Personal Narrative: Boy Scouts

I am heavily involved in Boy Scouts and have always been told that I should strive for my best. Since then, I have done everything I could to lead and learn. In my troop we were running low on active membership, on average we only had about 10 boys coming to weekly meetings and as the senior youth member I had to find some way get our numbers up. I reached out and took the initiative to try and increase our numbers. From building new members up to having a one-on-one relationship with each youth and parent, our numbers started to grow. My term as the senior official was a year and in that time we moved to a different location and had some problems with our sponsors; nevertheless, by the end of my term the troop had nearly 30 youth coming every
meeting to learn and have a good time. I learned a lot in that time as I understood what it meant to be a leader of a faltering institution. I also achieved my Eagle rank, the pinnacle award in Boy Scouts.
By the end of my year as leader, I thought I could be done.
I thought that I could “retire from scouts”. Little did I know that I was just getting started as I was inducted into the Boy Scouts national honors society, also known as the Order of the Arrow (OA). In the year that followed, I had another trip of ups, downs, twists, and turns. I got involved in the OA and took a chapter chief leadership position. This meant I was in charge of making sure the 20 troops that I served functioned well and that their OA members were helping their troops. I attended many trainings such as a Regional seminar in New Jersey and a National seminar at Indiana University called #NEXT. I had a grand time and by the end of that term I was ready for more; I was ready to serve the OA as best I could. I ran for Lodge office (one step above the chapters) and got what is equivalent to vice president. I will be serving this leadership role over my senior year of high
school.
I am more involved in leadership than just Boy Scouts.
In my school, I am a vital member of our television program and I am the “go to guy” for unknown problems or difficult tasks. My school also has a Technology Students Association (TSA) chapter and in my junior year of high school I was the vice president. In my senior year I am running for president. I am also a member of our National Honors Society chapter and will help lead and guide new member into a new year of service. In addition to these, I was selected by the school as the student of the month. From there, the nearby Rotary International club sponsored me to go to a leadership training camp at Messiah College over the summer. It was there that I learned a lot about leadership and that it is more than just leading people but it is serving them. A servant leader is well accepted and very efficient as those they lead respect and often like to be around
them.