Scouts with five years tenure are more likely to:

• Assume leadership roles in cubs and school organizations.
• Put the needs of others before themselves.
• Make the most honest, not the easiest, decisions.
   

Men who were Scouts for five or more years tenure as boys are more likely than men with no Scouting experience to:

• Graduate from high school (98% vs. 83%)
• Graduate from collage (40% vs. 16%)
• Earn annual incomes of $50,000 (33% vs. 17%)
  

Over 80% of todays Scouts say that Scouts taught them to:

• Take better care of the environment.
• Get along with others
• Always give their best effort
• Have confidence
• Set personal goals
• Care for other people
• Treat others with respect