If we are going to define any organization, title, role, citation, achievement or award by the "rotten apples" within that group, then I maintain there is nothing that we should hold an "automatic awe" of. There are bad examples found in every walk of life. Don't assume any award holder is a leader of good moral character.
To put things in context, approximately 7% of Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
This isn't a generational, political or social commentary. Rather, I offer a personal view on Scouting as it relates to this forum and the military. For me, Scouting provided the foundational base for many of the skills Uncle Sam refined during my time in the service. I was well prepared for living in the outdoors, marksmanship, first aid, backpacking, hiking, orienteering, survival, etc. I got my first taste of leadership responsibility while in the Scouts. I believe the skills and leadership I learned helped me during my time in the service. And yes, I am an Eagle Scout.
Scouting wasn't necessary to succeed in the military. As Scoutpilot says, there are lots of other places to learn leadership. However, Scouting definitely gave me an advantage early in training when I was with lots of guys who had never been in the woods at night, never carried a pack or hiked any distance, etc. I learned life skills and leadership skills that were definitely applicable while in the service and afterwards. Of course, I also learned valuable skills on teams, jobs and extracurricular activities also.
So for me, Scouting was a great experience that helped prepare me for my time as an Infantry Officer. Any young man's experience with Scouting will be influenced by his Scoutmaster, the kids in the troop and the parents of those kids. Some will be great - some will be terrible.
Some Scouts and non-scouts will go on to achieve great things and become people of great character. Other Scouts and non-scouts will be bums.