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  • [ November 11, 2025 ] Eagle Scout project memorializes 14,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Okinawa App Feed
  • [ November 10, 2025 ] Scouting America is now offering Spanish-language versions of Cub Scout and Scouts BSA program materials Scouting Tips
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  • [ November 7, 2025 ] How to observe Veterans Day with your Scouts Scouting Tips

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Find your Scout’s favorite merit badge from this list, and we’ll suggest the perfect book

June 25, 2021 5

Simply find the merit badge your Scout likes most from the list, and we’ll suggest the accompanying book.

Famous People

Not-so-buried treasure: ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ revealed that Indy is a Life Scout

June 16, 2021 6

The prologue of 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” reveals that the title character was a Boy Scout while growing up in Utah.

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.

Fun

How U.K. Scouts attending the 2019 World Scout Jamboree helped make the Baltimore Orioles popular overseas

March 29, 2021 0

A group of Scouts from the United Kingdom helped make Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander an “overnight sensation.”

Astronaut Charles Duke
Eagle Scout

Meet the second Eagle Scout who walked on the moon! Join a live Q&A with astronaut Charlie Duke March 18

March 11, 2021 4

If someone asked you to name an Eagle Scout who walked on the moon, your go-to response might be Neil Armstrong. But did you know the youngest person to step foot on the moon, Apollo

Alumni

At Georgia Tech, proof that the joys of Scouting don’t have to end at 18

March 8, 2021 10

A student organization at Georgia Tech brings together young people to go camping, help local Scouts and serve their community.

Fun

Road test: Can you figure out the Scouting message in this license plate number?

March 1, 2021 10

What do the characters mean in this mock personalized license plate? Can you figure out the Scouting-themed message?

Fun

The colorful connection between the BSA and Dennis the Menace

February 25, 2021 3

Scouts shouldn’t be menaces to their neighbors, but according to one cartoon, one got into his fair share of trouble.

Cub Scouting

Let’s give an Emmy to this pack’s broadcast-quality virtual Pinewood Derby race

February 17, 2021 1

With graphics, multiple camera angles and play-by-play commentary, Pack 7 shows how to ramp up your virtual Pinewood Derby.

Fun

She created a geocaching trail that links together 14 Eagle Scout service projects

February 12, 2021 5

Sarina created an Eagle Scout geocaching trail that links together 14 projects throughout the community of Winston-Salem, N.C.

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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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