May 2014 - Page 3 of 5 - Aaron On Scouting

How did the Eagle Scout do in ‘The Amazing Race’ finale?

May 19, 2014 2

Talk about great odds. Eagle Scout Connor O’Leary and his dad, Dave, had a one in three shot at winning $1 million in last night’s season finale of The Amazing Race. Appropriate to any discussion about odds, the 35,000-mile

Swimming merit badge revised in time for summer camp

May 19, 2014 74

Swimming merit badge, that Eagle-required summer camp staple, has been upgraded and revised just in time for the 2014 summer camp season. The new requirements focus more on teaching Scouts correct stroke mechanics while continuing to

N.J. police and National Guard camporee is one of 2014’s largest Scouting events

May 16, 2014 14

Later today, 10,000 Boy Scouts will converge in New Jersey for what organizers are calling the year’s largest Scouting event (though organizers of the Scouting 500 event this weekend in Kansas City expect 12,000). This weekend’s New Jersey State Police and New Jersey National

Nice jobs! High-adventure bases have a few staff openings left for Summer 2014

May 16, 2014 0

It almost seems unfair. A few older teens and 20-somethings will work at Northern Tier, Philmont, Sea Base or the Summit this summer, and they’ll get paid for it. Most of the summer staff is locked in

A look back at ‘Cubbing’

May 15, 2014 8

As the new Cub Scouting program kicks off this month, take a look back at where it first began — a program called ‘Cubbing.’

Boy Scout finds bag containing $4,500 in cash, does what Boy Scouts do

May 15, 2014 14

What would you do if you found a bag with $4,500 inside? Caribbean vacation, maybe? Shopping spree at Best Buy? For 15-year-old Boy Scout James Villeneuve from Latham, N.Y., there was never any question about the answer. As

Remember Sept. 11 with this Greater New York Councils tribute patch

May 15, 2014 3

This morning President Obama will officially dedicate the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. It opens to the public May 21. Two years ago this month, I blogged about a special-edition council shoulder patch that the Greater New York Councils

How do you decide which movies are appropriate for your Scouts, Venturers?

May 14, 2014 34

How do you decide whether it’s OK to watch that PG movie with your Cub Scouts or some PG-13 movie with your Venturers?

At Scouting Newsroom, get BSA breaking news straight from the source

May 13, 2014 8

Admit it: You like to be the first to know what’s new in the Boy Scouts of America. I’m with you. So I was excited this week to learn about Scouting Newsroom, the new, official site for BSA

Father-son team on ‘The Amazing Race’ includes Eagle Scout

May 12, 2014 2

He’s already earned Scouting’s highest honor, so racing donkeys in Italy, dancing in Malaysia and becoming a barber in Seville, Spain — all with a million bucks on the line — seems like a cake walk for