December 2014 - Aaron On Scouting

Introducing ‘A True Story of Scouters in Action’

December 31, 2014 6

Drawn by the same illustrator as “Scouts in Action,” “Scouters in Action” recognizes adults who have saved lives while risking their own.

Greatest hits: My 14 most-read blog posts of 2014

December 29, 2014 7

375 posts. 14,000 comments. 4 million page views. 2014 was a great year for Scouting, and — thanks to loyal readers like you — for Bryan on Scouting.

Boy Scout troop rescues pilot whose plane crashed into river

December 23, 2014 9

Troop 597’s annual Christmas paddling trip took an unexpected turn over the weekend when the boys were forced into action to rescue a plane crash survivor.

Zamperini: ‘The first good thing that happened to me was Scouting’

December 23, 2014 5

In a 2011 letter to a Scouting volunteer, “Unbroken” hero Louis Zamperini says, “the first good thing that happened to me was Scouting.”

7 lifesaving tactics the Unbroken hero would have learned in Scouting

December 22, 2014 8

Hero of the book and film Unbroken, Louis Zamperini credits Scouting for teaching him to be prepared with life-saving survival skills.

Eagle Scouts make Men’s Journal list of year’s greatest record-breaking feats

December 19, 2014 1

Included on the list of Men’s Journal’s “22 Greatest Record-Breaking Feats of 2014” you’ll find at least two Eagle Scouts.

Boys’ Life, Scouting magazines honored with Folio awards

December 18, 2014 2

Boys’ Life and Scouting magazine each picked Folio awards this month, meaning the BSA’s magazines are some of the best around.

So how did Boy Scout Logan do in the ‘MasterChef Junior’ finale?

December 17, 2014 29

Sixteen young chefs entered Gordon Ramsay’s “MasterChef Junior,” and only one left with the title of champion and a check for $100,000.

Download these Cub Scout smartphone backgrounds

December 17, 2014 5

Six new Cub Scout smartphone backgrounds let you display your Cub Scout pride on your iPhone, Android phone or Windows phone.

Kate Middleton visits low-income Scouts in London

December 16, 2014 18

Kate Middleton visited a newly established Scout group in east London to lend a hand to the U.K. Scout Association’s “Better Prepared” campaign.