>thirty will drop out in their first year
Nope, I did 3 or 4 years, IIRC.
>will speak well of the program
yep, definitely
>rarely will one ever appear before a juvenile court judge
nope, never. Though probably should have
>Twelve of the one hundred will be from families that belong to no church. Through scouting, these twelve and many of their families will be brought into contact with a church and will continue to be active all their lives. Six of the one hundred will become pastors.
Quite the opposite - we were a church-going family when I was young, then stopped before I went to scouts (which was held at our church), and never returned to the church.
>develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives.
definitely, except camping - I hate it!
>Approximately one-half will serve in the military
nope, though our scout leader was ex-military and our troop was known throughout the city for its boot-camp-style leadership
At least one will use it to save another person's life and many will credit it with saving their own.
not yet, but who knows.
>Many will find their future vocation through merit badge work and scouting contacts.
nope, not even close.
>Seventeen of the one hundred boys will later become scout leaders and will give leadership to thousands of boys.
I could see doing this some day when I'm older, though we only have daughters, no sons
Interesting story. I think it overblows things a bit, but it was definitely fun, useful and I absolutely learned a lot from it, particular its un-wussification aspects. Our scout leader was a real hardass, but in a good way. I'll never forget the sticker on his briefcase that had a picture of a cigarette and read "my pleasure, my choice"! The only thing I didn't like was camping in the rain, which was pretty much every time!