First Eagle Scout -  Arthur Eldred in 1912

For Every One Hundred Boys Who Join Scouting:

• Four (4) will become Eagle Scouts (a huge achievement and the highest Boy Scout Rank - over 2.3 million boys have earned Eagle since 1912 - less than 1% of the male population)
• Rarely will one be brought before juvenile court...
• Twelve (12) will have their first contact with a church
• One (1) will enter the clergy
• Eighteen (18) will develop hobbies that will last through their entire adult life
• Five (5) will earn their church’s religious award
• Eight (8) will enter a vocation that was learned through the merit badge system
• One (1) will use his Scouting skills to save a life!
• One (1) will use his Scouting skills to save the life of another person!
• Seventeen (17) will be future Scouting volunteers