The following information was prepared
by the External Communication Division of the BSA for the National
Meeting in Orlando, FL (May, 1997):
4,398,677 Registered Youth members
1,230,129 Registered Adult volunteers
303,073 Tiger Cubs
973,442 Cub Scouts
819,296 Webelos Scouts
2,095,811 Total Cub Scout-age youth members
925,108 Boy Scouts
74,970 Varsity Scouts
1,000,078 Total Boy Scout-age members
422,366 Explorers
880,422 Learning for Life participants
+3.3% Gain in Youth Membership
+2.5% Gain in Adult Volunteers
18,697 Scouts attended Philmont Scout Ranch
5,064 Scouts attended Florida NHA Sea Base
3,741 Scouts attended Northern Tier NHA
3,206 Explorers attended National leadership conference &
National law enforcement conference
1,791,549 Advancements earned
2,009,296 Merit Badges earned
1,440 Crime Prevention MB earned (Since Oct. '96)
35,113 Scouts who earned the Eagle Scout award
11 Honor Medals with Crossed Palms awarded
51 Honor Medals awarded
142 Heroism Awards presented
118 Medals of Merit presented
77 National Certificates of Merit presented
135,313 Registered units
58,957 Units that earned the national Quality Unit Award
133 Number of national chartered organizations
51.1% Units chartered to religious institutions
27.7% Units chartered to civic / community organizations
29,315 Highest number of units charter to an organization (LDS
Churches)
403,243 Most youth members registered to a chartered organization
(United Methodist churches)
335 Local Councils, 30 Areas, 4 Regions
Scouting's alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide
survey of high schools revealed the following information:
85% of student council presidents were Scouts
89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
75% of school publication editors were Scouts
71% of football captains were Scouts
Scouts also account for:
64% of Air Force Academy graduates
68% of West Point graduates
70% of Annapolis graduates
72% of Rhodes Scholars
85% of FBI agents
26 of the first 29 astronauts
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