“OK, Spartan patrol and Unicorn patrol: You guys start setting up tents,” says Chris Schwartz, senior patrol leader of jamboree Troop D424 out of the West Tennessee Area Council. “Phoenix patrol and Cougars: cots and
Forty-one years after he was a high school band director, Wayne Brock hasn’t lost his touch. Late this morning, the Boy Scouts of America’s Chief Scout Executive took over and led the band in a
Much of Baden-Powell’s vision for Scouting still holds true today. But put this one in the category of something B-P never could have predicted. Today the Boy Scouts of America releases Programming merit badge, an elective
Updated, Aug. 22: Leaders, check out Scouting magazine’s latest Merit Badge Clinic focusing on the Sustainability merit badge. In this column, writer Mark Ray speaks to the four members of the Sustainability Merit Badge Task Force,
I’ve never had a jamboree experience without my dad, and I couldn’t be happier about that. My dad, Don, and I attended or served on staff together at the 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 jamborees.
The 2013 National Jamboree is a sprinter on the starting blocks, muscles flexed, brimming with the potential energy of things to come. Can you feel it? Tomorrow morning, the first buses arrive onsite, and that
Here’s one for your browser’s bookmarks bar: The newest edition of the Boy Scouts of America Guide to Advancement released today. The PDF version contains answers to pretty much any advancement question that might come up, and it’s
If BSA founder James E. West were around today, how would your Scouts address him? Mr. West? James? Mr. James? Jimmy E.? The way Scouts and Venturers address leaders was on the mind of Scouter
Even if you’re not among the fortunate few attending, staffing, or visiting the jamboree next week, you can still play along at home. Scouting magazine will cover the jamboree from a Scouter’s perspective, sharing news