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Month: October 2018

Camping

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.

History of Scouting

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.

Cub Scouting

How to prevent your troop trailer from getting stolen

October 17, 2018 93

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.

Cub Scouting

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.

Ask the Expert

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?

Inspirational Stories

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.

Inspirational Stories

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.

Commentary

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. 

Eagle Scout

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.

Fundraising

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.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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