These are some of the most common questions regarding Boy Scouts that we hear from prospective Scouts and current Scouts just looking for a little bit more information.
Q: Who are the Boy Scouts?
A: The Boy Scouts of America is the largest Scouting organization in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers.
Q: What do they do?
A: Boy Scouts learn to live by the high ideals of the Scout Oath and Law. They work together in patrols of 8-12 boys, headed by an elected Patrol Leader. In Troop 101, we camp, hold meetings where we earn merit badges and work on other Scout skills, and do service projects that benefit the community.
Q: Why should I be a Boy Scout?
A: There is no other organization that provides young men with the opportunities that the Boy Scouts do. Click here to be taken to a page about the benefits of Scouting from the BSA itself, but just in Troop 101 alone, I have seen young boys turned into tremendous leaders who will go on to shape their home, their town, their state, and their nation. These men recieved many of the character-building experiences from the Boy Scouts, whether it is from leading a patrol, troop, or whatever leadership postion they held, it gave them invaluable time that provided a bridge to take their skills to the next level.
Q: How old do I have to be to be a Boy Scout?
A: You (or your son) must be at least 10 years old or have completed the 5th grade, but is not older than 17.
A: The Boy Scouts of America is the largest Scouting organization in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers.
Q: What do they do?
A: Boy Scouts learn to live by the high ideals of the Scout Oath and Law. They work together in patrols of 8-12 boys, headed by an elected Patrol Leader. In Troop 101, we camp, hold meetings where we earn merit badges and work on other Scout skills, and do service projects that benefit the community.
Q: Why should I be a Boy Scout?
A: There is no other organization that provides young men with the opportunities that the Boy Scouts do. Click here to be taken to a page about the benefits of Scouting from the BSA itself, but just in Troop 101 alone, I have seen young boys turned into tremendous leaders who will go on to shape their home, their town, their state, and their nation. These men recieved many of the character-building experiences from the Boy Scouts, whether it is from leading a patrol, troop, or whatever leadership postion they held, it gave them invaluable time that provided a bridge to take their skills to the next level.
Q: How old do I have to be to be a Boy Scout?
A: You (or your son) must be at least 10 years old or have completed the 5th grade, but is not older than 17.
Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.
-Ezra Taft Benson, President of the LDS Church