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| ======Scout Councils====== | ======Scout Councils====== | ||
| - | The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) program is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Councils receive an annual charter from the National Council and are usually incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. | + | The [[boy_scouts_of_america|Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) program is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Councils receive an annual charter from the National Council and are usually incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. |
| The council executive board is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws. | The council executive board is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws. | ||
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| {{ wiki:TN-BSA-AUX.jpg?255|Attention Tennessee Boaters!}} | {{ wiki:TN-BSA-AUX.jpg?255|Attention Tennessee Boaters!}} | ||
| The unit is the main operating group of the BSA. Units use different names for each membership level: | The unit is the main operating group of the BSA. Units use different names for each membership level: | ||
| - | * Cub Scouts are organized as packs. | + | * [[cub_scouts|Cub Scouts]] are organized as packs. |
| * Boy Scouts as troops. | * Boy Scouts as troops. | ||
| - | * Venturers as crews. | + | * [[venturers|Venturers]] as crews. |
| - | * Sea Scouts as ships. | + | * [[sea_scouts|Sea Scouts]] as ships. |
| The Boy Scouts of America's primary mission is to provide a values-based youth program that can be used by local institutions for the benefit of the youth in their community. Thus each unit is operated by a community-based organization such as a business, service organization, school, labor group, or religious institution that has applied for and received an annual charter from the BSA. | The Boy Scouts of America's primary mission is to provide a values-based youth program that can be used by local institutions for the benefit of the youth in their community. Thus each unit is operated by a community-based organization such as a business, service organization, school, labor group, or religious institution that has applied for and received an annual charter from the BSA. | ||
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