The Boy Scouts of America have had a profound effect on American history. They as a group have done community service beyond any other group, and best of all, the boys themselves enjoyed doing their service for it helped other people. Sir Robert Baden-Powell originally founded Boy Scouts in Great Britain in the year 1907. He started the Boy Scouts by recruiting 12 boys from the upper class and 9 workingmen’s sons from Poole and Bournemouth on …showed first 75 words of 2629 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2629 total…that I needed to help another person, I would be able to do so. But most of all, the Boy Scouts taught me leadership. I learned to be not just a leader, but a good leader. The American Army may not have had as many leaders (most of whom learned their skills from being Boy Scouts) . Overall, Boy Scouts has proven to be a worthy organization for young men all over the world including myself.