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My little brother almost got his Eagle award but dropped out before he finished it. He was in the middle of working on it when the boy scouts had the scandal where they wouldn't allow gays to serve as scout masters. The prejudice views of the boy scouts headquarters and his own troop's scout master (who made some homophobic jokes in front of the troop) turned him off scouting and he quit before he finished his eagle scout award.
As far as cost, stuff like going camping may be expensive but I seem to remember my brother's troop working to raise money so that no one would be excluded because of money.
The financial aid forms for the colleges that he applied for mentioned scholarships for eagle scouts. In that way he wishes he had earned the award but he is glad that he stood up for what he felt was right.
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