The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is an American Scouting organization, with some presence in other countries. As of the end of 2004, the program was serving 3,145,331 youth with 1,173,064 leaders in 126,232 units. The BSA is administered mostly by committees of volunteers, but employs professionals at the higher levels of administration, and for commercial activities.
BSA uses the Scout method to instill values such as self-esteem, good citizenship, outdoors appreciation of the outdoors through a variety of outdoor activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. Scouts are recognized for their achievements through rank advancement and various special awards. It includes several program divisions, which serve boys ages 7 through 17 and young men and women ages 14 through 21. BSA operates locally, through volunteer-led units such as troops, packs, and crews.
Boy Scouts of America :: Organizations
United States :: North America

Bartle, H. Roe - Biography of Mayor Kansas City, Missouri, national BSA leader.
Boy Scouts of America History - Index of web sites and includes biographical sketch of BP, formation of Scouting in the United States, related history, traditions, and historic insignia, photos, and posters.
BSA Badge History - Early badges of the Boy Scouts of America.
Meta Description: [ Early Badges of the Boy Scouts of America and Some of Their History ]
Chronicles of Boy Scouting in the Blue Ridge Mountains Council - The unofficial history of Camp Powhatan, Ottari, High Knoll and other Boy Scout programs of the Council, Roanoke, Virginia.
Meta Description: [ The unofficial history of Camp Powhatan, Ottari, High Knoll and other Boy Scout programs of the Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Roanoke, VA ]
Eldred, Arthur R. - Biographical sketch of the first Eagle Scout, awarded August 21, 1912.
Lone Scout History - BSA Lone Scout program history from its inception as a personal project by William D. Boyce.
Meta Description: [ SOSSI, Lone Scout History, stamp collecting, scouts on stamps, Scouts on Stamps Lone Scout History ]
Mount Clemens Sea Scouts Ship Griffin - History of the Michigan BSA Sea Scouts training ship the former WW I Sub Chaser SC-227.
Nelson Block Named Gilwell Fellow - Order of the Arrow member awarded fellowship for contribution to Scouting history.
Region 7 Canoe Base - History, former staff, patches, photos, and memories of this now closed Boy Scout High Adventure base that was located near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin.
Meta Description: [ History, patches, staff, and memories of former Boy Scout High Adventure Base ]
Robinson, Edgar M. - The BSA's 'forgotten' founding father, article by Robert Peterson in Scouting Magazine
Meta Description: [ Although he didn't carry the title of Chief Scout Executive, a veteran YMCA boys'-work executive named Edgar M. Robinson served as the head of the new Boy Scouts of America during the organization's struggling first year. ]
Sommers Alumni Association - Ely, MN (Northern Tier High Adventure) - Sommers Alumni Association supports the mission and programs of the Charles L. Sommers National High Adventure Base and the Northern Tier National High Adventure Program of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Scouting History of West Texas - Features histories of local councils, troops, and camps, tips on researching scout history, and scout history links.
Thoughts On Scouting - The expressions of Theodore Roosevelt.
West Texas Scouting History - Contains photos and stories.
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