Personal Narrative: The Boy Scouts Of America

Did you know that three out of every four leaders in business, religion, and politics can say they were at one time a Boy Scout? This is not a coincidence, the Boy Scouts of America is an organization that teaches boys from a young age the importance of leadership, morality, and patriotism. Most boys involved in scouting enter as a Cub Scout around the age of six years old. As a cub scout they will learn how to become young active members of their community, but only about half of these boys continue to actually become Boy Scouts.
As a Boy Scout, a boy will learn the importance of teamwork, morality, and hard work, but only about four out of one hundred of these boys achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank that a boy can reach in scouting. It is awarded to the most determined and willing scouts who
At the age of six I joined Cub Scout pack 712 and from there my love for scouting was born. I remember learning simple skills like how to identify different trees and plants and how to make a birdhouse. But I also learned more important things like the importance of charity and volunteering in the community. I became an official Boy Scout of troop 1843 at the age of ten years old. From there I moved through the ranks of Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star Scout, and Life Scout. About a year ago, I started the paperwork portion of my Eagle Scout Project. For my project, I constructed a three fourths mile hiking trail for the Jefferson Place Estates Garden Club And by the end of this year this year I will formally be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.
I can confidently say that being involved in Boy Scouts has changed me for the better. I have picked up so many important skills like knowing how to talk to people, how to be a leader, and how to treat people. Getting to this point was not by any means easy, but I can proudly say that is was the best decision I have ever