Boy Scouts Application Essay

I joined the Boy Scouts in middle school the organization appealed to me because it provided a structured program of activities in areas to which I was already committed: community, leadership, and outdoorsmanship. Joining the Boy Scouts delivered on everything that it promised. I participated in great community projects, from planting trees to working at food banks, led Scouts on trips, and honed my leadership skills.
Throughout my time in the Boy Scouts, my mother would ask which of the ten laws of scouting I struggled with the most and which one came most easily to me. The Scouts laws are, “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.” I would tell her that