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Month: March 2017

Awards

Ready to sew on your square knot? Here’s how to wear it

March 15, 2017 36

Square knots are rectangular representations of a variety of Scouting awards. Most of these awards are for adult volunteers, but some are for Scouts.

Advancement

Here’s a complete list of 2017 Boy Scout requirement changes

March 14, 2017 34

Each year, the BSA modifies Boy Scout merit badge and rank requirements. Here are the 2017 updates, as reflected in the 2017 Boy Scout Requirements Book.

Scouts Then and Now

Scouts Then and Now, Chapter 8

March 10, 2017 1

Chapter 8 of Scouts Then and Now includes more before-and-after photos that show the transformative power of Scouting. Scouting really does change lives.

Eagle Scout

Watch as Eagle Scout Terry Fossum competes in new show ‘Kicking & Screaming’ on FOX

March 9, 2017 15

Eagle Scout Terry Fossum and his survival-expert teammate compete against others in the wild jungles of Fiji on the new show “Kicking & Screaming.”

Report to the Nation

Scouting gets high approval rating from four cabinet secretaries

March 9, 2017 0

Four meetings with cabinet secretaries yielded four strong responses to Scouting and the ways in which it prepares young people for life.

Report to the Nation

At U.S. Capitol, Scouts present Report to the Nation to Ryan, Pelosi

March 9, 2017 0

At the U.S. Capitol, the Scouts, Venturers and Explorer were whisked through the halls to meet first with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and then with Rep. Paul Ryan.

Report to the Nation

Scouts celebrate the BSA’s natural partnership with National Park Service

March 8, 2017 1

The spirit of collaboration between the BSA and the National Park Service was celebrated at a special ceremony near the Boy Scout Memorial in Washington.

Report to the Nation

Scouts react to meeting President Trump to present Report to the Nation

March 8, 2017 2

On Tuesday, 10 young people visited the White House to present the Boy Scouts of America’s Report to the Nation to President Donald Trump.

Report to the Nation

Duty to country: Tillerson says Scouting values guide him at State Department

March 7, 2017 6

Rex Tillerson, No. 4 in the presidential line of succession, invited the Scouts, Venturers and Explorer into his outer office for a fireside chat.

Eagle Scout

High-ranking Eagle Scout at the Pentagon shares strong words about Scouting

March 7, 2017 8

On Monday, in a special dining room deep inside the Pentagon, the Report to the Nation delegates had lunch with Gen. Paul Selva, an Eagle Scout.

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