12 Facts About Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA is the flagship membership level of the Boy Scouts of America for boys and girls between the ages of typically 11 and 17.

Scouts BSA are expected to develop personal religious values, learn the principles of American heritage and government, and acquire skills to become successful adults.

Participants, known as Scouts BSA, are organized in Scout troops, led by leaders known as Scouters.

Uniform and insignia of the Scouts BSA gives a Scout visibility and creates a level of identity within both the unit and the community.

Each troop is divided into patrols of eight or so Scouts BSA led by a patrol leader elected from within the patrol.

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The new Scouts BSA are kept together as a group, elect their own patrol leader, and are assigned a troop guide—an older Scout who acts as a mentor.

Varsity Scouts BSA were organized into teams, which were separate chartered units from a Boy Scout troop.

Varsity Scouts BSA participated in the standard Boy Scouting advancement program along with programs unique to Varsity Scouting.

Scouts BSA has seven ranks that can be earned, grouped into two phases.

Together, the senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, and patrol leaders make up the patrol leaders council, the group of Scouts BSA that is responsible for developing the troop's program with the advice of the Scoutmaster.

Scouts BSA has a defined Youth Leadership Training Continuum to provide a growth path for youth leaders.

Scouts BSA descended from what was initially the sole and entire program of the Boy Scouts of America.