.: Pack 137 - Albuquerque, NM - Scouting Statistics :.

For every 100 young men who join the Boy Scouts:

12	will have their first contact with a church
5	will earn their religious emblem
2	will enter the clergy
1	will use Scout skills to save a life
1	will use Scout skills to save his own life
2	will become Eagle Scouts
18	will enter professions first learned through the Merit Badge system
17	will become Scouting volunteers and pass their skills, inspiration, and leadership along to countless youths
28	will develop hobbies started in Scouting that will give them lifelong interests
And...	Only rarely will one appear in a criminal or juvenile court!
And yet,	amazingly Scouting reaches only 25 percent of the youth in the country!

Boy Scout Alumni are:

71%	of football captains
65%	of basketball captains
85%	of student council presidents
88%	of school newspaper editors
77%	of editors of school annuals
75%	of business managers of school publications
80%	of junior class presidents
89%	of senior class presidents
65%	of college graduates
72%	of Rhodes Scholars
75%	of Military Academy graduates
65%	of U.S. Congress
85%	of airline pilots
85%	of FBI agents
26%	of the first 29 astronauts were Boy Scouts
11%	of the 12 astronauts who walked on the moon were Boy Scouts
And...	Over half of the 108 Scout astronauts attained Star, Life, or Eagle ranks

-- Welcome to the new Scouting Year!

-- Please make sure that you have turned in your Scouting Applications and your fall dues.

-- It's time to start selling Popcorn for our Pack fundraiser - please get order forms if you have not already been mailed some.

-- Check the schedule from the red bar on the left to see this year's schedule.

-- Don't forget to ask your neighbors and friends to join Scouts with your Scout. We always welcome new members to our Pack