Troop 175 has a number of scouts working towards their Eagle Scout Award. It's not easy, otherwise everyone would attain it. It's meant to challenge the scout to work hard, provide leadership and not give up even when things don't go your way.
Here is what the CT Rivers Council newsletter has to say about the eagle award.
It’s Scouting’s highest rank and among its most familiar icons. Men who have earned it count it among their most treasured possessions. Those who missed it by a whisker remember exactly which requirement they didn’t complete. Americans from all walks of life know that being an Eagle Scout is a great honor, even if they don’t know just what the badge means.
The award is more than a badge. It’s a state of being. You are an Eagle Scout—never were. You may have received the badge as a boy, but you earn it every day as a man. In the words of the Eagle Scout Promise, you do your best each day to make your training and example, your rank and your influence count strongly for better Scouting and for better citizenship in your troop, in your community, and in your contacts with other people. And to this you pledge your sacred honor.
Good luck to all of our scouts who are earning the right to be called an Eagle Scout.
