Terms and Style Items - "Y"
years
Use figures, without commas: "1975." Use an s without an apostrophe to
indicate spans of decades or centuries: "the 1890s," "the 1800s." Years
are the lone exception to the general rule in numerals that a figure is
not used to start a sentence: "1910 saw the founding of the Boy Scouts
of America." However, it may be better to recast the sentence to avoid
this exception.
Young American Awards
These local council awards may be given annually to young adults
between the ages of 15 and 25 who have achieved excellence in the
fields of science, religion, service, government, business, athletics,
art, music, or literature. Recipients need not be members of the Boy
Scouts of America.
youth leader training
See "National Youth Leader Instructor Camp" and "National Youth Leadership Training."
youth ministry outreach
Used to describe how the Scouting program is used within a religious organization.
Youth Protection program
This BSA emphasis fights child abuse by teaching youth the "three R's": Recognize, Resist, and Report
child abuse; by helping parents and Scouters learn to recognize
indications of child abuse; and by teaching them how to handle child
abuse situations.
youth-serving executive
A Scouting professional who serves the council at the unit level. Note the use of the hyphen.