Public Scouting Facts - Boy Scout Troop 275 (Kennewick, Washington)

In 2012, service projects were conducted by more than 2.7 million youth members and more than one million volunteers.

13,449,017 service hours were reported in 2012 for Journey to Excellence.
$297,761,236 of service was provided by Scouts and leaders to communities across America. (Based on the $22.14 Independent Sector value of volunteer time for 2012)
Service projects most commonly reported for Journey to Excellence in 2012 include
- Litter cleanup/community beautification
- Food collection and distribution
- Community dimension
- Conservation projects
- Military support/appreciation

Nearly 1.1 million youth attended a council camp or national high-adventure camp.

National high-adventure base—Boy Scouts and Venturers
- 31,432—Philmont
- 13,309—Florida Sea Base
- 6,991—Northern Tier

In 2012, the centennial year of the Eagle Scout Award, 57,976 Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank—more than in any previous year.
About 7 percent of all Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2012.
From 1912 to 2012, more than 2 million Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle Scout rank.
2,175,878 merit badges were earned by Boy Scouts in 2012.
- 115,177,687 merit badges have been earned by Boy Scouts since Scouting was established in 1910.
- The most often earned merit badges since 1910 include:
  - First Aid—6,813,506
  - Swimming—6,169,318
  - Camping—4,549,465
  - Cooking—4,193,550
  - Citizenship in the Community—3,353,100

(Source: 2012 BSA Local Council Index)

1,067,513 volunteers provided leadership for Scouting programs in 2012.

On average, Scout volunteers give 20 hours per month in service to Scouting. This equals approximately 256,203,120 hours of volunteer time given to support Scouting in 2012. (Source: Volunteer Outcomes Study, Research & Program Innovation)
$5.67 billion of volunteer time was given in 2012 to support Scouting across America. (Based on $22.14 Independent Sector value of volunteer time for 2012)

181 NASA astronauts were involved in Scouting (57.4% of astronauts). 39 are Eagle Scouts.
36.4 percent of the United States Military Academy (West Point) cadets were involved in Scouting as youth. 16.3 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
22.5 percent of United States Air Force Academy cadets were involved in Scouting as youth. 11.9 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
25 percent of United States Naval Academy (Annapolis) midshipmen were involved in Scouting as youth. 11 percent of midshipmen are Eagle Scouts.
189 members of the 113th Congress participated in Scouting as a youth and/or adult leader. 27 are Eagle Scouts.
18 current U.S. governors participated in Scouting as a youth and/or adult volunteer. Four are Eagle Scouts.

(Source: Membership figures from each organization)

(Reference: 2013 Boy Scouts of America Fact Sheet)

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