By the numbers: Boy Scouts of America
POSTED: 10:47 AM PST Feb 06, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT May 21, 2013
As the Boy Scouts decide whether to allow gay members and leaders, take a look at the numbers behind America's largest youth organization.
The BSA is made up of various programs: Tiger Scouts (first graders, or 7-year-olds); Cub Scouts (second through fifth graders, or 8, 9, and 10-year-olds); Webelos Scouts (fourth-and fifth-graders, or 10-year-olds); Boy Scouts (11 through 17-year-olds); Varsity Scouts (14 through 17 year-olds); and Venture Scouts, which is a is a year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (or 13 years of age and have completed the eighth grade) through 21.
