Advancement Activities - Goals of Scouting

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Goals of Scouting

Mission Statement:  The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

 

Scout Oath (or Promise):  On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;  to help other people at all times;  to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

 

Scout Law:  A Scout is:  trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.

 

Scout Motto:  Be prepared

 

Scout Slogan:   Do a good turn daily

 

Outdoor Code:  As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, be careful with fire, be considerate in the outdoors, and be conservation-minded.

 

There’s more information about the overall aims and methods of Scouting here.