·         Rarely will one be brought before the juvenile court system.

·         4 will become Queen's Scouts.

·         At least 1 of these will say they value their Queen's Scout Award above their College degree.

·         17 will become future Scout volunteers.

·         12 will have their first contact with Church.

·         1 will enter the clergy.

·         18 will develop a hobby which will last throughout their adult life.

·         8 will enter a vocation that was learned through the Progressive Training Award Scheme.

·         1 will use his/her Scouting skills to save his/her own life.

·         1 will use his/her Scouting skills to save the life of another person.

      Additionally, Scouts Account for:

     64% of RAF graduates
     85% of FBI agents
     26 of the first 29 astronauts                                                                                      

      And some notable former Scouters include

      In the United Kingdom:

·         Sir Robert Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell

·         Lord Aldington KCMG CBE - Former Chairman, Sun Alliance & London Assurance Co. Ltd.

·         Sir David Attenborough - Naturalist, TV Personality

·         Sir Richard Attenborough - Actor, Film Director/Producer

·         Richard Baker OBE - TV Personality

·         David A. Baldwin - Managing Director, Hewlett Packard (UK) Ltd.

·         David Beckham - Football player

·         David Bellamy - TV Personality

·         Tony Benn - Politician

·         Richard Branson - Entrepreneur

·         Brian Clough - Football Manager

·         Nigel Clough - Footballer

·         Ronnie Corbett - Actor

·         John Craven - TV Personality

·         Jim Davidson - Entertainer

·         Ken Dodd - Entertainer

·         Derek Jacobi - Actor

·         Rt. Hon. Neil Kinnock - Politician

·         Danny la Rue - Entertainer

·         Sammy Lee - Footballer

·         Malcolm MacDonald - Former Manager, Fulham FC

·         John Major - former Prime Minister

·         Gerry Marsden - Entertainer

·         Simon Mayo - Disc Jockey/TV Presenter

·         Paul McCartney MBE - Songwriter, Entertainer

·         Richard Meade OBE - Showjumper

·         George Michael - Singer/Songwriter

·         Adrian Moorhouse - Swimmer

·         Derek Mountfield - Footballer

·         Denis Norden - TV Personality

·         Michael Parkinson - Radio Presenter, TV Personality

·         Cliff Richard - Entertainer

·         Sir Bobby Robson - Former England Football Manager

·         Willie Rushton - Actor

·         Doug Scott - Mountaineer

·         Paul Shane - Actor

·         Chris Tarrant - Disc Jockey/TV Personality

·         Lesley Thomas - Author

·         Ian Wallace - Singer

·         David Wickham - TV Producer (Panorama)

·         Sir Norman Wisdom - Actor

And Overseas...

·         Neil Armstrong - Astronaut, Apollo 11, 1st man on the Moon

·         Jacques Chirac - Politician (France)

·         Walter Cronkite - Journalist (USA)

·         Ex-King Constantine of Greece

·         Prince Emmanuel of Lichtenstein

·         Richard Gere - Actor (USA)

·         Valery Giscard d'Estang - Politician (France)

·         Jason Donovan - Actor/Entertainer (Australia)

·         Rolf Harris - Entertainer (Australia)

·         Bruce Jenner - Athlete (USA)

·         James Lovell - Astronaut - Apollo 13 and others (USA)

·         Hon. Daniel Moi - President of Kenya

·         Amandou M'Bou - Director General, UNESCO

·         Kirk Stephens - Snooker Player (Canada)

·         Dr Julius Nyere - President of Tanzania

·         Sir Sonny Ramphal CMG, QC - Former Commonwealth Secretary General

·         Mark Spitz - Athlete (USA)

·         James Stewart - Actor (USA)

Good Scouting !                               1^st Great Eccleston Scout Group