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Re:Scouts and guides provide ‘mental health boost for life’ by gonzo on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:05AM (#12921550)
As a former SM, the goals (Aims) of Scouting do not include getting young men to the rank of Eagle.

The aims of Scouting are: Character development Citizenship training Physical fitness

The methods used to achieve these aims:

http://www.nesa.org/methods.html

Learning to live with others is one of the things achieved via the patrol method. This tends to develop citizenship.

Re:Scouts and guides provide ‘mental health boost for life’ by Angostura on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:32AM (#12921841)
Bear in mind that this was a study of those participating in U.K. Scouting which is different in many respects to the American organisation
Re:Scouts and guides provide ‘mental health boost for life’ by timthorn on Thursday November 10, 2016 @12:21PM (#12922248)
And UK Scouting was very different 40 years ago to how it is today - relevant as this study looks at outcomes for those born in 1958