Scouting brings with it an opportunity to experience new things, become actively engaged in service within our community, build self-confidence, and provide a sound structure of ethical standards by which to live. 

A 2005 Harris Interactive study found:

• 83% of men who had been Scouts in their youth feel that the values taught them in Scouts are still important to them today
• 87% of men who had been in Scouts five years or more attribute a portion of their self-confidence to the lessons learned in Scouting
• 50% say that Scouting has had a positive influence on their career development
• 83% say that there have been real-life situations where the lessons gained in Scouting helped them be better leaders

That doesn't even scratch the surface, when you realize that the standards taught through the Scout Law as Boy Scouts stay with them through a life-time, influencing their decisions as they grow and develop into the men that they will someday become.