Thursday, July 14, 2011

Eagle Scouts-- Part 2: Just the Facts

Some Eagle Scout Facts:

** The first was New Yorker Arthur Alfred, who attained the level in 1911.

** Well-known Eagles include astronauts Neil Armstrong, James Lowell and Charles Duke. President Gerald Ford, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield and entrepreneurs Sam Walton and H. Ross Perot.

** Higher than average percentages of young men at West Point and the Air Force Academy are Eagles.

** My nephew Andy made Eagle Scout. I'm so proud of him said the lifetime Tenderfoot, the lowest level in Boy Scouts.

** Eagle Scouts get a step up in rank, E-2 instead of E-1, upon joining the US Army. That makes monthly pay $177.30 higher.

** Eagles can earn scholarships from the National Eagle Scout Association which awarded $400,000 in 2011 to 151 Eagles. In 2012, there will be a new $50,000 scholarship in science.

The Best of a Great Organization. --Cooter

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