DofE

Hi, I’m 15 years old and this is my first post so sorry if this in the wrong place.

Last year I started my DofE bronze with one of my friends through my local scouting group. On the second training session I was not able to get to the meet-up location due to heavy snow etc. This led me to believe I was far behind the rest of the team and that I would not be able to contribute to the team effectively during the expedition, (due to only having one training session prior to the expedition). Since I felt like this and I was not encouraged to continue with the expedition by my parents, I let the leader though of my intentions to quit. Due to this, I felt so embarrassed which led me to also quitting my scouting group. After I stopped, my best friend also stopped, which led me to feeling like I was a let down for him.

Recently, I have been feeling really bored of not doing something “productive” and I feel like starting DofE again would help me to overcome this, I also am very keen keen to start training for my PPL (Private Pilots License) , however after some consideration, I fell like I am too young for this and would benefit from completing the training after GCSE’s.

If I do restart DofE I will have to find another group because I would feel too embarrassed to go back to my old one. Would I benefit more from DofE bronze or Silver? My friends aren’t doing it, so I won’t know anyone in either stage. Do you think I would pick up a lot from doing DofE bronze again (since I only had one training session)?

Overall, do you think it is wise for me to pursue my flight training or DofE?

Thanks, Aaron