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The first boy scout troop in the United States was founded in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in May 1909, as the first international charter of the British boy scouts. The scouting troop was founded by Anglican priest John Forbes Mitchell in Pawhuska while he was on assignment for the [[Church of England]]. The formation of the Boy Scouts of America by Congress took place in December 1909, seven months after the Pawhuska incorporation.  

The first boy scout troop in the United States was founded in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in May 1909, as the first international charter of the British boy scouts. The scouting troop was founded by Anglican priest John Forbes Mitchell in Pawhuska while he was on assignment for the [[Church of England]]. The formation of the Boy Scouts of America by Congress took place in December 1909, seven months after the Pawhuska incorporation.  

Ernest Thompson Seton was the BSA's first Chief Scout (1910-1915); the programs were largely copied from the British models set out by  General Robert Baden-Powell, who began the noncompetitive badge system. Even more important was the [[Social Gospel]] influence of "muscular Christianity" promulgated by the [[YMCA]] in the Era of the [[Third Great Awakening]], 1910-30.<ref>Clifford Putney, ''Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920'' (2001) </ref>  

Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) organized the Woodcraft League of America and the Woodcraft Indians in addition to writing the first scouting manual. He was the BSA's first Chief Scout (1910-1915); the programs were largely copied from the British models set out by  General Robert Baden-Powell, who began the noncompetitive badge system. Even more important was the [[Social Gospel]] influence of "muscular Christianity" promulgated by the [[YMCA]] in the Era of the [[Third Great Awakening]], 1910-30.<ref>Clifford Putney, ''Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920'' (2001) </ref>  

Scouting is not just for the benefit of the boys. It is also an opportunity for adult men to mentor youth and themselves practivce outdoor skills. The success of the Scouts resulted in part from increased concern over the maintenance of masculinity in a world of cities and office buildings.  [[Theodore roosevelt]] often sounded the tocsin. Adult men in the 1900-1930 era believed that the opportunities for the development and expression of masculinity were being restricted. Scouting was a means to counteract perceived forces of feminization in the world of adolescents. The Scouting movement provided adult men, denied by their occupations, an opportunity to validate the traditional image of masculinity.  

Scouting is not just for the benefit of the boys. It is also an opportunity for adult men to mentor youth and themselves practivce outdoor skills. The success of the Scouts resulted in part from increased concern over the maintenance of masculinity in a world of cities and office buildings.  [[Theodore Roosevelt]] often sounded the tocsin. Adult men in the 1900-1930 era believed that the opportunities for the development and expression of masculinity were being restricted. Scouting was a means to counteract perceived forces of feminization in the world of adolescents. The Scouting movement provided adult men, denied by their occupations, an opportunity to validate the traditional image of masculinity.  

==Programs==

==Programs==