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Ask the Expert: What is (and what isn’t) a camping night for the Camping MB?

June 24, 2015 289

Tent, hammock, cabin, retired battleship — all offer great experiences for Scouts, but only some count as camping nights for the Camping merit badge.

2015 Guide to Advancement out now; here are 13 of the biggest changes

April 23, 2015 217

The 2015 Guide to Advancement, your official source for administering advancement in all Boy Scouts of America programs, is now available.

BSA acquires Scoutbook, the awesome web app

April 8, 2015 139

BSA has acquired Scoutbook, the web app that makes tracking advancement easier — so you can get back to enjoying those life-changing Scouting experiences.

BSA alternative requirements ensure youth with disabilities get the most out of Scouting

January 29, 2015 52

BSA alternative requirements benefit Scouts or Venturers with documented disabilities. So they can be a Cub Scout past age 11 and a Boy Scout past 18.

Here’s how Eagle Palms work

January 14, 2015 90

Eagle Scouts can earn one Eagle palm for every five merit badges beyond the 21 required. He can earn Eagle palms as quickly as one palm every three months.

What to do when a Scout loses his handbook

November 5, 2014 55

For today’s Ask the Expert, I field a question from an assistant Scoutmaster wondering what to do when a Scout loses his Boy Scout Handbook.

Is there a time limit for completing a merit badge?

September 5, 2014 20

The simple answer: There is no time limit for completing a merit badge except for the Scout’s 18th birthday.

Yes, summer months count toward advancement time

July 31, 2014 57

In one troop, the Scoutmaster mandates that summer months don’t count toward Boy Scout advancement requirements. Not true.

Merit Badge team serves up some reminders about Cooking merit badge

May 20, 2014 8

Updated | Dec. 3, 2015 Avid readers of this blog have been hearing about changes to Cooking merit badge since October 2012. But new Scouters or new blog readers might not know about the exciting, important changes to

How many Eagle Scouts earned Eagle palms in 2013?

May 6, 2014 64

For the first time ever, the BSA’s National Council knows exactly how many Eagle Scout palms were earned in 2013.