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  • [ November 27, 2023 ] Let’s tip our caps to Chief Scout Executive Roger Mosby as he retires App Feed - For Leaders
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  • [ November 17, 2023 ] A roundup of Veterans Day good deeds, plus other inspiring stories from the week App Feed - For Parents

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High-Adventure Week: Grab your paddle and head to Northern Tier

October 24, 2023 2

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Aaron on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Northern Tier.

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High-Adventure Week: Explore the ocean at Sea Base

October 23, 2023 0

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Aaron on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Sea Base.

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Next #TrekOnTuesday, share your fundraising ideas to win high-adventure base gear

October 20, 2023 1

Each year, the Scout Life team looks forward to our special #TrekOnTuesday shows dedicated to the high-adventure bases. We’re preparing for our Oct. 24 show right now, and we’ve lined up some gear to give away

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Here are five things to know about working with Scouts with ADHD

October 19, 2023 5

October is ADHD Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to pick the brains of a couple of BSA-endorsed experts on the subject.

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Getting to know Glen Pounder, the BSA’s Youth Protection Executive

October 18, 2023 11

Pounder talked with us about his passion for child protection, his goals for the BSA, and one huge thing parents can say to their kids to keep them safe online.

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Eagle Scouts, former Scout honored in the National Inventors Hall of Fame

October 17, 2023 0

This month, the organization will honor a new class of inventors, including two Eagle Scouts and a former Scout.

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Extreme Makeovers, Round 52: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

October 16, 2023 2

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

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Ask This Old House cast member shares memories of Scouting, and other good news from this week

October 13, 2023 0

“I was a Scout pretty much my entire childhood,” says Nathan Gilbert, a carpenter on Ask This Old House, a spinoff of the classic This Old House TV series. “You learn a lot about everything,

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BSA issues more than 21,000 certificates for FAA’s drone safety test

October 12, 2023 0

Two years ago, the Boy Scouts of America was selected to be one of the inaugural Federal Aviation Administration TRUST test administrators.

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Country music superstar buys popcorn from local Cub Scouts

October 11, 2023 0

Reba McEntire, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, who just happened to be shopping (by herself!) when she noticed the Cub Scouts selling popcorn and walked over to say hello.

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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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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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