a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training

Used by Boy Scouts of America and American Camping Association as well as American Birding Association.

利用美国童子军露营协会和美国以及美国的观鸟协会。

Actually, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated to provide a program for community organizations that offers effective character, citizenship, and personal fitness training for youth.

实际上，美国童子军是一项给美国青少年提供各方面教育的社区组织，比如性格锻炼、公民教育和个人塑身训练等。

Members of the Boy Scouts of America use a left handed shake, referred to as the 'scout shake.

美国童子军成员用左手握手，名为「童子军式握手」。

Newspapers nationwide reported that my letter spurred the Boy Scouts of America to issue a policy restricting use of the flag.

全国性的报纸报道说我的信激励了美国的童子军颁布一项限制使用旗帜的政策。

For example, the Boy Scouts of America allows more than 100 different merit badges to be earned, each focused on a specific topic such as Plant Science or Lifesaving.

例如，美国童子军有可以因100个不同的优点而获得奖励徽章，每一个都以如植物科学或救生等特定主题为着眼点。

The Boy Scouts of America and its supporters contend that these policies are essential in its mission to 「instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character」.

BSA及其支持者则认为，BSA之所以制订这些规定，是为了给年轻人灌输某些终身的价值观和民族特征，并声明这是完全必要的做法。