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Month: January 2019

Inspirational Stories

Rafe’s special delivery: Eagle Scout collects items for victims of California wildfire

January 23, 2019 1

Rafe Kotalik, senior patrol leader of Troop 1772 from the Sam Houston Area Council, launched a gear drive for Scouts and others from Paradise, Calif.

Cub Scouts

What’s the difference between Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA?

January 22, 2019 78

What’s the difference between Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA? Unit structure, leadership, parental involvement, advancement, camping and more.

Fun

Have you taken our latest Scouting Safety Quiz?

January 22, 2019 0

More than 400 people tested their Christmas tree knowledge in our November-December Scouting Safety Quiz. We selected one at random to win a $100 Scout Shop gift card.

Cub Scouts

A fascinating look at the history of the Pinewood Derby

January 21, 2019 5

The Pinewood Derby, a beloved, signature part of Cub Scouting, was started by a humble Cubmaster who wanted to do something special for his son.

Advancement

The big difference between Cub Scout advancement and Scouts BSA advancement

January 21, 2019 27

Rank advancement in Cub Scouts is not like rank advancement in Scouts BSA. In Cub Scouts, it’s grade- or age-based. In Scouts BSA, the youth hold the reins.

Scouts BSA

Details on Scouts BSA uniform, handbook availability

January 18, 2019 121

Ahead of the program’s Feb. 1 debut, Scouts BSA uniform items and the Scouts BSA Handbook for Girls have begun arriving at Scout shops and scoutshop.org.

Fun

Eagle Scout owns Guinness World Record for longest chain of carabiners

January 17, 2019 8

Charles Boone, an Eagle Scout from Dormont, Pa., was honored by Guinness World Records for creating the longest chain of carabiners ever.

The cover of the two-volume Braille edition of the Wolf Handbook.
Cub Scouts

Cub Scout handbooks are now available in Braille versions

January 16, 2019 7

Thanks to Braille versions of the four Cub Scout handbooks — Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos — all Cub Scouts can follow the journey.

Inspirational Stories

This troop honored its late Scoutmaster with a really cool patch

January 15, 2019 0

A California troop honored its 300-plus Eagles Scouts and the Scoutmaster who helped so many of them reach that rank.

Eagle Scout

A family tradition: For the Moellers of Ohio, it’s six brothers, six Eagle Scouts

January 14, 2019 9

The two youngest members of the Moeller family earned the Eagle Scout rank. In doing so, Sam and Joshua became the family’s fifth and sixth Eagle Scouts.

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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting and a contributing writer.


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