One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.
The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.
Scoutcraft is a means through which the veriest hooligan can be brought to higher thought and to the elements of faith in God; and, coupled with the Scout's obligation to do a good turn every day, it gives the base of Duty to God and to Neighbour on which the parent or pastor can build with greater ease the form of belief that is desired.
Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.
When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
In assisting his 'neighbour' every day to the best of his ability, and keeping truth, honesty, and kindness perpetually before him, the Boy Scout, with as little formality as possible, is pleasing God.
Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.
A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.