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Registration now open for National Wood Badge Course at the Summit — the most fun you’ll have getting trained

July 14, 2022 7

Registration is open for the next National Model Linked Troop Wood Badge Course, set for Oct. 24-28, 2022, at the Summit in West Virginia.

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Introducing Citizenship in Society, the BSA’s newest merit badge

November 1, 2021 87

The first new merit badge for youth in the Scouts BSA program since 2017 officially launches today. Called Citizenship in Society, it provides Scouts with opportunities to learn more about our world by encouraging them

Meet Eagle Scout Raja Chari, one of NASA’s newest astronauts

June 9, 2017 0

NASA announced its 2017 astronaut class — 12 men and women from 18,000 applicants. It shouldn’t come a surprise that one, Raja Chari, is an Eagle Scout.

Watch as Eagle Scout Terry Fossum competes in new show ‘Kicking & Screaming’ on FOX

March 9, 2017 15

Eagle Scout Terry Fossum and his survival-expert teammate compete against others in the wild jungles of Fiji on the new show “Kicking & Screaming.”

Enter daily to win one of three gotta-have backpacks

June 1, 2012 0

Who’s going backpacking this summer? (Yep, I’ve got my hand raised, too!) After you’ve collected the essentials—like a great stove, sturdy boots, a lightweight tent—did you remember the most important item for a long-distance trek?

Enter to win a Buff in the Gotcha Covered Giveaway

May 1, 2012 3

When our gear guru Stephen Regenold (founder of thegearjunkie.com) selects items for Scouting magazine’s “Great Gear” column, he uses two important criteria when making his final selections: style and function. Buff headwear—featured in our May-June

Scouting magazine is now on Pinterest.com

April 12, 2012 2

Have you ever run across a great Cub Scout activity on the Web and wished there was an easy way to file the information for later use? (And I’m not talking about writing down the