Rusty, I have a plaque somewhere, with the date my dad got his eagle, and when I got mine. There is room on it for 2 or 3 more entries. My sons experience with scouts, was pretty typical, come, go, stay, nobody gives a [bleep]. Compare that to mine, if you missed a patrol or troop meeting, the SPL or PL is on the phone, where were you, everything ok? With predictable results in my sons case, as well as mine. If the adults set the example of being actively involved with the kids, and establishing that "culture", there is a trickle down to the kids relationship with each other. [bleep] flows down hill, so does good, and in todays social environment, that's needed more then ever. As much as scouting is a bastion of tradition, and that makes it a target, it is by it's very nature, more so, an agent of good.
