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Happy 103rd birthday, Boy Scouts of America!

February 8, 2013 4

Attention, Willard Scott: Grab some Smuckers because the Boy Scouts of America is 103 years old today. On this date in 1910, the country’s coolest youth-serving organization was born. More than 10 decades later, the BSA

Charlotte troop’s ties to submarine run deep

January 31, 2013 5

For sailors aboard the USS Charlotte patrolling hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, home can feel light years away. But thanks to an ongoing relationship with a Boy Scout troop based in the submarine’s namesake

Cub Scouting

Boy Scouts of America to reconsider national membership policy

January 28, 2013 2,111

Update (Jan. 31): The BSA has provided this page for leaving feedback about the membership policy. Alternatively, you can email feedback@scouting.org. Update (Feb. 5): Thanks to everyone for their valuable feedback. After more than 2,100 comments

Amateur radio operators: Wear your smarts on your sleeve

January 24, 2013 46

With apologies to the Buggles, I’m happy to report that the radio star is alive and well. Well, the ham radio star, at least. And now the BSA offers a special patch for licensed aficionados

Greatest hits: My 12 most-read blog posts of 2012

December 31, 2012 17

For Scouts and Scouters, 2012 had plenty of ups — and a couple of downs. We welcomed changes: new merit badges, new Eagle Scout requirements, a new Chief Scout Executive, and a new high-adventure base in

ScoutCast: A BSA podcast, all grown up

December 27, 2012 17

Scouters love to shoot the breeze about the next campout, newest merit badge, or tastiest recipe. But when someone brings up a more-sensitive topic at a roundtable or leader meeting, it’s often greeted by silence.

At the Rose Parade, remembering a Life Scout whose legacy lives on in others

December 27, 2012 3

How’s this for a busy life? Quinn Alec Hoover, a 17-year-old from Hagerstown, Md., was an honor student, band member, soccer player, runner, award-winning Indian dancer, swimming instructor, church volunteer, and Life Scout. He touched

Youth Protection: It really does begin with YOU

December 6, 2012 14

You might not enjoy reading this. But it could be the most important thing you’ll read today. As stated in The Boy Scout Handbook, “Child abuse is a serious problem in our society, and unfortunately,

An easy way to honor one of your everyday heroes

December 4, 2012 2

The heroes I know don’t wear capes, and they can’t fly. Their utility belts hold pocket knives, not grappling hooks. But the heroes I know often have secret identities. That is, they’re the volunteers who

The Scout Law for the Facebook and Twitter set

November 29, 2012 21

Seventy-six years before Mark Zuckerberg was even born, the original Scout Law appeared in Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys. No need for a new set of 12, though. Turns out those words — which the BSA adapted and adopted