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- From: salerno@ast.dsd.northrop.com (Peter Salerno)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: Re: What is an Eagle Scout?
- Message-ID: <928@ast.dsd.northrop.com>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 13:07:40 GMT
- References: <johnw.13.715906045@psychnet.psychol.utas.edu.au> <1992Sep9.122356.10705@waikato.ac.nz> <unixwiz.716010543@mcl>
- Organization: Northrop Corp - ESD, Rolling Meadows, IL
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- In article <unixwiz.716010543@mcl> unixwiz@mcl.ucsb.edu (Silk) writes:
- >However, to every Eagle Scout I know, (myself included) it means a lot
- >more. It is the achievement of a lifetime, and something to be extremely
- >proud of. When less than 10% (feel free to correct me..) of all BSA
- >members actually achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, it is indeed a rare
- >honor.
-
- I have seen numbers from 1.5% to 2% of the boys who start in Scouting
- will earn Eagle.
-
- And Yes, it means a lot to me.
-
- pete
- salerno@ast.dsd.northrop.com
- Northrop opinion, NOT!!
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