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    Sea Scouts is a program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and have completed the eighth grade) through 20. In addition...
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    The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through 253 local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a...
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    Cub Scouting is part of the Scouting program of Scouting America, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America (BSA), available to boys and girls from kindergarten...
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    Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America Local council camps of the Boy Scouts of America Defunct local councils of the Boy Scouts of America List of councils...
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  • The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in...
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    The National Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree, of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized...
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  • The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) is the national scouting organization of the Philippines in the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The...
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  • advancement program for Scouts participating in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America is symbolized by the earning of seven ranks. The advancement...
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  • The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was inspired by and modeled on The Boy Scouts Association, established by Robert Baden-Powell in Britain in 1908. In the...
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    of the Boy Scouts of America, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. The purpose of the...
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    local councils of the Boy Scouts of America Defunct local councils of the Boy Scouts of America List of summer camps Historically notable Scout camps...
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    Scouters. In February 2019, the program began admitting girls as well as boys, and the name of the program was changed from "Boy Scouts" to "Scouts BSA"...
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    local councils have gone through thousands of name changes, merges, splits and re-creations since the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910...
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  • programs. The Boy Scouts of America's official position in the past has been that atheists cannot participate as Scouts or adult Scout Leaders in its...
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    The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) use uniforms and insignia to give a Scout visibility and create a level of identity within both the unit and the community...
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  • Eagle Scout is the highest rank awarded to a Senior Scout in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). To be awarded the rank, a Scout must lead in planning...
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    the Boy Scouts of America in 1991 for denying membership in the Cub Scouts to their sons. Considering this news, the Totem Girl Scout Council of Seattle...
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    In the Boy Scouts of America, a Scout leader refers to the trained leaders (men or women) of a Scout unit. Adult leaders are generally referred to as...
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    000 reported cases of abuse within the Boy Scouts of America prior to 1994. In 2010, a jury ordered that the Boy Scouts of America pay US$18.5 million...
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  • Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts...
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    national Scouting associations have special interest programs such as Air Scouts, Sea Scouts, outdoor high adventure, Scouting bands, and rider Scouts. In...
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    Scouting in Illinois has served youth since 1909. The state was the home of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) founder, William D. Boyce. In 1946, the National...
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    recognition in the Boy Scouts of America is a tradition dating from the inception of the Scouting movement. A fundamental purpose of advancement is the...
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    books. The Scout Movement of both Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (renamed to Girl Scouts in some countries) was well established in the first decade of the twentieth...
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  • Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, decided on June 28, 2000, that held that the...
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  • Texas. The Boy Scouts of America in Texas are organized into 20 local councils. Girl Scouts of the USA, organized into eight local councils, only serves...
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    Scouting in Massachusetts includes both Girl Scout (GSUSA) and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organizations. Boy Scouts of America was founded in the 1910s...
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  • The Boy Scouts of America is an organization run by volunteers, however the day-to-day administration is performed by a staff of professional (or career)...
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    John A. Stiles, the Chief Scout Executive of Canada),: 3  the prevailing attitude of the Boy Scouts of America was that American men would not set aside...
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    Boy Scout troop in America is claimed to have been organized in Pawhuska, in May 1909 by John F. Mitchell. Pawhuska is in the Cherokee Area Council....
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