Great Day!! 18 Boy Scouts Qualified!

[oneshooter]

Had a GREAT time today at the range. Qualified 18 Boy Scouts for thier Rifle Shooting Badge. Took 3 1/2 hours and some personell instruction, but in the best traditiond of the USMC I got them SHOOTING.
After the "official" part was over the real fun began. As an incentive I told the boys that anybody who qualified would get to shoot a full clip for the M1 Garand. MAN am I glad I brought a lot of ammo. A great time was had by all, they even seemed to be only slightly bored when I told them of the history of the Garand.

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

 

[Titan6]

That is fantastic. Scouting is awesome. I wish more kids and parents would get involved. I have felt just as rewarded leading scouts as I have commanding companies of fully grown men in the military.




Probably shouldn't let the council know about the umm... you know... Rifle that might not have been a .22 at the scout function.

 

[oneshooter]

The Scout function was completed, everything put away, all the paperwork done, BEFORE the toys came out of thier cases!

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

 

[Slugless]

That's fantastic. Someone told me just today that there was no longer a Rifle Shooting Merit Badge! I'm glad to hear there still is.

The boy scouts taught me how to shoot. Shame on them for starting an addiction.

 

[Titan6]

The Scout function was completed, everything put away, all the paperwork done, BEFORE the toys came out of thier cases!

I just love happy endings!

 

[SASS#23149]

Very glad to hear of this!! and THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.

 

[Floppy_D]

Good work.

 

[Hardtarget]

Putting your conviction into ACTION. Hope you got a good pat on the back...and maybe a few bucks on the cost of ammo.

Good for you...keep it up.

Mark.

 

[perpster]

Excellent! I'm a Merit Badge Counselor for Rifle and Shotgun. I just recently took a Troop to the range for their first Trap shooting. 95% had never fired anything but .22LR at Scout Camp. They had a blast (literally). Even though it was cold and windy they kept coming back to the line for more shooting. And the parents that came got to shoot a bit at the end and loved it too.

 

[kd7nqb]

As an Eagle Scout I thank you very much. As a shooter I thank you even more. This is awesome.

 

[Chris B]

Where were you when I was a scout?


Nice work.

 

[Dick1911]

Oneshooter,

Thanks for you service to Scouting and to the youth of America. You have certainly done us all a good turn!