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Youngest US soldier killed by Iran strike was Eagle Scout who helped homeless youth

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Youngest US soldier killed by Iran strike was Eagle Scout who helped homeless youth - Lemmings.world

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Show threadetherphon
The spirit of Scouting and the modern military seem kind of like, diametrically opposed, but what do I know.
Mar 14 at 5:13pmWeb
Show threadSCmSTRMar 14
I don’t know a ton about scouts, but they’ve always felt like literal military preparation cults to me.
Show threadJesusaurusMar 14
Not really… they teach you how to be a decent human within a community
Show threadDuamerthraxMar 16
And the military co-opted those feelings in their recruitment ads. That and college tuition.
Show threadvariablenineMar 14
Having experienced both environments they are nothing like each other at all
Show threadChicoSuaveMar 14
You’ve never been in the Scouts. It’s community building and becoming a better, more able person through skill development and mentoring. When it works.
Show threadohulancutashMar 15
Scouting was invented to prepare children for military service.