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  • [ July 11, 2025 ] Marines and Scouts partner to expand camp, plus other news in Scouting this week Scouting Tips
  • [ July 9, 2025 ] In case you missed it: Every merit badge pamphlet is now available for free online App Feed - Scouts BSA
  • [ July 8, 2025 ] The Big Blue Boy Scout is back on the big screen — and it’s (mostly) super App Feed - Famous Scouts
  • [ July 7, 2025 ] Rocketry team made up of Scouts BSA members brings home international championship App Feed - Scouts BSA
  • [ July 4, 2025 ] This Fourth of July, Scouts salute veterans, plus other news in Scouting this week App Feed - Scouts BSA

App Feed – Eagle Scouts

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

This NASA astronaut just became the oldest Eagle Scout to go to space

September 16, 2024 2

Don Pettit, a 69-year-old Eagle Scout from Silverton, Oregon, is serving as a flight engineer and member of Expedition 72 on the International Space Station. It is Pettit’s fourth journey into space and will add to the 370 days he had already accumulated in orbit.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

How the journey of this Scout with cerebral palsy inspired everyone around her

August 27, 2024 2

It was at one of her brother’s outdoor events that Maggie Whitney discovered her passion for Scouting.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Meet the four Eagle Scouts competing in the 2024 Summer Paralympics

August 26, 2024 1

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games starts this week, and among the competitors are four Eagle Scouts. We’ve got a discus thrower, a wheelchair rugby athlete, a long-distance runner and a para archer.

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Scouts Then and Now: Chapter 28

August 12, 2024 0

Chapter 28 of Scouts Then and Now includes more before-and-after photos that show the transformative power of Scouting. Scouting really does change lives.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Extreme Makeovers, Round 58: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

August 8, 2024 3

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout anti-bullying advocate crowned Miss Florida’s Teen 2024

July 30, 2024 2

Ireland Harkins has been pretty busy. Eagle Scout, anti-bullying advocate, accomplished dancer and dance choreographer, target sports expert and, most recently, Miss Florida’s Teen.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Meet the 13 Eagle Scouts competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics

July 22, 2024 12

Of the hundreds of athletes that will represent the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics, 13 are Eagle Scouts.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Extreme Makeovers, Round 57: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

July 16, 2024 0

Extreme Makeovers, Round 57: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

Alumni

Donor profile: Dave Alexander, Distinguished Eagle Scout and Silver Buffalo recipient, believes in the power of Scouting

July 1, 2024 0

The world has changed since Dave Alexander earned the rank of Eagle Scout from Troop 113 in Long Beach, California, back in 1959. One thing that hasn’t changed, Alexander says, is our country’s need for Scouting. That’s why Alexander, now 79, continues to give back to the organization that gave so much to him.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Decorated military veteran encourages young Scouts to continue to serve Scouting

June 18, 2024 2

Channing M. Zucker, retired naval officer and Distinguished Eagle Scout, says service shouldn’t end when you earn the rank of Eagle or age out of Scouting as a youth.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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