Saturday  
December 21, 2024  
08:09 am
Greater St. Louis Area Council BSA, St. Louis, MO. USA
Why Join Scouting?
Scouting will allow for you to:
Make some of the best friends you'll
ever make in your life!
Go on camping trips to some of the best
places. Even places where the average public is not allowed!
Learn some very valuable skills that can
help you in your future life!
Have experiences that you will remember
for the rest of your life!
Remember the time you spend as a youth
as the most enjoyable part of your life!
Scouting is about learning skills that
you'd never learn in any other youth group. Sure you learn how to tie knots but
you also learn First Aid, Outdoor Skills and Navigational Skills. It's all about
learning how to survive, not just in the woods but in the real world as well!
Scouting offers over 100 different topics to learn about. They cover topics from
Sports, to Indian Lore, to White Water Rafting and Back Packing.
Since 1910, these principles have been
taught in an atmosphere of recreation and fun, which allow young people to
develop self-confidence, leadership and moral character. More and more men,
trained as Scouts, are taking their places in today's world as responsible adult
leaders. Men, who earned badges as Scouts, sit on the Supreme Court and in the
chambers of Congress. Others hold important offices in our government, business
and industry. Most of the members of Congress were Scouts, as well as most of
the astronauts who have walked on the moon. The long list of famous Scouts
includes:
John F. Kennedy
President of the U.S.
Boy Scout
Neil A. Armstrong
First person to set foot on the Moon
Eagle Scout
Gerald Ford
President of the U.S.
Eagle Scout
Steven Spielberg
Film Director
Eagle Scout
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
President of Marriott Corporation
Eagle Scout
William C. Devries, M.D.
Transplanted First Artificial Heart
Eagle Scout
Sam M. Walton
Chairman/CEO, Wal-Mart
Eagle Scout
Barber B. Conable, Jr.
President, World Bank
Eagle Scout
The Boy Scouts of America is the largest
youth-oriented organization in the United States. More than 4 million boys and
leaders are currently registered in the Boy Scouts of America.
So that everyone is mixing with their own
age group, the Scouts are divided into groups:
Ages
Group
1st Grade
Tiger Cubs
2nd to 5th Grade
Cubs
6th to 12th Grade
Scouts
Age 14-18
Venturers
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