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I was not a Scout, but was in a similar program. It was co-ed which was kind of cool.
I learned a great deal of respect for adults through the leadership of many in that program, and one particular leader.
Each week we met, and worked on skills etc., but usually started the night with field marching drills. In the gym in the winter. One year we had a serious drill leader who had a voice that would drown out canons. I believe he was a retired or reserve military man.
To start each evening we had inspection where the kids would line up, and the leader would ensure we all had our uniforms on straight etc. Pushups were the general results of having done a sloppy job. One evening the instructor (who usually swam laps just before coming out) happened to have missed a button on his shirt, which was pointed out by one of the bolder kids. The leader asked the kid how many pushups he should do, and the smart kid said "one hundred".
Of course we all expected the leader to tell the kid to get real, but instead he dropped and in an amazingly short time, did 100 pushup's. (this after just swimming laps)
I don't know about the rest of the kids, but I really remember that incedent and the respect for some leaders I learned from it.
I will put my boys in Scouts or similar programs if they wish to join. It was a great time for me, and I learned skills. as well.
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