July 2012 - Aaron On Scouting

Are you safe when driving Scouts around? Take the quiz and find out

July 31, 2012 3

Parents in your troop expect you’ll help mold their boys into better young men. They also have another, equally important expectation: that you’ll keep Scouts safe while doing so. Before you drive Scouts to your

Twins Grant and Ross James are Eagle Scouts and Olympians

July 31, 2012 11

UPDATE (8:10 a.m., Aug. 1): Grant and Ross raced for Team USA this morning. See the results (spoiler!) or watch the video (start at 2:57:18). You’d expect twins to have a lot in common. But you’d

Popcorn-selling secrets heat up August Cubcast

July 30, 2012 4

When someone down the hall makes popcorn, the enticing aroma makes me drop everything and find the source. If only selling Scout popcorn were as easy, right? Turns out it is. That’s thanks to the August

Liquid gold: Check out these 10 winning hydration slogans

July 23, 2012 21

We know in graphic detail what happens when “happy mountaineers” use the restroom. What we don’t know, until today, are other clever ways to remind Scouts — and ourselves — to remain hydrated in the

Power of plastic: Discover card programs benefit Scouts, Scouting

July 23, 2012 27

Ready to lead the charge in your pack, troop, team, or crew? Check out the Boy Scouts of America’s new Discover card programs, which offer a lesson in financial responsibility for your Scouts and a boost

ScoutFleet to celebrate Sea Scouting’s 100th anniversary

July 20, 2012 3

Hoist the main sail! Starting today, 28 vessels and 230 Sea Scouts arrive in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for Centennial ScoutFleet 2012. The event, which celebrates this year’s 100th anniversary of Sea Scouts, will put the

You tell me: How would you define the term ‘Eagle Scout’?

July 19, 2012 58

What is an “Eagle Scout”? The question seems deceptively simple. I mean, we know an Eagle Scout when we meet one. But coming up with an eloquent way to define Scouting’s highest honor is harder

What I did on my Summit vacation

July 18, 2012 22

It’s one thing to read about the Summit or watch some of the jaw-dropping videos from the place. It’s quite another to see it for yourself. Trust me. I just got back from West Virginia

This summer, keep your Scouts moving and reading

July 11, 2012 4

Do your Scouts count the strategy guide for their favorite video game as summer reading? Does “staying active” involve little more than their thumb on the remote control? If so, it’s time for you to

“We come in peace,” say Scouts around the world

July 11, 2012 11

Violence rages in nearly every corner of the world. That makes Baden-Powell’s vision for Scouts promoting world peace seem even more prescient today than it did a century ago. Fortunately, Scouts and Scouters in the