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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not hard [/quote]

If it’s so easy, why doesn’t everyone do it? The badges seem like life skills you’d probably have your kids work on anyway, so why not just have them accounted for and get the Eagle Scout distinction in the process?[/quote]

The work itself is not hard in the way that being a standout athlete or musician or getting really high test scores are hard.

Really, anyone of average intellect/ability could do the work. But making Eagle (or even most of the ranks in BSA) requires some dedication, commitment, delayed gratification, and executive functioning skills—things that adolescent boys don’t usually have a lot of. That’s what’s “hard” about it.[/quote]

Anyone can learn to play an instrument, play a sport and at least get passing grades. But like you said very few have what it takes to make it to Eagle, the dedication, commitment, delayed gratification , and executive functioning skills.

Being an Eagle Scout stands out to college admissions and job opportunities.  There are so few teens who achieve it and they understand what it takes to get there and traits and skills necessary.  [/quote]

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