November 2015 Archives - 2/4 - Bryan on Scouting

Awards recognize individuals and councils who do Venturing right

November 18, 2015 5

Two awards recognize people and councils who do Venturing right: the Venturing Leadership Award and the Council Standards of Venturing Excellence Award.

Three-finger sign in Hunger Games movies isn’t infringement. It’s just cool.

November 18, 2015 35

A Scouter and blog reader saw something familiar in the marketing campaign for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2”: a three-finger sign.

Send in a photo of the craziest place you’ve camped

November 17, 2015 9

Ever bunked on a battleship? Pitched tents next to a pitcher’s mound? Camped out somewhere outstanding? Send in photos of the coolest place you’ve camped.

10 of the coolest Scout meeting places around

November 17, 2015 11

Some of these Scout meeting places caught my eye right away, including a troop that meets on a beach. Others make the ordinary extraordinary.

Nominate a Scout or Venturer for the 2016 Outdoor Inspiration Awards

November 16, 2015 0

Know a Scout or Venturer who “shows leadership and passion for the outdoors”? Nominate him or her in the 2016 Outdoor Inspiration Awards.

Number of campouts required for First Class will double in 2016

November 16, 2015 114

In a nod to the BSA’s increased emphasis on the outdoors, the number of campouts required for First Class in Boy Scouting will double beginning in 2016.

Philmont offers a physical, emotional retreat for women with breast cancer

November 13, 2015 0

Casting for Recovery provides free fly-fishing retreats for women with breast cancer. For the past six years, Philmont has hosted one of those retreats.

Umbrella movie license gives councils expanded options for showing movies

November 13, 2015 23

The BSA has purchased an umbrella movie license that covers all council-owned properties. This move has implications that reach beyond Wood Badge and NYLT.

How does two-deep leadership apply when driving to Scouting events?

November 12, 2015 94

Does “two-deep leadership” apply to driving to and from Scouting events? In other words, are two adults required in each car? We asked the expert.

What’s a new Order of the Arrow dad to do when his son isn’t yet elected?

November 12, 2015 69

At a recent camporee, an assistant Scoutmaster was called out to join the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s national honor society. His son was not.