How Do Scouts Affect My Life

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How the Boy Scouts of America Have Affected My Life Throughout the years the Boy Scouts of America have helped young men into leaders and hard workers in their communities. Although I've been a scout for six years I haven't regretted joining. Through scouts I have learned a lot of different skills that I use almost daily, whether it writing a speech or being a leader in class and helping other classmates. Scouts has helped form me into the person I am today in the following ways: by helping develop me into a leader, by helping me choose my career, and by helping me to become a good teacher.
First scouts affected my life by helping me develop as a leader. The reason for this is when I first joined scouts I did not have a whole lot of confidence

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