1. Be Prepared I Am

2. Mission Statement The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

3. Vision Statement The Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. In the future, Scouting will continue to: Offer young people responsible fun and adventure; Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law; Train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership; Serve America’s communities and families with its quality, values-based program.

4. The Founders of Scouting and the BSA Robert S. S. Baden-Powell Ernest Thompson Seton Daniel Carter Beard William D. Boyce James E. West

5. UNITS CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS DISTRICTS LOCAL COUNCILS AREASREGIONS NATIONAL COUNCIL

6. Who Pays for Scouting? Youth Members Units Chartered Organizations Local Councils National Council

7. Cub Scouts I promise to do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and to obey the law of the pack.

8. Advancement

9. Boy Scouts 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.

10. The Trail to Eagle tenderfootSecond class First class star life eagle

11. Merit Badges Total Merit Badges earned between 1911 and 2002 103,593,988

12. Venturing As a venturer, I promise to do my duty to god and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.

13. Venturing BRONZE AWARD GOLD AWARD SILVER AWARD RANGER AWARD QUEST SEA SCOUTING QUARTERMASTER AWARD

14. Order of the Arrow

15. National High-Adventure Bases

16. Publications