and he definitely earned it.

I just thought I would share the news w/ everyone.....after all you've been putting up w/ my scouting posts for over 7 years now :hihi:

Nicely done to both the Scout and the Dad....

Awesome, that is a very respectable achievement

Quite an achievement for you both.

Congratulations to you and your son Kevin. A proud moment indeed.

Congrats. Earning the rank of Eagle is something very few scouts achieve. The Eagle ceremony is sure to bring huge smiles to both father and son.

Awesome! I never made it past cub scout... Is Eagle the highest ranking? You truly are The "Dad" Fisherman and your kids are quite fortunate to have a father who really cares Kevin.

Nice Job Son of Kev (and Kev),
I say we celebrate with some sort of schnapps!

Congrats TDF to you and your family, a job well done by all!!

Truly awesome job!

Congrats to the young man and kuddos to you for all of your involvement with the kids.

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Kevin,

Congrats! It's a major achievement and both of you should be very proud. I noticed that you haven't posted any camping trips this year though????

:cheers:

Congratulations, I hope he is proud of his accomplishments, way to go!

Thanx Guys.....appreciate all the kudos. He told me when he was 6 years old he was going to be an Eagle and he followed through on it. He learned a lot along the way too....

Ricky, see me tomorrow and we'll toast to it....:hee:

Paul, we were supposed to go last weekend but the other adult on the trip ended up in the hospital having surgery Friday so we had to cancel. We still went September, October, and November though.

:jump::bounce::buds:

awesome news, congrats

Congrats to you both.
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That's great news and big accomplishment.

There is a lot of college scholar ships for being an eagle scout.

Very hard thing to achieve.

Congrats and savor his hard work.
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Congrats. My son is 21 months now and almost everyday is a proud dad moment. He's almost a real person, talking more and more every day. He loves fishies.

my older BROTHER earned his eagle scout status
then joined the NAVY went to Officers training school
became a LT JG
and now has a high security JOB in Virginia/washington so secret
he can't even discuss it...

so, this can be a very important STEP in a chain of events

Congratulations !

You should be proud Kevin

tell your son Congrats for us
that is quite an accomplishment :btu:

nice job ! good to see all kids are not glued to video games

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congrats!

Congrats to both you and your son, Kevin. I'm sure he's very grateful to you for all of your dedication and guidance in helping him achieve his goal!:btu:

Smile on your faces & tears in your eyes ;

Great job to both of you ;

Damn .I,m even proud of you & your a cranky old man :love:


Memories ...... Plenty is what you,ll have /later >> seriously >>>A W E S O M E ><<><><><>

congrats to the both of you, especially for him being so dedicated to achieve the honor and you for supporting him. A lot of work on both parts.

:kewl: congrats!

A heck of an achievement that speaks volumes about both of you. Takes dedication, committment, hard work, sacrifice, planning...all virtues that will serve your son well.

Scouting is awesome, and as John R said, our youth would be well served to put down the electronic gizmos and get into scouting. I got through Boy Scouts, loved it, can't wait to get my kids involved.

Congrats, that's awesome

congratulations to both of you... I'm sure that is just the beginning of his many achievments in his journey through life...:uhuh:

Congratulations, many times over. A great achievement,:uhuh:

Congrats to your son, few people realize the commitment and hard work it takes to make Eagle Scout.
You should be very proud.

Congrats, Kevin. I knew George's committee was meeting last night. I earned mine in 1984.

I'll expect to see you both at the Eagle Recognition dinner in February 2012.

HUGE
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VB

Kevin Tell your son good job, he is one of the few that manages to stick it out.

Now you owe a 1000 word report on what his project was.

Mike

Kev, that is great news! Tell him congrats from us!

Good job to him!

Congrats to both of you :cheers:

I was a First Class scout. I don't know what a kid has to do to become an Eagle Scout these days but if it was anything like back in the "old days" he deserves much, much credit.

Kevin and Son,
WELL DONE, to you both.
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becoming an Eagle Scout is one of the most difficult achievements that young men could aspire to. especially so, in this God forsaken Wussification Era our Nation has thrust itself into. our male youth is being polarized against what it means to be a man on so many levels! it does my heart good to see and hear that your son not only WANTED to be an Eagle Scout, even more so that he EARNED such a lofty goal. for truly, such an aspiration will test one's mettle with regard to mind, body, and spirit. it challenges one to perservere when the end is nowhere in sight. it is an arduous process of accomplishments in multiple and varied endeavors. it is the culmination of many years of Scouting and it's highest honor~~ that requires ALL of the above, is attempted by many, and achieved by so very few.

