Be Be PreparedPrepared

I I AmAm

Mission Statement

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Vision Statement

The Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. In the future, Scouting will continue to:

• Offer young people responsible fun and adventure;

• Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law;

• Train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership;

• Serve America’s communities and families with its quality, values-based program.

The Founders of Scouting and the BSA

• Robert S. S. Baden-Powell

• Ernest Thompson Seton

• Daniel Carter Beard

• William D. Boyce

• James E. West

UNITS

CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS

DISTRICTS

LOCAL COUNCILS

AREAS

REGIONS

NATIONAL COUNCIL

Who Pays for Scouting?

• Youth Members

• Units

• Chartered Organizations

• Local Councils

• National Council

Cub ScoutsI promise to do my best

to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people,

and to obey the law of the pack.

Advancement

Boy ScoutsOn my honor I will do my best to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law; to help other people at

all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally

awake, and morally straight.

The Trail to

Eagletenderfoot

Second class

First class

star

life

eagle

Merit Badges

Total Merit Badges earned between 1911 and 2002

103,593,988

VenturingAs a venturer, I promise to do

my duty to god and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth,

fairness, and adventure in our world.

VenturingBRONZE AWARDGOLD AWARDSILVER AWARDRANGER AWARDQUESTSEA SCOUTING QUARTERMASTER AWARD

Order of the Arrow

National High-Adventure Bases

Publications