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There’s a ‘soft-skills gap’ in today’s youth, but Scouting is helping to close it

September 11, 2019 6

Technical skills can be learned in a few weeks. But soft skills like leadership and teamwork? Acquiring those takes the kind of immersion found in Scouting.

What’s the intent behind advancement requirements?

July 23, 2019 29

What’s the point behind this First Class navigation requirement?

Five important words in Eagle Scout rank requirement 5

June 12, 2019 60

Five words — that’s all that fundamentally separates an Eagle Scout service project from a standard Scouting service project.

Does helping fellow Scouts count for service requirements?

May 30, 2019 18

When Scouts help each other out, the question sometimes comes up: Can helping another Scouting unit count for service hours for advancement?

When do you remove ‘Eagle Scout’ from your resume?

February 26, 2019 152

Earning the Eagle Scout Award is an awesome accomplishment, one any Scout would be proud to proclaim. But how long should you highlight it?

When encouraging proper uniforming becomes unkind

February 8, 2019 312

Proper uniforming is a worthy pursuit, but sometimes that pursuit takes a turn with comments that aren’t friendly, courteous or kind. Let’s discuss.

No, an Eagle Scout board of review is not a job interview

November 7, 2018 166

“The Scouts have already ‘earned the position’ of Eagle Scout by completing the requirements. They are not interviewing for the position.”

These 8 often-overlooked words in every merit badge pamphlet mean a lot

October 11, 2018 23

I flipped open a merit badge pamphlet recently and saw eight words on the first page. The words were added around 2013, but I hadn’t noticed them before.

Washington Venturer shares 5 things she learned while wearing that green shirt

September 28, 2018 1

Jordan has found great success in Venturing and even earned the Summit Award. She says Venturing has changed her life in significant ways. Here’s how.

After his dad’s death, he felt a ‘void of pain and loneliness.’ Then Scouting rushed in.

September 20, 2018 6

What happened next is something Chuck Eaton will never forget. It illustrates the power of Scouting to unite strangers and make the world better.