Why I Want To Become Eagle Scout

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According to the National Eagle Scout Association, only about 5 percent of all boy scout obtain the rank of eagle scout. With over two million boy scouts since 1912, a select few have gotten this revered award. My best friends, Andy Olson and Tyson Wenger, had become one of these few select scouts to become eagle scouts. I also knew of many others in my church who achieved this rank. I will be honest, a jealousy formed within me that I had to hide. Pride overcame me, causing me to think thoughts like, ‘I had reached life scout before them, they do not deserve eagle scout before me.’ My hubris overcame me in this aspect of my life. I was happy my friends received such an honor, but to be honest, I thought I was more deserving to get it first. However, my dormant state led to no progression. My static behavior and attitude did not allow me to grow. Yet I deeply yearned to still become one who earned the highest rank in boy scouts. For approximately three years, I made no visible progress. The only thing that stopped me from becoming an eagle scout was the large service project that must be led by myself. So close to the end, having completed all steps to my goal besides this one. I just lost determination though. I was urged by leaders, parents, and close …show more content…

I again quit working on my eagle scout project. I turned in the money fundraised to the elementary school for their benefit and I continued on, now more discouraged and contemplating whether I would ever receive my eagle scout. Boy scouts now became a time for me to enjoy life and not work hard for advancements. I would be pestered by my relatives, friends, leaders, even strangers at church concerning my eagle project. The embarrassment I would get each time it was brought up made me red in the face and uncomfortable. They would realize this subject had become a sore one and immediately the conversation would become an awkward train

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