Do Cub Scouts have improved character, health, and academic achievement over boys who aren’t in the program? Empirical evidence says yes, but soon we’ll have scientific data to support what we all think we know.
Despite what car dealerships seem to believe, subtlety in advertising isn’t dead. Case in point: the BSA’s new “We Are Venturers” promo video, a 90-second glimpse into a typical day in the life of a
Waiting just gets tougher and tougher. But with less than four weeks until the premiere of Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? on the National Geographic Channel, news about the series is coming faster than
What’s better than one lightning-fast car emblazoned with the BSA logo? Two, of course. Last week, the Boy Scouts of America announced it was entering the action-packed world of NASCAR. Do you care? You should,
Want to get your unit’s recruiting up to speed? Consider hauling your “Join Scouting” message everywhere your pack, troop, team, or crew travels. Start by taking a page from Canton, Ohio, Troop 4’s playbook, which
You can’t ignore the numbers. According to the 2010 Census, 16.3 percent of U.S. citizens are of Hispanic or Latino origin. In the BSA, the proportion is much lower. Hispanic youth account for just 6.8 percent of all
No shock that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is making headlines again. But what may surprise you is why: She just joined the global Scouting movement as a volunteer with the U.K. Scout Association. The
Teamwork. As important in Scouting as it is in Major League Soccer. And both organizations strive to Be Prepared for the future. Not a stretch, then, to understand why Scouting and the nation’s top professional
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
Nobody complained about the Randy Travis song strumming out of the speakers. Sure, the 24 Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts in the room would have preferred listening to, well, anything else. But they didn’t speak