Bryan Wendell, Author at Aaron On Scouting

Can Tiger Cubs attend resident camps?

February 22, 2013 26

That’s a trick question. Yes, they can. Effectively immediately, the policy forbidding Tiger Cubs from attending resident camp has been reversed. As Scout Wire first reported yesterday, the change allows Tiger Cubs to go to

Get up to speed on the BSA’s new NASCAR team

February 21, 2013 24

Do your Scouts like fast cars? Do I even have to ask? Let’s face it: Getting your guys to tune in and cheer on the BSA’s No. 8 car at this weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race

Does Scouting build character? Here’s one way to find out …

February 20, 2013 21

Do Cub Scouts have improved character, health, and academic achievement over boys who aren’t in the program? Empirical evidence says yes, but soon we’ll have scientific data to support what we all think we know.

Amateur radio fans: How does free sound?

February 19, 2013 4

A complete amateur radio station in a box can be sent to your council for free*! Too good to be true? Nope. That’s the offer from Icom America, the BSA sponsor I told you about

Finally, a commercial that doesn’t scream at you

February 14, 2013 4

Despite what car dealerships seem to believe, subtlety in advertising isn’t dead. Case in point: the BSA’s new “We Are Venturers” promo video, a 90-second glimpse into a typical day in the life of a

This summer, it’s ‘Back to Gilwell’ for me

February 13, 2013 21

“Would you like to serve on Wood Badge staff?” It was one of the easiest questions I’ve ever been asked. It sounds sentimental, but the truth is I had never really left Wood Badge, at

Learn to handle troop discipline on this episode of ScoutCast

February 8, 2013 1

How so you handle discipline issues in your troop without spoiling the fun or spending all your time going over rules and regulations? Well, you start by listening to this month’s ScoutCast, a monthly podcast

Happy 103rd birthday, Boy Scouts of America!

February 8, 2013 4

Attention, Willard Scott: Grab some Smuckers because the Boy Scouts of America is 103 years old today. On this date in 1910, the country’s coolest youth-serving organization was born. More than 10 decades later, the BSA

Meet your 2013 Silver Buffalo class

February 7, 2013 21

Words can’t adequately describe our gratitude for the sacrifice that Silver Buffalo recipients have made to Scouting over their lives, but I’ll offer two anyway: Thank you. Thank you to the 13 men and women who

These are your 2013 jamboree duffel bags

February 7, 2013 83

(Updated Feb. 20, 2013) It may be a little early to start packing for the jamboree this summer, but I’ve got a sneak peek at what you’ll stuff all that gear into. Take a look