Written: 06/05/2011
Our Chief Scout Executive, who is the CEO of the entire Boy Scouts of America, keeps a blog. It’s pretty good, mostly ralling the troops and such, although during the Iowa tornado tragedy two years ago, it was a great resource to find up to date information about the clean up and his raw thoughts on everything.
But anyway, I still like to think (eternal optimist I suppose), that things can change. I know that the Scouting program really is a good influence on youth, even those who feel pushed to the sidelines by it. I know it made a difference for me, in a very positive way, so I always hope that our discrimintory policies can change.
But sometimes I need the rah rah, rally the troops. And the latest blog entry did just that. For whatever reason, only BSA employees can read the blog, so I’ll post the bit here:
As we were eating breakfast, a soldier in fatigues came over to our table and introduced himself. He proceeded to thank us for our service to the Boy Scouts. He has served 5 terms in the Middle East and the Boy Scouts has helped his son deal with his father’s absence. Of course, we thanked him for his service. It really humbled us because here is this guy who has repeatedly put his life on the line in a war zone thanking us for our ‘one hour a week’ service because it had helped his son.”
All my best,
The King of Spades
