Most all of the museums have a variety of ongoing events such as educational programs, group events and sleepover nights, anniversary dates, various crew reunions, memorial services , holiday events, etc. Being an old time Scout, one event I always look forward to at the Cobia is the overnight program with the Boy Scouts aboard. The Cobia Amateur Radio Club often gives the scouts a slide show presentation, and a short trainnig session on radio operations to help them with their merit badge requirements, and finally an opportunity to talk to other Hams on the air live from the Submarine. We also give then a certificate as an honorary crew member of the Cobia. Some of my Museum Ship friends; like the aircraft carriers Lexington and Yorktown do this same thing on an ongoing basis. They often have 100 or so scouts on a sleep over or scout jamboree. I tell them no way to get a hundred scouts on a submarine unless it is a V Boat. We get only 25 or so at one time. We may not be the biggest but we strive to be the best. I will try to put several attachments to show what a great group the present day Boy Scouts represent. I will call your attention to the photo of the scouts on deck doing a hand salute while the flag was being raised. About half way up the ropes got tangled, and those scouts held their salute for a good 3 to 4 minutes, while the rope got untangled. If the files get too large for my dial up connection I will do a couple of posts. Just my way of adding a little diversity to the forum. If you feel this sort of post has any merit let me know.
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