Boy Scouts is built on the belief that good character, honor, and selflessness are important. During my time in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, I learned about determination in overcoming obstacles, persistence in completing a project, and the importance of living and working in a community. While working on many of my required merit badges, I learned about determination. I had to work hard to earn many of the badges, such as First Aid, which was among the hardest badges I obtained. I had to focus on the end outcome of earning my Eagle Scout rank, which was still years in my future. For my Robotics merit badge, I learned that persistence leads to success. I had to work for months to earn that merit badge, where I had to learn to code and build