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MilaKunis
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Who here is an eagle scout and what did you do for your project? I closed 5 mines deemed dangerous.
Dec 16 2012 4:28PM
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BeefiestExpert
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My buddy repainted the town sign.
Dec 16 2012 4:34PM
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alex=
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I put up a vinyl fence around an old cemetery in a logging site and put up a sign. Gonna get my board done in January maybe.
Dec 16 2012 4:40PM
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DirtyDan
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was going to renovate a nursery at my local church, but legislation got in my way, so I made a large garden with a bench at my school.
Dec 16 2012 4:45PM
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2_fadez
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built a set of stairs out of railroad ties, closed a trail and built a natural set of steps out of rocks at a state park.
Dec 16 2012 4:46PM
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*SID*
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I let the scout master have at it
Dec 16 2012 4:48PM
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814
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installing cameras at a local cemetary
Dec 16 2012 5:07PM
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DUKES
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I bought 2012 Chevrolet 2500 HD Duramax Diesel and rev'd the shit out of it all next to a tree full of baby bald eagles
Dec 16 2012 5:17PM
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.frenchy
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I'm a Life Scout at the moment. Thinking of sending out care packages to the troops or making benches/fixing up hiking trails.
Dec 16 2012 5:34PM
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Darth.Maul
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Did a blood drive for the red cross. Thought it would be easy at first but it turned out to be a lot of work
Dec 16 2012 5:34PM
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2_fadez
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also, thats gay as fuck
Dec 16 2012 6:42PM
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loomis
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I currently need an idea for mine.
Dec 16 2012 6:44PM
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max...
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I built a kickback/rebound wall at a local park for soccer and lacrosse
Dec 16 2012 7:12PM
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SwagtasticWalrus
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I need an idea as well
Dec 16 2012 7:14PM
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Jeebus.
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Wait, I thought the boy scouts hated gays?
Dec 16 2012 7:15PM
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MilaKunis
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I think anything original to your location is cool. I closed mines and my brother restored a wagon which were both used In the mining boom in Nevada.
Dec 16 2012 7:27PM
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Bakeshow
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I created and ran an eco-friendly promotional concert in co-op with my school's "Green Team". Pretty fun project
Dec 16 2012 7:29PM
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J_Christoph
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I built a shed and donated to my school's booster club so they could raffle it off for school funds
Dec 16 2012 7:32PM
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2_fadez
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Honestly, thinking of an idea is one of the hardest parts. Our troop has always done a lot of building stuff for projects (decks, fences, sheds, barns, stairs, pavilions, signs, gardens) so I knew I wanted to do something that was outdoors and construction.

I hate seeing stupid projects like painting a sign or painting parking spaces. You should be proud of your project and realize that its essentially the last thing you'll ever do in scouts. Make it worth it, because you only choose one project and for the rest of your life, you'll be telling people what difference your project made.

If you need a project, your best bet though is to talk to a local church or park and ask what kind of projects they need done. Or talk to other scouts who are working on their project, and ask for their project coordinator's email. You just have to be proactive about it.

The park I worked with set me up with all the materials I needed for free. They delivered the railroad ties to the work site, cut them to length with an industrial saw beforehand, provided a massive drill for the rebar, cut the rebar, a generator, gas for the generator, and every single hand tool known to man.
Only thing I had to do was buy the 25ft of rebar for the project and drop it off to them beforehand. I think the total cost to me for the project was like less than $35
Dec 16 2012 7:42PM
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clive_bixby
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Gazebo for church where we meeted at
Dec 16 2012 7:50PM
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clive_bixby
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Wow *met
Dec 16 2012 8:31PM
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Rafiki
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seagull scout. pretty much the same thing as an eagle scout but i didn't finish my shit and if a mormon employer sees it on my resume they automatically throw it out
Dec 16 2012 8:36PM
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Hi.Phi.
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paint fire hydrants and make them visible in the dark by sprinkling glass beads on them
Dec 16 2012 8:50PM
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_Garagely_
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I vandalized a public watercraft.
Dec 16 2012 8:54PM
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iFlip
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...why? Was fairly certain fire hydrants don't have cloaking devices.
Dec 16 2012 8:54PM
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Lt-Aldo-Raine
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Wow, gazebos arent easy to make, nice man. Did you design it?
Dec 16 2012 8:54PM
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Skavengers303
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rebuilt a miniature golf course for a disabled kids summer camp
Dec 16 2012 8:56PM
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max...
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That's crazy. I think I had to raise upwards around $1200 between all the concrete I had to buy, and all the pressure treated wood. Stuff was expensive but the wall is bombproof. The parks and rec department did hook me up with free paint though.
Dec 16 2012 8:57PM
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Hi.Phi.
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I had connections to a guy who worked for the water department and they said it would be a good project. He came up with it and approached me knowing I needed a project and I said sure lets do it. They did have cloaking devices, invisibility cloaks actually, from diagon alley.
Dec 16 2012 9:01PM
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2_fadez
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Yeah, they were stoked I was doing my project for them.
I mean they had all the resources pretty much since its a state park. The ranger took me over and showed me this barn with stacks of shovels, picks, axes, saws, rakes, tampers, wedging bars and an area with probably 10 portable generators. Then he just told me to make a list of what I needed, and it would be dropped at the site.
And then all the railroad ties I used (which I think was like maybe 15?) were essentially being recycled (due to them being too worn for tracks but with enough insecticides to kill a bear) so they had been donated to the park for use.

