The Boy Scouts of America turns 100 today, February 8th, 2010. The BSA is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over four million youth members in its various age divisions.
The Boy Scouts of America has three different age-defined programs. They include:
Cub Scouting, which is the largest of the three Boy Scouts of America programs. It is available to boys from first to fifth-grade or 7 to 11 1/2 years of age. Cub Scouting is divided further into age-based levels: Tiger Cubs, Wolf Cubs, Bear Cubs, and Webelos Scouts.
The flagship program of the Boy Scouts of America is, of course, Boy Scouting. That program ranges from ages 10 to 18.
The final program of the Boy Scouts of America is Venturing. It is the program that covers ages 14 through 21. This is the only BSA program that includes girls. Its purpose is to provide help youth mature into responsible adults.
Well known is the Boy Scouts of America oath, as follows:
Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country;
To obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Alternatively, there is the Boy Scouts of America Scout Law:
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
Some have asked if the Boy Scouts of America remain relevant in these times. There have been controversies over its membership policies. For example, membership policy excludes "known or avowed atheists or agnostics from all traditional programs. 'Known or avowed homosexuals' are not employed or allowed to be adult volunteers; no current, formal policy forbids them from being youth members but they cannot hold youth leadership positions."
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
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