Here’s a great chance for y’all, yinz, you guys and you-uns to get top-level training alongside people who speak your language. I’m talking about this summer’s Region Weeks at the Philmont Training Center. Yes, you’ll gather
Randy has tried begging, peer pressure and guilt-tripping, but no matter what the Scoutmaster does, he still can’t get every adult in Troop 339 trained. “I have a handful of parents in my troop who
Silly question. Who couldn’t use some extra help corralling a bunch of rowdy Cub Scouts? Say hello to your new best friend: the Cub Scout Den Chief. This older Boy Scout, Varsity Scout or Venturer co-leads weekly den
That nice, uniformed, young man who visited your troop last week, was he your unit commissioner, district commissioner, district executive or someone else entirely? For new adult volunteers, keeping track of your own Scouting title
Just like your favorite film, Wood Badge is even better the second time around. Last month, I served as a Troop Guide for Wood Badge course S2-571-13-3, known within the Dallas-based Circle Ten Council simply as Wood
Here’s one for your browser’s bookmarks bar: The newest edition of the Boy Scouts of America Guide to Advancement released today. The PDF version contains answers to pretty much any advancement question that might come up, and it’s
Forget everything you think you know about conferences. Forget the long lines at the buffet, the windowless meeting rooms at hotels, the boring PowerPoints, and the awkward social gatherings. Conferences at the Philmont Training Center, Scouting’s