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Month: May 2014

Eagle Scout

Robert Gates, Eagle Scout and former defense secretary, begins term as BSA president

May 22, 2014 41

The Boy Scouts of America on May 22 elected Robert M. Gates, Eagle Scout, former defense secretary and former CIA director as its national president.

Cub Scouting

Say hey to Ethan, your boys’ new guide through Cub Scouting

May 22, 2014 33

Ethan, the newest member of the Cub Scout team, will be a part of each adventure in your boys’ new Cub Scout handbooks.

Scouting archives

Past and present: A glimpse at the BSA’s historic National Annual Meetings

May 22, 2014 1

The first annual meeting of the BSA was held in 1911 at the White House, where U.S. President Howard Taft addressed a group of Scouting professionals.

Cub Scouting

About the Cub Scouters behind the Cub Scout program updates

May 21, 2014 29

The folks behind the fun-focused updates to Cub Scouting aren’t high-paid consultants. They aren’t people who have never run a den meeting in their lives.

Cub Scouting

Tiger Cub becomes just Tiger and gets new image next year

May 21, 2014 38

When the new Cub Scout program becomes official on May 2015, Tiger Cubs becomes simply Tiger and gets a new tiger image to go along with it.

Venturing

Here are the requirements for the new Venturing awards

May 21, 2014 44

Heads up, Venturers and Venturing advisors. It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. The requirements for the Venturing, Discovery, Pathfinder and Summit Awards were released today at the 2014 National Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Venturers may

Cub Scouting

Looping you in on the Cub Scout 2015 updates

May 21, 2014 290

Update, 4:44 p.m. May 21: Read about the volunteers responsible for these changes. And learn about Tiger Cubs becoming just Tigers. Let me get this out of the way first: Belt loops and pins aren’t going

Advancement

Merit Badge team serves up some reminders about Cooking merit badge

May 20, 2014 8

Updated | Dec. 3, 2015 Avid readers of this blog have been hearing about changes to Cooking merit badge since October 2012. But new Scouters or new blog readers might not know about the exciting, important changes to

Ask the Expert

Ask the Expert: Who approves the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan?

May 20, 2014 67

Trevor asks whether he can complete the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan section of his Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook after the project is completed.

Eagle Scout

Imagine Dragons and its Eagle Scout lead singer score 5 Billboard Music Awards

May 19, 2014 5

If you’ve never heard of Imagine Dragons, ask a couple of your Scouts to get you up to speed. Or check out the list of winners from last night’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The rock

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