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  • [ December 6, 2023 ] Former NESA World Explorer shares how the program shaped his life App Feed - Eagle Scouts
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April Fools’ Day posts

Just for fun, we’ve been sharing Scouting-themed April Fools’ Day content since 2013. Relive all the posts here.

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BSA introduces high-tech alternative to strenuous 50-Miler requirements

April 1, 2023 21

The BSA’s 50-Miler Award is not supposed to be easy. It is designed to recognize BSA members who cover a trail or canoe or boat route of not less than 50 consecutive miles over a minimum of five consecutive days without the aid of motors.

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Astronomy merit badge-seeking Scouts discover Scouting on distant planet

April 1, 2022 13

Scientists working with Scouts to complete the Astronomy merit badge uncovered evidence of Scouting on another planet.

April Fools’ Day posts

Texas teen to become first to complete Eagle project on another planet

April 1, 2021 16

Douglas McDonnell of the Circle Ten Council will become the first Scout to complete an Eagle Scout service project on another planet.

April Fools’ Day posts

BSA announces Campfire in a Box*, a campsite entertainment kit coming in 2023

April 1, 2020 5

Announcing Campfire in a Box, a container packed with everything you’ll need to pull off a hilarious, entertaining and over-the-top campfire experience.

April Fools’ Day posts

Philmont prepares to give the Tooth of Time a good brushing

April 1, 2019 21

Yes, you read that right. Philmont Scout Ranch has announced plans to clean its most famous mountain for the first time since the 1940s.

April Fools’ Day posts

World’s longest Pinewood Derby track will span entire country

April 1, 2018 51

The Boy Scouts of America announced today that it will build the Transcontinental Pinewood Derby Track — a 2,560-mile wooden course that will begin in San Francisco and end in New York.

April Fools’ Day posts

Out-of-this-world high-adventure base to open on the moon

April 1, 2017 49

Fifty years after an Eagle Scout was the first human to set foot on the moon, the Boy Scouts of America will create a permanent high-adventure base there.

April Fools’ Day posts

Boy Scouts of America to introduce Puppy Scouts program

April 1, 2016 85

For 106 years, the life-changing experiences enjoyed in Scouting have been limited to humans. Thanks to Puppy Scouts, that’s about to change.

April Fools’ Day posts

Merit badge emblems to get supersized

April 1, 2015 178

April Fools! OK, so merit badge emblems aren’t increasing in size. Relive the fun in this April Fools’ Day post.

April Fools’ Day posts

BSA introduces Virtual Reality Scouting

April 1, 2014 72

April 2 Update: See an important message about VR Scouting at the end of the post. Love Scouting but hate getting out in the fresh air? You’re in luck! Today the Boy Scouts of America

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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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