Boy Scouting is a program for boys aged 11-18. Through various outdoor activities and other scouting events, boys learn skills and values that will stay with them all their lives.
The below is taken from the Troop Guide, Troop Leaderships Positions Guide, and from the Weekly Updates. BSA 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.BSA Vision Statement The Boy Scouts of America will prepare every eligible youth in America to
become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the
Scout Oath and Law.Scout Oath On 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. Scout LawA scout is...trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean reverent. Scout MottoBe PreparedScout SloganDo a good turn dailyLeadership PositionsElected
Appointed Advancement RanksRank advancements are achieved in this order:
Order of the ArrowPurposeThe purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:
HistoryThe Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E.
Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure
Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts
of America. It became an official program experiment
in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program
in 1934. In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood
of honor campers, became an official part of the national
camping program of the Boy Scouts of America. MembershipThe OA has more than 176,000 members located in lodges
affiliated with approximately 327 BSA local councils. EligibilityScouts are elected to the Order by their fellow
unit members, following approval by the Scoutmaster
or Varsity team Coach. To become a member, a youth
must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop
or Varsity Scout team and hold First Class rank.
The youth must have experienced fifteen days and
nights of Boy Scout camping during the two-year period
prior to the election. The fifteen days and nights
must include one, but no more than one, long-term
camp consisting of six consecutive days and five
nights of resident camping, approved and under the
auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America.
The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend,
or other short-term camps. |
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