May 2013 - Page 2 of 3 - Aaron On Scouting

How to monitor your Scout’s spending and benefit Scouting

May 16, 2013 14

With some teens, you might as well give their allowance directly to Best Buy, GameStop, or Cinemark, because it’s going straight there anyway. There’s got to be a better way. And now, there is. Harness

Charleston, W.Va., to Scout families: We’re your gateway to the jamboree

May 15, 2013 2

You may have heard there’s a big party at the Summit this summer, a little get-together called the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. But did you know that just an hour northwest of the BSA’s extravaganza

Should Scouts earn merit badges at summer camp?

May 14, 2013 231

Scouts earn merit badges at council-run merit badge colleges or summer camps, or on their own with a registered counselor. But some troops restrict this practice.

10 tips for helping Scouts balance fun and advancement at summer camp

May 14, 2013 10

At summer camp, what’s more important for Scouts, advancement or fun? Trick question. Scouts who attend the best summer camps and have effective Scout leaders guiding them don’t have to choose. For these Scouts, advancement

Visiting ours: Jamboree visitor passes now available

May 13, 2013 9

Don’t just read about the great time we’re having at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree this summer. Come see it for yourself. Jamboree visitor passes — including one day, two days, and all days —

How many Sea Scouts earn the Quartermaster award each year?

May 10, 2013 61

Think the Eagle Scout Award is rare? Check out the Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award. First earned around 1930, the Quartermaster Award is Sea Scouting’s highest honor. Just how rare is it? Keeping in mind that

One man’s life: shaped by John Wayne, the U.S. Navy, and the BSA

May 10, 2013 1

Where do our values come from? For Ken Krogue, the Eagle Scout and Forbes.com contributor, the idea of values first showed up in Scouts, were further developed at the U.S. Naval Academy, and even made

These North Carolina Scouts and Venturers are giving Peace a chance

May 8, 2013 17

You can’t promote world peace by sitting on your couch. No, you’ve got to follow the lead of units like Venturing Crew 122 of North Carolina’s Tuscarora Council. The Venturers and advisors of Crew 122, along with some

When the parents of a special-needs kid say ‘yes’ to Scouting, this happens…

May 6, 2013 27

Behold the power of “Yes.” When Crystal Bueno and her husband first saw the go-kart their Tiger Cub sons were given at a council derby Saturday in Brooklyn, their first reaction was “No.” “No way,” Crystal

Eagle Scout court of honor gifts: Are they appropriate? If so, what should you give?

May 3, 2013 90

You give graduates a gift when they reach the high point of their educational career. But what about when a young man reaches the pinnacle of Scouting? In other words: To gift or not to gift, that is