<p>My son is a West Point grad and told the story of when Scouting came up at his dinner table. As usual, the cadets were trying to out-do each other. In this case it was about being an Eagle Scout. It turns out that all cadets at his table except one were Eagle Scouts. The lone non-Eagle was a female – and she had her Gold Award! The conversation then turned to comparing how many Eagle Palms they had earned.</p>