Boy Scouts

Merit badge earners

Boy Scouts is a youth organization founded in the early twentieth century to develop outdoor skills, self-reliance, and civic responsibility in young people.

Originally for boys only, it has since expanded membership.

The organization has been both praised for character-building and criticized for past exclusionary policies.

He earned his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. (Lowercase boy scouts refers to members or to naive, earnest types.)

organization

troop

Mobile group, organized

BSAMultipurpose three-letter abbreviation
uniformIdentical throughout
jamboreeLarge festive gathering

council · pack · den · charter · district · patrol · scoutmaster · den leader · camporee · fleur-de-lis

merit badges

first aid

Initial injury treatment

swimmingLocomotion through water
lifesavingPreserving human existence
archeryShooting with bows

camping · citizenship · emergency preparedness · cooking · hiking · environmental science · communications · rifle shooting · woodcarving · leatherwork

values

trustworthy

Worthy of confidence

loyalFirm in allegiance
helpfulGiving useful aid
friendlyShowing kindness, warmth

courteous · kind · obedient · cheerful · thrifty · brave · clean · reverent · oath · law

Boy Scouts

troop

first aid

trustworthy

Boy Scouts

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