According to Professionals who serve the BSA, the White Stag Leadership Development Program is highly recommended. It is not only the first Leadership Program to use a Comprehensive Syllabus, but it is also the longest running in the United States. One Area Director mentioned that "it is the most organized and successful Scout Leadership Program in the Nation." Many who have gone through the Program have said they believe that "White Stag is not just Scouting, it is a way of life." A solid passion for the Program runs through each and every member. It has also been declared by an Area Director that the rare award of the Silver Stag (which can only be earned through this Program) is one of the most difficult and coveted awards to earn next to the Hornaday Award.
The Boy Scouts of America has the Rifle Shooting merit badge and the Shotgun Shooting merit badge.
Similar to the United States, they are called Scouts. The Scout Organization is in charge of the program in the United Kingdom.
Girls were allowed into boy scouting in a program called Venturing. Girls were first admitted in 1976 to the Venture Scouts!
The officially sanctioned scouting organization is the Pakistan Boy Scout Association which is divided into 10 provincial associations.Punjab Boy Scouts AssociationSindh Boy Scouts AssociationKhyber Pukhtunkhwa(Ex-NWFP)Boy Scouts AssociationBalochistan Scouts AssociationGilgit-BaltistanBoy Scouts AssociationAzad Jamu & Kashmir Boy Scouts AssociationIslamabad Boy Scouts AssociationFATA Boy Scouts AssociationPakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boy Scouts AssociationPakistan Railways Boy Scouts Association
The United States has a large number of Cub Scouts due to the popularity of the scouting program in the country. Cub Scouts are part of the Boy Scouts of America organization.
Shoulder loops signify what program the scouts or scouters are in, or if they work at district, council, section, region, or national level.
The Boy Scouts was founded in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910.
Unless parents opt out, all boys who are members of the LDS church between the ages of eight and eighteen are Boy Scouts. It is part of the church's youth program.
The boy scouts began in 1910.
Boy Scouts were founded first.
Webelo (correctly spelled Webelos) is the highest "rank" (for lack of a better word) in the Cub Scouts. It is a period of time that prepares Cub Scouts to transition to the Boy Scouts. WEBELOS is actually an acronym that stands for We Be Loyal Scouts.
The boy scouts still ban openly gay adults to join the scouts.