November 2016 - Bryan on Scouting

Modifications to Cub Scout program give den leaders more flexibility

November 30, 2016 183

Some adventure requirements that previously were mandatory will become optional, in a move intended to give leaders more control over their den program.

Fly high with an Aerial Sports job at the 2017 National Jamboree

November 30, 2016 3

Work for the Aerial Sports team at the 2017 Jamboree, and you’ll get all the training you need to offer a safe and fun experience for Scouts and Venturers.

Readers name Boys’ Life the hottest kids/teen magazine of 2016

November 29, 2016 0

Boys’ Life took home the top honors in the Hottest Kids/Teen Magazine category in the 2016 Adweek’s Readers’ Choice awards.

BSA trunk club: 10 photos of mobile Scouting storage spaces

November 25, 2016 8

This is the BSA trunk club, celebrating Scouters from coast to coast who use their cars as mobile storage spaces for all things Scouting.

Scouter completes millionth eLearning module, wins free Philmont trip

November 23, 2016 1

Roger Sheats of North Carolina is the lucky Scouter who completed the 1 millionth eLearning module and won a free trip to the Philmont Training Center.

How hands-on leadership lessons help young people soar

November 22, 2016 Comments Off

Parents of young people are looking for hands-on educational experiences for their children. They get those in Scouting — and at Aviation Challenge.

Fly south for the winter: Attend a Florida Sea Base training conference

November 22, 2016 0

Head to the beautiful — and warm! — Florida Sea Base in January for volunteer training conferences taught by experienced Scouters.

Looking back at the 2016 Koch Cup, where Sea Scouts from 10 countries sailed for glory

November 18, 2016 0

Bringing together 82 Sea Scouts from five different continents, the 2016 William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup is one of Sea Scouting’s signature events.

At Interamerican forum, Scouts and Scouters imagine world peace

November 17, 2016 6

At the 2016 Interamerican Youth Forum and Scout Conference in Texas, representatives from the BSA met with Scouts and Scouters from across the Americas.

Read this poem aloud at a future Eagle Scout court of honor

November 16, 2016 9

“There was not one person in the room that didn’t dab at the corner of their eye after hearing” this poem read at an Eagle Scout court of honor.