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Controversy

  • Don't allow gays or atheists to join
  • Some national council leaders are fighting to change this
  • Kept files of ex leaders suspected to be pedophiles
  • Always reported confirmed cases to the police
  • Requires all adult leaders take Youth Protection Training, to be wary of suspicious activity

Famous Scouts

Charity Work

  • Promote community service
  • Advancing in rank requires 6 hrs each time
  • Anything that the BSA benefits from doesn't count
  • Annual Scouting for Food
  • Park trash pick-up
  • Eagle (the highest rank) requires a large service project to be planned by yourself

Origin

  • The Scout Association, founded by Baden-Powell in England in 1907
  • Popularity spread to the U.S. with the B.S.A., which started in 1910
  • Today, 160 countries have Scout organizations

Goals

National Recognition

  • Now includes Cub-, Venture-,
  • Most employers recognize being a scout as an excellent point to put on resumes
  • The U.S. military awards former scouts an automatic promotion if they were Eagle
  • The president addresses the BSA at every national jamboree

Baden-Powell

  • For boys 10-18
  • Build teamwork, leadership skills
  • Outdoors, camping skills
  • Fishing, gun safety, first aid
  • Community service
  • Promote pride in the nation

and Sea Scouts

Boy Scouts of America

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