By james art 
Although it certainly meets the criteria, the Reagan Playedexter does not think of himself as any type of paths.
Of course, she was among the first waves of girls to join the Scout America-Moms Scouts of America-after the scouts went together.
– Um, no. In fact, the 18-year-old said. “When I was little, I went to camping with my brother and his troops, so I always wondered if I could join.”
Her father was the leader of troops in Suri County and her bigger brother joined the scouts of cubes when he was in elementary school, so that when the sex barrier in intelligence was removed in 2018, the signing looked natural. And her bigger sister had already broken this foundation.
In addition, there were bigger things. Reagan Podyexter won each of the 138 offered merit badges, making it one of the less than 600, which manages the feat after the founding of the scout boys in 1910.
“It was quite cool,” she said.
“Including away”
Breaking up a glass ceiling or turn into something like a pioneer while an interesting side note has never been in front of Poindexter family.
All three siblings-Nolan, the oldest, Audrey, and then Reagan-resisted to an eagle, the best scout rank, achieved by perhaps 2-3 percent of 130 million Americans who have joined troops.
“Immediately after that (Nolan) made an eagle, maybe a few months later, they release girls,” said proud mom Diane Poinexter. “When the girls could join, they both did.”
Once this happened, winning every badge was never a goal. Being friends, being out and spending time with your family was more important.
The corresponding brother Nolan and Sister Audrey in “They became an eagle scout, seemed achievable.
But winning every badge of merit from American business to woodworking? 21 badges are required – 14 of them are required by each candidate, the other seven are elective – and many public services to make Eagle Scout. So getting all 138 didn’t seem possible.
“She didn’t think about doing so,” said Diane Poinexter. “It’s just developing. One day it was like “God, Reagan has many badges.” … She just continued to get involved. “
Just as Reagan sees him.
The completion of 80 seemed like a large milestone, but the more he won, the less the climb was striking.
“After I got to 100 and then 110 I wanted to see how close I could come,” she said.
When she struck new ones from the list, troops’ teammates and Scout leaders began to pull for her, because more than most knew how difficult it would be to withdraw.
“Achieving every badge of merit is not a small feat and we could not be proud of Reagan’s dedication and persistence,” says J. David Gilbert, Director of Field Services of Old Hickory Council, an umbrella organization for the region. “This achievement reflects not only her individual determination, but also the unwavering support of her family, friends and intelligence community.”
Sky is a limb
Winning every last was not easy. It should not be; Nothing is worth coming effortlessly.
However, not all merit badges are created equal. Some – a backpack, camping and survival of the desert, say – can easily come to the scouts.
Others not so much. Robotics, space study and nuclear science to name three
Reagan Pindexter noted that communications did not come naturally. “I didn’t like it too much,” Reagan Playdexter allowed.
Deeann Poindexter, with the seat of her front row to the whole endeavor, had a different idea that thought it was the most difficult.
“I think it was a bug. The last badge, ”she said. “She had to learn how to play songs. E. Good enough to win the badge. In general, she had to learn how to play an instrument. “
(Reagan Pindexter, in case you are wondering, I got away from a bug. Someone should play Reveille at a camp. “I liked it from time to time,” she said.)
With a huge achievement under her intelligence wings – it took two to show all 138 merit badges – what’s next? Whether it is a college, career or family, high achievements in scouts tend to go much later in life.
However, Reagan Pindexter is not quite sure. After all, she is only 18 years old.
“I don’t know,” she said.
The bet here is that whatever she decides, she will be well prepared to take it.
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