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Astronauts With Scouting Experience
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Of the 312 pilots and scientists selected as astronauts since 1959, at least 207 have been identified as having been Scouts or active in Scouting. The list includes 39 Eagle Scouts, 25 Life Scouts, 14 Star Scouts, 26 First Class Scouts, 17 Second Class Scouts, 13 Tenderfoot Scouts, 3 Explorers, 25 Cub Scouts, 10 Webelos Scouts, 1 King’s Scout, 2 Wolf Scouts, and 32 with unknown ranks, including 27 who were Girl Scouts.
Of the 27 men to travel to the moon on the Apollo 9 through Apollo 17 missions, 24 were Scouts, including 11 of the 12 men who physically walked on the moon's surface, and all three members of the crew of Apollo 13.
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President of the United States of America:
- President John F Kennedy was the first Scout to become President, who was a member of Troop 2, Bronxville, N.Y., from 1929 to 1931 and a leader of the Boston Council.
- Gerald Ford was the first Eagle Scout to become Vice President and later President. He began his Scouting career on December 17, 1924, when he became a member of Troop 15, sponsored by the Trinity M.E. Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award "for his service to the Nation and community," by the Grand Valley Council at Grand Rapids, Mich., in May 1970. He received the Scouter of the Year Award on December 2, 1974, from the National Capitol Area Council, Washington, D.C.
- President Jimmy Carter was involved in Scouting as a troop committee chairman and Scoutmaster. In support of the President's appeal for an energy conservation program, the Boy Scouts of America held a Scouting Environment Day, April 23, 1977, with other programs planned to make a major contribution toward achieving national energy conservation goals.
- President Carter was involved in Scouting as a troop committee chairman and Scoutmaster. In support of the President's appeal for an energy conservation program, the Boy Scouts of America held a Scouting Environment Day, April 23, 1977, with other programs planned to make a major contribution toward achieving national energy conservation goals.
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