Scouting takes young people on a life-changing journey.
Some Scouts enter the program at age 6, 7 or 8 and stay in until they’re 16, 17 or 18. That means Scouting was a formative presence for more than half of their lives.
If we look at photos from those two phases of life, the visible changes will be obvious. The nonvisible changes — more confidence, better character, stronger leadership skills — are there, too.
Today I want to introduce a new blog series called Scouts Then and Now. Starting today and continuing for several weeks, I’ll share two photos of the same Scout or Venturer: once in his or her early Scouting years (Cub Scout, younger Boy Scout, younger Venturer) and again in his or her later Scouting years (Life Scout, Eagle Scout, older Venturer).
I’ve already received more than 150 submissions, but you should keep sending yours in. Here’s how.
And now, let’s look at the first batch of 30 inspiring photos.
Austin from Colorado
Hayden from New Hampshire
Jake from Kansas
Art from Washington
Nick from Florida
Jake from Michigan
Andrew from Florida
Blake from Georgia
James from Georgia
Jared from Virginia
Drew from Pennsylvania
Sean from Pennsylvania
Matthew from New York
Billy from Illinois
David from Massachusetts
Matthew and Zach from West Virginia
Jonathan from Nevada
Ben from Maryland
Harmon from Texas
Matthew from Illinois
Henry, Clarke and Clarke from Pennsylvania
Aidan and Gavin from Kansas
Ian from Texas
Dawson from Idaho
Will from Kentucky
Aaron from Kentucky
Jacob from Ohio
Cassidy from California
Hayden from West Virginia
Camden from Maryland
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