Exploring Archives - Bryan on Scouting

Rockets, robots and recruiting: Maryland Exploring post finds a winning combination

September 20, 2021 0

The Exploring post’s winning formula isn’t some patented secret. It goes like this: keep it interesting, keep it immersive and keep it fun.

BSA membership fee to change beginning Aug. 1, 2021

June 8, 2021 21

The Boy Scouts of America has worked to keep the annual membership fee as low as possible, but with rising operating costs, the fee will be increased to maintain the program.

Paul Dye, Eagle Scout and NASA’s longest-serving flight director, shares how Scouting ‘truly shaped who I am’

January 11, 2021 1

Bryan on Scouting talked with Eagle Scout Paul Dye about Scouting, his job at NASA and how young people can prepare for a career in space.

How a school partnership is teaching Wisconsin Explorers how to restore a classic car

December 12, 2020 0

Explorer Post 1967 aims to restore a classic Ford Mustang that a local school district owns.

In October, Nethra Srinivasan, a Health Care Explorer, received a 2020 Community Heroes Award from Assemblymember Kansen Chu.

Kindness during COVID: Five times Scouts stepped up for their communities

November 2, 2020 0

Let’s flip the script: all good news, all the time. Here are five stories of young people stepping up to help their communities during COVID.

BSA membership fee to change beginning Jan. 1, 2020

October 23, 2019 273

Starting next year, the Boy Scouts of America membership fee will be $60 a year for all registered youth in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. The annual fee for adult members and youth in the Exploring program will be $36.

Help your Scout discover their future by checking out these scholarships, offers

October 8, 2019 0

Your Scouts can apply for expeditions and scholarships on this page; some application deadlines are at the end of this month.

Aviation Explorers help women’s air race take flight

August 13, 2019 1

Forty airplane teams took off on a 2,538-mile airplane race from Tennessee to Canada, but before they did, they were greeted by an Aviation Explorer post.

Drone-focused Explorer post offers path to careers that are really taking off

February 27, 2019 3

Members of Explorer Post 1194 of the Mecklenburg County Council learn how drones are used in business, use simulators and enjoy plenty of actual flying.

For his Eagle project, this Scout and Fire Explorer restored a 1956 Chevrolet truck

September 24, 2018 4

For his Eagle Scout service project, Koren Ernst completed a full external restoration of a historic Chevrolet truck owned by his city’s fire department.