Aaron Derr, Author at Bryan on Scouting

How the Cooking merit badge can save your family time and heartache

July 7, 2020 3

When Avery Moore isn’t volunteering as Scoutmaster of Troop 11 in Rocky Mount, N.C., you can find him helping out at a local pediatric burn survivor aftercare program. It was during a virtual meeting for

“Jaws” turns 45 this weekend. Do you remember the Scout reference?

June 19, 2020 18

There are lots of famous scenes in Jaws, but there’s one scene you might have missed unless you happened to be looking for it.

How three Eagle Scout brothers are working to make more ventilators

May 7, 2020 0

It’s not like Tyler, Ryan and Preston Mantel didn’t have anything else to do. It’s just that, back in March, when the three Eagle Scout brothers from Troop 804 of the Crossroads of America Council

“Why I hire Eagle Scouts”: An HR executive weighs in

April 23, 2020 9

Dan Churay knows what to look for in a potential employee. At the top of that list: being an Eagle Scout. He recently explained his thoughts in a letter to Scouting magazine.

Hear the inspiring story of an Eagle Scout who lives with autism

April 16, 2020 0

“My awesome son did do something very awesome. Set a goal … went for it … and made it. He became an Eagle Scout.”

By Odin’s beard! Thor-themed Pinewood Derby car appears in Thor comic

March 26, 2020 1

When this Cub Scout’s Thor-themed Pinewood Derby car won the pack championship, his father wrote a letter to Marvel Comics to brag about his son.

Getting to know Roger C. Mosby, the new President and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America

January 28, 2020 25

Mosby spoke with Bryan on Scouting about his goals for the BSA, his time in Vietnam and his favorite memory from his time as a Scout leader.

Student with autism inspires with Eagle Scout achievement

June 11, 2019 5

Thanks to years of hard work and the help of dedicated professionals, Timmy Hargate is now an Eagle Scout.

New Jersey troop renames street in memory of former Scoutmaster

October 4, 2018 3

When Ken Fineran died of cancer in 2016, his troop knew they had to do something to memorialize what he meant to their community.

Five things I learned taking my son to our first Scout summer camp

July 16, 2018 25

Did everything go perfectly? No. Was it worth it in the end? Absolutely. Here are five things our writer learned at his first summer at camp with his son.