Merit Badges

Next up: Welding merit badge

UPDATE, Jan. 27, 2012: Click here for a Welding merit badge update and the final, official requirements. — Want to spark some passion in your Scouts? Tell them about Welding, the next new merit badge

Cub Scouting

Bookshare, BSA open a new chapter

For some boys, reading doesn’t come easy. And that makes the Boy Scouts of America a challenging place. The Boy Scout Handbook. Merit Badge pamphlets. BSA training manuals. Daunting prospects for boys with print disabilities.

Cub Scouting

BeAScout.org simplified

Now, when a friend of your son or daughter—or even a fellow adult—asks, “How can I get involved in Scouting?” your answer just got easier: BeAScout.org. While the recruitment Web site isn’t new, the BSA