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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 05:38:30 No.988690 View View Reply Original Report

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>missed out on cub scouts as a kid
>never went into boy scouts
>never got to be the eagle scout of a proud parent

Fuck, I'm only 20, is there any way to compensate for not joining the scouts as a kid or am I doomed to a life of disappointment.

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 05:42:26 No.988693 Report

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http://www.goarmy.com/locate-a-recruiter.html

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 05:45:04 No.988697 Report

Quoted By: >>988776 >>990076

>>988693
>signing up for a life or death situation

C-Could I just go through basic and call it quits?

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 09:56:06 No.988776 Report

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>>988697
Could try reserves, you get to learn stuff and go on with normal life without dedicating a part of your life to service.

I know the Australian cadets go to 20 and reserves is mostly being /out/, first aid and how to defend the mainland.

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 16:21:14 No.988966 Report

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>>988690
>is there any way to compensate for not joining the scouts as a kid
There is. Join the Scouts as an adult leader.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 21:30:28 No.989165 Report

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>>988966
Listen to this, OP. Most troops are practically begging for more adult leaders.

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Anonymous Mon 10 Apr 2017 22:02:04 No.989207 Report

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>>988690
>How to compensate
Deride defame and defile battonyposters

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 02:42:12 No.989405 Report

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>>988690
Eagle scouts is definitely worth it. Lots of creeps do it, but a doctor I knew said that being an eagle scout garunteed a job in a high up position for another young doctor. Prolly gonna push my future anon to do it

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 09:59:16 No.989619 Report

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>>988690
venture scouts

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 18:52:55 No.990076 Report

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>>988697
Actually yeah. Kinda. There are private boot camps ran by vets. I saw it on tv.

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 18:53:29 No.990077 Report

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>>988776
National guard or something here in burgerland is samesame

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 19:02:10 No.990087 Report

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>>988690
I'm 37 and never joined those groups either. Didn't really have an interest in being outdoors until a few years ago. Boy was I in for a ride. I'm still not great with some things like emergency shelter building, but I'd like to think that I could make it happen if I needed to.
My main downfall is land nav and identifying trees and plants. I fucking suck at land nav and have considered taking a class for it. Too bad everyone I know in my city doesn't know shit about it or I'd have them teach me.

I hate to say it but do you know where I learned the basics? My backyard. From building fires to making snare traps. Obviously I'm not going to catch anything in my backyard but it is damn sure better than going out without ever trying it beforehand.

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 19:06:33 No.990093 Report

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>>988690
you can buy the scout books. they are all public (i keep one on my shitter). you may not get to say you are an eagle scout but you know that you are on the level.

if you can meet all the check lists for each level of scouting and details on how to earn each merit badge. there is really nothing stopping you from trying to meet all the requirements

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 19:17:52 No.990109 Report

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>>990087
same place you can learn how to fix a dishwasher, tie a tie, and who killed 2pac...

da youtube.

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Anonymous Tue 11 Apr 2017 19:21:03 No.990110 Report

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>>990109
>>990087

dude i totally misread your post my b.

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2017 21:28:48 No.991856 Report

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you didn't miss much, the best thing was the cartoons in the magazine they sent you. But it probably got cooler I only stayed a little while. Now church camp was pretty cool.

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2017 22:42:17 No.991901 Report

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>>988690
>is there any way to compensate for not joining the scouts as a kid
You've come to the right place. Now start lurking

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2017 22:53:59 No.991913 Report

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>>988690
Come to Estonia and join the Defence Union. Lots of outdoorsy practice there. You'll even gain a military rank, if that's what you're into.

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2017 22:56:52 No.991915 Report

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you may be on the level, but are you even on the square?

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Anonymous Thu 13 Apr 2017 23:57:26 No.991945 Report

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>>988690
You didn't miss out on shit as far as cub scouts goes.
Boy Scouts itself is a generally pretty good experience as a young teen.
They're basically overhauling the program right now because it is dying at an alarming rate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 14 Apr 2017 17:19:31 No.992486 Report

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>>988690
venture scouts, you still have time

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2017 02:40:24 No.994632 Report

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Man same, I'm 23 and wish I had done it as a kid now. I get so jealous when I hear anyone is an eagle scout.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Apr 2017 02:49:29 No.994637 Report

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>>988690
Just go out and do it. Shit I'm only one year older than you and I got into camping because of music festivals. Now I skip the festival and just go camping. Read some books, go out and practice your skills.

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