Anyway scouting is mostly fun. Camping, skiing, and hiking are not boring. Yet through the structure and message of scouting, these normal people are led, amidst the fun, to address systematically the issue of good conduct and its basis. Boys promise to do right before God. The Scoutmaster has real authority but uses it among friends and fellow volunteers.
Older boys help younger boys.
Awards and badges signify achievements in good behavior and growth in skill. For both the boys and the adults, scouting gives training in the virtues. That is why it survives. This fine thing is at the point of being trampled with the full power of the state. It must be rescued.