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Boy Scout Oath

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On my honor, I will do my best 
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; 
To help other people at all times; 
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

 

As a Troop, we aim to provide a place where 1) our community's next generation of leaders is forged and 2) our Troop is known in our county, council and region as the leader for boy-led youth service to others. Through the collaboration of youth and adult members as well as the people of the greater Pocono area we create opportunities for boys to challenge themselves, build camaraderie and have fun in a safe environment. We desire that all of our members and families live up to the Scout Law which states: 

A Scout is:

 

  • Trustworthy,

  • Loyal,

  • Helpful,

  • Friendly,

  • Courteous,

  • Kind,

 

 

  • Obedient,

  • Cheerful,

  • Thrifty,

  • Brave,

  • Clean,

  • and Reverent.

The Aim of Scouting

 

"The aim of the Scout training is to improve the standard of our future citizenhood, especially in Character and Health; to replace Self with Service, to make the lads individually efficient, orally and physically, with the object of using that efficiency for service for their fellow-men."

 

- Lord Baden Powell

Aids to Scoutmastership

The Methods of Scouting

 

  • Ideals

  • Patrols

  • Outdoor Programs

  • Adult Association

 

 

  • Advancement

  • Personal Growth

  • Leadership Development

  • Uniform

 

Some Notable Statistics

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For every 100 boys that enter Scouts:

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  • 30 will drop out the first year.  

  • Only rarely will one appear before a juvenile court judge.

  • 12 will be from families that belong to no church, 6 of these will be brought into contact with a church and continue.

  • 3 will become pastors,

  • 4 scouts will reach the rank of Eagle Scout.

  • 45 will serve in the Military.

  • 1 person will use scout skills to save somebody else’s live.

  • 2 will report that they used scout skills to save their own lives.

  • 17 will later serve as adult volunteers

  • 8 will find their future life vocations from scouting

  • 5 will receive church emblems.

  • Only 4 out of 100 boys in the USA will become scouts but of the leaders of this nation in business, religion and politics, 3 out of 4 were scouts. Only 4 percent of our nation’s youth were scouts, yet 65% of all college and university graduates were scouts.  

  • 26 of 29 of the first Astronauts in NASA’s program were Eagle scouts, and 133 of the 233 Astronauts were scouts at one time.

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A Nationwide survey showed that:

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  • Of Senior Class Presidents 89% were scouts.

  • Of Junior Class Presidents 80% were scouts.

  • Student Council Presidents 85% were scouts.

  • School newspaper editors 88% were scouts.

  • Football Captains 71% were scouts.

  • Basketball captains 64% were scouts.

  • 64% of Air Force Academy graduates were scouts

  • 58% West Point Graduates were scouts.

  • 70% of Annapolis graduates were scouts.

  • 72% Rhodes Scholars were scouts.

  • 85% of FBI Agents were scouts at one time.

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So, 4 out of 100, make Eagle Scout.  What about the other 96 scouts who didn’t make it to Eagle.  Is it just wasted time? The scouts have “Aims and Methods”. Things found in the Scout Oath and Law, the Patrol Method, Outdoors training, Personal growth, Leadership and So on. Advancement is certainly one of these, but only one. Just being part of the program gives the opportunity to “better and belong.”

 

Sure we know some famous Eagle Scouts like Gen. Colin Powell, Sam Walton, James Lovell, Hank Aaron, Gerald Ford, John Glenn, Ross Perot and Steven Spielberg.  But how about some “Not‐Quite‐Eagles” like John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Stewart, Harrison Ford, Merlin Olson, Richard Gere, Nolan Ryan, Jim Morrison, Joe Theisman, Bill Gates and not‐quite British Scout’s Queen’s Scout – Paul McCartney. The list goes on and on.

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Scouting makes a difference!

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