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Tuesday Talkback: 3 big questions to ask before your next pinewood derby

January 14, 2014 33

Even the most finely tuned pinewood derby event needs an occasional tune-up. So before your pack waves the green flag this year, ask yourself three questions to make sure your derby doesn’t have any red

What Scouting did for me: A recent Eagle Scout tells his story

January 14, 2014 6

For Scouts, earning the Eagle Scout Award feels like the satisfying end to a long journey. What they soon discover, though, is that the journey has just begun. Just ask Ryan Eberle, an Eagle Scout from

One-stop shopping for news on what’s changing in the BSA and when

January 13, 2014 11

Keeping up with one BSA program change after another (after another) can feel a little like drinking from a fire hose. It doesn’t have to. Just consider scouting.org/programupdates your one-stop shop for promotional fliers, training information and the

The Villa Philmonte (photo by "the third dream" on Flickr)

At Philmont Training Center’s Region Weeks, you’ll learn with Scouters who speak your language

January 9, 2014 5

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

New Boy Scout Handbook, other Boy Scout program tweaks due in 2016

January 3, 2014 133

The saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” could be used to describe some tweaks coming to the Boy Scouts program in 2016. The merit badge program has been getting stronger with the release

Better activities, simplified advancement coming to Cub Scouting in 2015

January 1, 2014 546

Important: For the latest on the new Cub Scout program, go to the BSA’s Program Updates page. Improved activities, easier-to-understand advancement and some sweet-looking handbooks — yes, Cub Scouting is about to get even better

Here are the three big changes in the BSA that happened on Jan. 1, 2014

December 31, 2013 85

Before you watch Times Square’s big countdown tonight, take a look at three big changes coming to the Boy Scouts of America at the stroke of midnight. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, you’ve got a new list

Ask the Expert mailbag: Merit badges, blue cards, First Class Requirement 10

December 23, 2013 32

In the season of Wise Men, you won’t find many wiser than Chris Hunt, advancement team leader for the Boy Scouts of America. Whatever advancement-related question I throw at him, he answers right away. He’s one

Minnesota Boy Scout halfway to goal of sleeping outside for an entire year

December 23, 2013 20

Update (Jan. 8): Read Rudy’s blog to learn more about the conditions he faces on a nightly basis during his quest to spend an entire year sleeping outside his Minnesota home. His sister and his

Greatest hits: Counting down my 13 most-read blog posts of 2013

December 23, 2013 7

Where did 2013 go? For Scouts and Scouters, it went to new merit badges, Eagle Scout journeys, the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, a nationally televised TV show about Boy Scouts, a family discussion on our membership policy,