October 2018 - Page 2 of 3 - Aaron On Scouting

How to plan the perfect pack overnighter for new Cub Scout families

October 19, 2018 6

Keep it simple, make it fun and remember that some of the families in your pack will be sleeping in a tent for the first time.

Fastest-flying Scout flag in history now in a museum where it belongs

October 18, 2018 3

In 1969, Star Scout Tom Stafford carried the flag from his boyhood troop into space. The Apollo 10 capsule, and the flag inside, set a speed record.

How to prevent your troop trailer from getting stolen

October 17, 2018 94

Acts of theft don’t get much lower than stealing a troop trailer from Scouts. But it happens all the time. Here are some ways to ward off potential thieves.

How the BSA is using email to welcome new families into Scouting

October 17, 2018 13

Read how a series of customized emails welcomes Cub Scout volunteers and parents to the BSA family. Here’s who gets them and what’s inside.

Do you need to match your uniform to specific meetings?

October 16, 2018 54

You’re a leader in two different programs. What do you wear?

Korean War vet receives rare medal for his 75 years of Scouting service

October 15, 2018 2

In recognition of his service to Scouting, Willis “Buddy” Clark Jr. was presented a 75-year Scouting service commendation. Yes, seventy-five years.

Scout’s Eagle project earns World Scouting award, trip to United Nations

October 12, 2018 2

Mikaeel Martinez Jaka, a Life Scout from Virginia, received the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s prestigious Messengers of Peace Heroes Award.

These 8 often-overlooked words in every merit badge pamphlet mean a lot

October 11, 2018 23

I flipped open a merit badge pamphlet recently and saw eight words on the first page. The words were added around 2013, but I hadn’t noticed them before.

10 Scouting facts you probably didn’t know about Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong

October 10, 2018 6

Before he became the “First Man” on the moon, Neil Armstrong became an Eagle Scout. Here’s the story you might not know.

This Second Class Scout sees duty in a hard day’s work

October 9, 2018 1

The Northwest Georgia Council needed some help, so Hayden Mize and his family stepped up because that’s what Scouts do.