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WHAT IS SCOUTING?



Scouting is unlike anything your son has ever experienced before.

Unlike school, organized sports, or even in the home setting, in a Boy Scout troop, the youth are the ones who are in charge. Their desires become our agenda. Their ideas for adventures, fun, and excitement are what the adults guide them to bring into reality.  In scouting, they speak and the adults listen.

By practicing representative democracy, they pick their own leaders who form the "Patrol Lealder Council."  Scouts work together on every issue from choosing what to eat at camp to deciding who will wash dishes and shop for food.  They learn and put into practice communication, public speaking, teamwork, conflict resolution, and leadership.

By taking advantage of any of the 130 possible merit badges, scouts gain exposure to areas of interest ranging from rifle shooting to chemistry, from small boat sailing to aviation, and from reading to nuclear science. Statistically, the merit badge program often leads to life-long hobbies and even career choices.  At a minimum, merit badges help a young man try things he may never have had a chance to do if not for the scouting experience, such as rifle and shotgun shooting, archery, sailing, or camping.

While boys are busy "being Scouts" and having fun, they start to embody the virtues of scouting defined in the Scout Oath and Law.

What is scouting?  It is fun with a purpose.

HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?

The Boy Scouts of America program is over 100 years old. It is a professionally crafted program of education and character development.  By using the "Outdooe Method" (camping, fishing, rock climbing, etc.) boys work together to "do the things boys like to do."  In the process, they learn the value of teamwork, honesty, communication, mutual respect, and more as they work toward their goal and overcome obstancles they may encounter.

By employing the methods of scouting, we reinforce the aims of scouting, which are reflected in our Oath and Law. The goal is to see that they become permanent fixtures in the character of each Boy Scout as we teach them to be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverant.

Most boys get to do things and go places they would never have had the opportunity to do if not for being involved in scouting.

Ever spend 2 days hiking the Appalachian Trail?
Ever rappel down a 40' climbing tower?
Ever motor boat to a coastal barrier island and camp there?
Ever swim and fish in a mountain lake?
Ever spend 5 days canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, and motor boating?
Ever spend 5 days in Key West snorkeling, swimming, and diving?
Ever try fishing? fly fishing?
Ever cook over an open fire?
Ever spend the night in a tent? or in an emergency shelter you created in the woods?
Ever see the stars from parts of Georgia where there's no light pollution and watch meteor showers?

SCOUTS DO!