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Scouts BSA (Until 2019 previously known as Boy Scouts) is the flagship program and membership level of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for boys and girls between the ages of typically 11 and 17. It provides youth training in character, citizenship, and mental personal fitness and leadership and develop the skills necessary to become successful adults.[3][4]

This article is about the membership level for youth 11 to 17 years of age. For the national organization, see Boy Scouts of America.

Scouts BSA

Boy Scouts of America

11 to 17 years[1]

United States

1910

  • 826,045 youth
  • 485,315 adults
  • 37,739 troops (2013)[2]

To achieve these, Scouting applies eight methods of Scouting: scouting ideals (as exemplified by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, the Scout Motto, and the Scout Slogan), the patrol method, participation in outdoor programs, advancement, adult association, personal growth, leadership development, and the uniform.


The participants, known as Scouts, are organized in Scout troops, led by youth leaders known as SPLs, or Senior patrol leaders, and adult leaders, called Scouters.[5][6] 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".[7][8]

Ray, Mark A. (2003). The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook. Ray Publishing.  0-9651207-3-2.

ISBN

Reed, Jeremy C.; Reed, Heather R. (2011). Beginning Boy Scouts: An unofficial practical guide to Boy Scouting for parents and new leaders. Reed Media Services.  978-1-937516-01-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

ISBN

History of the Boy Scouts of America

(11th ed.). Irving, Texas: Boy Scouts of America. 1998. ISBN 0-8395-3105-2.

The Boy Scout Handbook

(2 ed.). New York: Boy Scouts of America. 1925.

Boy Scout Handbook

(1933). "10". Lessons from the Varsity of Life. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006 – via pinetreeweb.com.

Baden-Powell, Robert

. Boy Scouts of America. 2004. ISBN 978-0839531043. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017 – via BSA Troop 577.

Fieldbook: The BSA's Manual of Advanced Skills for Outdoor Travel, Adventure, and Caring for the Land

. Boy Scouts of America. 2021. ISBN 978-0-8395-3088-6.

Guide to Advancement

BSA Troop Committee Guidebook. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America. 1990.  0-8395-6505-4. OCLC 19345019.

ISBN

(PDF). scoutingwire.org. Boy Scouts of America. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

"The Chartered Organization Representative Guidebook"

. Boy Scouts of America. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8395-3066-4. #33066. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2008.

Insignia Guide

. Boy Scouts of America. 2008. Archived from the original on June 30, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.

"Manual for Chaplain Aides and Chaplains"

. Boy Scouts of America. February 2022.

"Guide to Safe Scouting"

Davis, Ken (2000). Brotherhood of Cheerful Service: A History of the Order of the Arrow (3rd ed.). Boy Scouts of America.  9780839549987.

ISBN

Block, Nelson (2000). A Thing of the Spirit, The Life of E. Urner Goodman. Boy Scouts of America.

Davis, Kenneth P. (1990). . Boy Scouts of America. ISBN 9780839501237.

A History of Wood Badge in the United States

Scoutmaster Handbook. Irving, Texas: Boy Scouts of America. 1998.

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Boy Scouts of America: Troops

. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2008.

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