I suggest working with parks rather than churches though. Like I said above, they have all the resources needed to do a project and have the background advice if you need a suggestion when planning.
Churches tend to be a bit stingy on money for funding, but it really varies heavily by the church, scout association, project, and project necessity.
Dec 16 2012 9:35PM
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t-roy
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i built some biking bridges for a local biking trail system. they are still up several years later too!
Dec 16 2012 9:42PM
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Stose
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Built a house for rescue turkeys to live in at a farm animal rescue
Dec 16 2012 10:07PM
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loomis
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Dude, that's awesome.
Dec 16 2012 10:11PM
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jtfent
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Life Scout here, just turned 17 at the beginning of the month. I still have about 4 badges left and my project, is it doable? Just began to plan my project, might map trails behind a local park, make signs and such, mark natural features, not sure if it's a large enough undertaking though.
Dec 16 2012 10:31PM
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.frenchy
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I'm in a bigger hole than you sir. I got Life last tuesday. Just put the patch on my uniform today. I turn 18 on the 27th of July. Have 3 badges left, and project... And my troop is super strict on projects so I'll probably have to build a bridge or some shit.


And I'm going to summer camp (a week before my 18th) just so I can win water polo haha. It's a big rivalry between my troop who is all un-athletic as fuck and a rival town, I have to carry my whole team haha it's fun as fuck though. Sad it's my last year because you can't be a camper after 18... Been going since I was in 5th/6th grade.
Dec 16 2012 10:40PM
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schmelliot
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I built a retaining wall with carriage blocks and then replaced the entrance sign at one of my towns parks and then put in another sign farther down the road. The city helped me out with mine a lot and were super chill to work with, they even bought all the supplies for the project. I'd highly recommend talking with your town's park manager. but don't be like me and start your project the day after you get your wisdom teeth out... doing a project high as a kite on painkillers ain't real fun
Dec 16 2012 11:31PM
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jKutcher
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I went back to my elementary school and had the 4th grade classes write letters to soldiers / had a canned food / any items that were needed (socks, hard candy, gum, etc.) Cool to see so many on here.
Dec 17 2012 1:16AM
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Parrish
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My project was remultching trees at a local park
Dec 17 2012 1:18AM
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IHeartWeasels
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Not finished, but I'm building a trail for my XC team. should be sick

Dec 17 2012 2:18AM
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ChungBol
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I spent a week with the Police force and arrested 5 guys and ticketed 2 women for public nudity
Dec 17 2012 9:08AM
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Steve-Brown
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this summer i'm talking to the forrest expo and i'm gonna redo trails and signs.

so that will be grreeeaaattt....i still have like 4 merit badges thoo.....:\
Dec 17 2012 9:40AM
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MilaKunis
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Also what is your guys favorite activity in scouting. Mine is probably northern tier.
Dec 17 2012 8:33PM
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theabortionator
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I was almost an eagle scout. Need like 2 more things and an eagle project but I stopped going. Luckily our troop was cool, otherwise I would have quick long before. Some of the troops were way too uptight and serious, actually most of them.


Dec 17 2012 8:37PM
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MilaKunis
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Yeah our troop actually split because the old
Scoutmaster got pissed that we brought airsoft guns to a campout.
Dec 17 2012 8:46PM
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clive_bixby
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No, I got a lot of design help from my buddies brother, also an Eagle Scout and a dynamite engineer/ carpenter. It was just us and the scout master though who built it. It was tough though.
Dec 17 2012 8:56PM
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theabortionator
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Damn. We were good kids somehow. Like we were responsible, and would kill ourselves, but we would do some fucked up shit. I think it was like, please don't die , kill anybody, or set the forest on fire, and you're good kind of approach.


We tied one kid into a tree and had him swinging around the camp(We didn't force him, that was the funny part). I fell off the side of my cot and they were starting a manhunt for me when I woke up and found people. Flamethrowers to kill the ground bees.( they almost made it to us before their singed bodies bit the dust. Giant fire we made with the flag poles we stole.


Fuck, I miss boy scouts. I think I learned more through all the bullshit we did than the legit scouts part. Def stoked that they didn't take it to seriously. Serious scouts would be shit.
Dec 17 2012 9:03PM
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volvotom
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That's way WAY against BSA policy (airsoft that is).

Either leader could have been banned from BSA for life for breaking that rule.

They're really uptight about a lot of this type stuff.
Dec 17 2012 9:20PM
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alex=
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Finally did my board. Got emotional as fuck when they asked me what it meant to be an eagle scout and I told them I'm doing it for both myself and my dad, since he got bussed in the late sixties and had to drop out.

i've been an emotional bitch all day since then BUT STILL STOKED AS FUCK
May 18 2013 5:48PM
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zues
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you spelled gay wrong
May 18 2013 7:02PM
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Squeenerd
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I made a ton of baby blankets to donate to the hospital
May 18 2013 7:14PM
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MontanaMountains
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shitted on a dick
May 18 2013 7:43PM
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