Congrats, INDEED!!!
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From one Eagle to another, a sincere congrats.
Even more to the proud parents that stood by and chafuered him around for all those years. A commitment on both parts.
It is an amazing acomplishment that no one can ever take away from him. The skills and knowledge learned will carry him far in life and really does set him apart from others.
Please let me know when the eagle ceremony is. I will do my best to attend to watch you both tear up..........Might even dust off the ole uniform....either that I'll wear my wetsuit.............

Now he needs to continue with his progress. Do the Boy Scouts still have gold and silver "feathers" for additional merit badges beyond the ones required for Eagle rank ?

I became an Eagle scout in 2001 and I will tell you that these days it is not an easy task for both the scout and the parents, there is alot of peer pressure when he gets that that age to particpate in other activities, and it is great to hear that some still achieve that in there lives and it will pay off for him later on with what he learned and earned .congrats for him and your family on this outstanding acheivement

CONGRATS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THE PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION IS BEYOND NON SCOUTERS' COMPREHENSION. COMMITTMENT TO A PROGRAM THAT CAN LAST UP TO 13 OR SO YEARS IS AN HONOR IN IT'S SELF. AS A FATHER OF A RECENT EAGLE SCOUT I TOO REALIZE WHAT OUR SONS GO THROUGH TO RECEIVE THIS HONORABLE AWARD. THIS AWARD IS AND WILL BE A LIFETIME ACCOMMPLISHMENT WHICH HE WILL BE PROUD TO CARRY IN HIS LIFE'S RESUME.

Agree it takes a level of dedication most kids don't have these days...Congrats...

-spence

I made it to Life Scout. I've never met an Eagle Scout who wasn't a first class man. My heartiest congratulations to you both. This is an accomplishment that will follow your son through his entire life.

I made it to Life Scout. I've never met an Eagle Scout who wasn't a first class man. My heartiest congratulations to you both. This is an accomplishment that will follow your son through his entire life.

You obviously haven't met me yet...............:devil2:

Another Eagle Scout here in 1968 or 1969 (can't remember. I'd have to dig out some of my documents). If he wants to continue, a real challenge is to join and complete the Oder of the Arrow. That's what my sash with the Arrow represents.
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Scouting was great when I was a kid and I'm sure its the same. I was only in a year when we moved to Cumberland. In CF I could walk to the meetings. In Cumberland I couldn't and with both parents working and only 1 car it just wasn't feasable. I do have lots of memories from even that one year. Its a unique thing in most boys lives. First time taking an organized hike , first time using a Topo map , first time cooking outside , first time camping , first time marching in a parade , first time rowing a boat and canoe , first time shooting a rifle. All this in just a year. Like every kid , i also hoped to be an Eagle Scout. Congrats to the kids and their famiies who could make it to the top.

Congrats Kevin

Another Eagle Scout here in 1968 or 1969 (can't remember. I'd have to dig out some of my documents). If he wants to continue, a real challenge is to join and complete the Oder of the Arrow. That's what my sash with the Arrow represents.
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Kinda wish I still had my metal eagle badge. Only got the patch. Pinned my metal badge on my Granpappy when we buried him as he had been a long time scoutmaster in walpole, even though he had never earned his. He was on planet Zork with Alzeihmers disease when i got mine so he never got to be proud of me for it.

....And he should take the Ooder of the Arrow to another level and get the arrow head in the middle to signify "Brotherhood".......Always went as high as I could in everything............

wow thats huge congrats

He is heavily involved in the OA. He is the Current Chapter Chief for our chapter. Loves it, and has a ball w/ the other guys in it. Got his brotherhood last year.....someday he is hoping for Vigil.

BigBo...cool pics of the Eagle hardware.....good that you still have all that.

Congrats to you and your son TDF!! I'm on the other end of the spectrum...1st year, little guy is loving it. Pinewood derby was a ball a couple weeks ago.

Congrats!

that's really cool. Congratulations!

That's really great Kev. It is quite an achievment.