Scouting allows youth the opportunity to have fun with friends, earn trust and respect, learn that they are capable of doing things and solving problems on their own all while preparing for real life and developing resilience in a top-of-the-line outdoor program.
Scouting America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared For Life®”
Our goal is to give youth fantastic experiences in the outdoors, and elsewhere, where they can grow in a safe environment.
More than 130 million Americans have been through Scouting America programs since our founding, and currently more than 1 million youth are served by 477,000 dedicated adult volunteers in local councils throughout the country.
Every Scout has the chance to have a leadership position in the Troop.
Weekly meeting are usually used to work on a viariety of things which can include rank advancement, event preparation, merit badge work, games, patrol meetings, and group learning.
Scouting America Mission Statement:
The mission of Scouting America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Troop 5 and Troop 70 Goshen, Indiana 