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Month: January 2015

Cub Scouting

Missed the Cub Scout webcasts? Here’s how to get up to speed

January 22, 2015 28

Couldn’t tune in to the Cub Scout webcasts? Use the links here to view the webcasts at your convenience and get up to speed.

Cub Scouting

Scout Sunday 2015 is Feb. 8 — here’s how to celebrate

January 22, 2015 24

On Scout Sunday 2015 — Feb. 8 — uniformed Scouts and Scouters will greet the congregation, participate in worship services and receive religious awards.

Ask the Expert

Inside the next-gen program features for troops, teams and crews

January 21, 2015 39

The three-volume Program Features for Troops, Teams and Crews is your youth leaders’ go-to resource for planning a fun and engaging program.

Scouts BSA

Tuesday Talkback: Share your troop meeting schedule

January 20, 2015 41

The opening ceremony opens the meeting, and the closing ceremony closes it. But what happens between? Share your troop meeting schedule here.

Awards

Scout saves a life, gets featured on ‘The Meredith Vieira Show’

January 16, 2015 16

A day of fun hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains for Laurie Leslie and her son Devon turned into a nightmare. Good thing Boy Scout Emery Benson was there.

Scout Life magazine

Boys’ Life magazine: Kid tested, parent approved

January 16, 2015 13

For the third year in a row, Boys’ Life magazine has earned a coveted Parents’ Choice Approved Award.

Commentary

Eagle Scout: Scouting is ‘the last real experience someone my age can have’

January 16, 2015 62

So much in life these days is simulated that something real and authentic stands out. Thank goodness for Scouting, says Eagle Scout Steven Madigan.

Scouting in the News

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Boy Scout

January 15, 2015 153

The rumors are true: Martin Luther King Jr. was a Boy Scout. He was registered as a member of Troop 151, which met at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Advancement

Here’s how Eagle Palms work

January 14, 2015 90

Eagle Scouts can earn one Eagle palm for every five merit badges beyond the 21 required. He can earn Eagle palms as quickly as one palm every three months.

Ask the Expert

How the BSA views unauthorized use of the Scout uniform by non-Scouts

January 14, 2015 104

The Boy Scouts of America’s symbols, including the Scout uniform you wear every week, are protected under U.S. trademark law. Here’s what that means.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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