We are part of the Lincoln Heritage Council and the Frontier District.
Boy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to
boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have
completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old.
The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and
personal fitness.
Following are some interesting facts about scouting.
For every 100 boys who join scouting:
2 will become Eagle Scouts
17 will become future scout volunteers
12 will have their 1ST contact with a church or synagogue
1 will enter the clergy
5 will earn their religious emblem award
18 will develop a lifelong hobby
8 will enter a vocation learned through the merit badge program
1 will use scouting skills to save his own life
1 will use scouting skills to save the life of another person
RARELY will one be brought before the juvenile court system
A survey conducted in 1995 finds that of 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
33% have $50,000 plus income and only 17% of non scouts
Scouting's Nationwide Alumni Record
For every 100 boys who join scouting:
2 will become Eagle Scouts
17 will become future scout volunteers
12 will have their 1ST contact with a church or synagogue
1 will enter the clergy
5 will earn their religious emblem award
18 will develop a lifelong hobby
8 will enter a vocation learned through the merit badge program
1 will use scouting skills to save his own life
1 will use scouting skills to save the life of another person
RARELY will one be brought before the juvenile court system
A survey conducted in 1995 finds that of 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
33% have $50,000 plus income and only 17% of non scouts
Scouting's Nationwide Alumni Record
- Of student council presidents, 85% were scouts.
- Of senior class presidents, 89% were scouts.
- Of junior class presidents, 80% were scouts.
- Of school publications editors, 75% were scouts.
- 64% of Air Force academy graduates are scouts.
- 68% of West Point graduates are scouts.
- 70% of Annapolis graduates are scouts.
- 85% of all FBI agents are scouts.
- 26 of the first 29 astronauts are scouts.
- The first man to set foot on the moon was an Eagle Scout.
- During WWII, 1/3 of the military men were scouts, but they earned 2/3 of the medals issued for bravery.
- 95% of the original "Green Berets" were scouts.
Boy Scouts of America Official Catalog - Scoutstuff.org
The Boy Scouts of America® official online source for uniforms, outdoor gear,
handbooks, Pinewood Derby® supplies, crafts and other Scouting essentials.
