And that means that you must have the scout qualities.
"Scouting is no game to be won or lost, like baseball.

After all, the high award is not for what you _do_ alone, but for what you _are_.

You are not to use scouting as a means to an end.
"In trying for a high award a scout is not running a race with other scouts.

There is no spirit of contest in scouting.

To be a hero, even that is not enough.