A scout is brave.

Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, and Reverent, too. (Also probably the other stuff, but I can't, strictly speaking, tell that from this letter.)

I was a weeblows [sic] in 84. I was a smart kid and friends had HBO and we wathced RED DAWN and when Ron O'Neal's charachter described the boy scouts as "an elite paramilitary group - Eagle Scout." I knew it was not for me. Your decision is brave.

@XYLENE, I should have clarified, this is not my letter or photo.

@ian I'm sorry for confusion , my comment was 100% true and I 100% appreciate the sentiment of your posting. The scouts are load of shit for this sexual orientation BS and I also as someone who has put more than a bit of effort into survival training realize that a lot of what they teach is flat out wrong. (It is even wrong if one wants "prep" to enlist in in military...)