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When boys join Scouting . . . What do they become? What are the benefits of Scouts?
Date: 6/1/05
When boys join Scouting . . . What do they become?
For every 100 boys who join Scouting, records indicate that:
2 Will become Eagle Scouts
17 Will become future Scout volunteers
12 Will have their first contact with a church
1 Will enter the clergy
5 Will earn their church award
18 Will develop a hobby that Will last through their adult life
8 Will enter a vocation that was learned through the merit badge system
1 Will use his Scouting skills to save his own life
1 Will use his Scouting skills to save the life of another person
RARELY Will one be brought before the juvenile court system
Scouting's alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nationwide survey of high schools revealed the following information:
85% of student council presidents were Scouts
89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
75% of school publication editors were Scouts
71% of football captains were Scouts
Scouts also account for:
64% of Air Force Academy graduates
68% of West Point graduates
70% of Annapolis graduates
72% of Rhodes Scholars
85% of F.B.I. agents
26 of the first 29 astronauts
A recent Harris & Associates survey finds that people who were Scouts:
98% graduate from high school compared to 83% of non-Scouts
40% graduate from college and only 16% of non-Scouts graduate
33% have $50,000 plus incomes, compared to 17% of non-Scouts
What are the benefits of Scouting?
Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities.
Compassion: Having consideration for the well-being of others.
Cooperation: Working together with others towards a common goal.
Courage: Doing what is right regardless of its difficulty or the consequences.
Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in a higher power.
Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to care for our minds and bodies.
Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust.
Perserverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult.
Positive Attitude: Setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.
Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest.
Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone else.
Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to take care of others and of ourselves.
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