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Answers to your questions about the Cub Scout modifications

December 3, 2016 99

Cub Scouters have shared questions about how these modifications will affect their den. The National Cub Scouting Committee has supplied these answers.

Modifications to Cub Scout program give den leaders more flexibility

November 30, 2016 183

Some adventure requirements that previously were mandatory will become optional, in a move intended to give leaders more control over their den program.

Summer months count toward Scout advancement, whether a troop meets or not

September 21, 2016 14

A Scout who is registered and has not been removed from his unit because of disciplinary reasons should not be penalized because his unit is inactive.

Volunteer creates handy list of requirement page numbers for 13th Boy Scout Handbook

September 2, 2016 31

Bob Gayhart, an enterprising volunteer from Peoria, Ill., has prepared a list of the page numbers for each requirement through First Class.

Who can sign off on Boy Scout requirements?

June 9, 2016 73

It’s a question that every Scout will face: Who can sign off on Boy Scout requirements for merit badges and rank advancement?

What makes the best first merit badge for a Boy Scout to earn?

January 26, 2016 222

There’s no official recommended order for earning merit badges. So which merit badge makes the best “first merit badge” for Scouts?

BSA merit badge team continues efforts to improve existing badges

January 25, 2016 55

It’s the job of the Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force to keep our current library of pamphlets and badge requirements up-to-date, relevant and fun.

New Boy Scout requirements for 2016 now in effect

January 6, 2016 78

On Jan. 1, 2016, the new Boy Scout requirements I’ve been blogging about for months became official. Here’s your complete guide.

When do Scouts start using the new Boy Scout requirements?

December 17, 2015 38

Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, Scouts will use new Boy Scout requirements at every rank. But how does the transition process work?

New Boy Scout requirements put more emphasis on physical fitness

December 3, 2015 45

New Boy Scout rank requirements that take effect on Jan. 1, 2016, put a greater emphasis on Scouts being physically active.