March 2016 - On Scouting

It’s time to take a fresh look at Exploring

March 31, 2016 2

With a new tagline — “Discover Your Future” — a phenomenal new website, and teen-targeted imagery, Exploring is ready for takeoff.

13 things to love about the Boy Scout Handbook

March 31, 2016 26

By now you’ve heard there’s a new Boy Scout Handbook. Here are 13 things to love about the 13th edition of the guy’s guide to adventure.

Four-star offensive tackle headed to Florida State — but not before he finishes his Eagle project

March 30, 2016 5

On National Signing Day, Landon Dickerson said — on live TV — that rather than enroll in college early he would work on his Eagle Scout service project.

Scouts send hundreds of get-well cards to fellow Cub Scout after major surgery

March 30, 2016 0

Fellow Scouts send hundreds of cards, patches, T-shirts and more to help cheer up one Vermont Cub Scout after major surgery.

Let’s get a Scout or Venturer on Keep America Beautiful’s Youth Advisory Council

March 29, 2016 0

Encourage a Scout or Venturer you know to apply for the 2016-2017 Keep America Beautiful Youth Advisory Council.

What’s your favorite jamboree memory?

March 29, 2016 9

Jamborees create memories that last a lifetime, and we want to hear about those memories. Share your National Jamboree memories here.

Meet your 2016-17 National Venturing President and National Sea Scout Boatswain

March 28, 2016 1

The National Venturing President and National Sea Scout Boatswain for the 2016-2017 Scouting year have been named. Please congratulate these young people.

Top 5 merit badges Superman would have no trouble earning

March 24, 2016 13

They call him the “Big Blue Boy Scout,” so it’s no stretch to imagine the Man of Steel — aka Superman — earning merit badges.

Top 5 merit badges Batman would have no trouble earning

March 24, 2016 9

He uses science, physical strength and ingenuity — all skills promoted in Scouting — to do the right thing. But which merit badges would Batman earn?

13th-edition ‘Boy Scout Handbook’: Inside the guy’s guide to adventure

March 24, 2016 38

The new, 13th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was designed with navigation in mind. It’s the most user-friendly Handbook the BSA has ever released.