A Study of the Relationship between Boy Scout Experience and the Commissioned Air Force Officer

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of boy scout experience on Air Force officers in the rank of captain through colonel. Data was collected using a survey instrument and information supplied by the US Air Force Academy and analyzed using Chi-square hypothesis testing. The study showed that (1) Cadets with scouting experience, especially Eagle scouts, more often graduated from the Air Force Academy than those without. (2) Scouting experience, especially Eagle scouts, more often graduated from the Air Force Academy below-the-zone promotions. (3) Sufficient information is not available to determine whether military dependents or members of military-sponsored scout troops are more likely to become Air Force Officers. (4) Eagle scouts are more likely to become adult scout leaders than former non-eagle scouts or non-scouts; and (5) The Air Force appears to have the same percentage of former scouts, but a much higher percentage of Eagle scouts, than the general public.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161369

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  • Benjamin R. Nevin

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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