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Scout units and religious-based chartered organizations share a special bond that lasts all year. But on certain days each year — namely Scout Sunday and Scout Sabbath — we set aside time to celebrate a partnership that benefits all parties involved: the religious institution, Scouts, Scouters and the communities they serve.
Improve your council's safety readiness and spend a few days in the Florida Keys? Now that's a win-win. A pair of separate sessions this winter in Florida will help councils improve how they handle Wilderness First Aid instruction and Enterprise Risk Management.
Brr! Grab a jacket and take a look at the picture above. Read through the clues and take a guess - you could be chosen as the winner of the Where Am I? Contest , earning you a $100 gift card to Scoutstuff.org or your local Scout shop.
There are two types of vacancies in adult leader positions in Scouting: expected and unexpected. But even the latter type of departure - perhaps a result of injury, illness or a Scouter moving away - can be taken in stride. That is, if you've established a succession plan.
Sometimes a big Good Turn takes a little extra time. Just ask Tyler Boone. The 10-year-old Cub Scout from Pack 1510 of the Northeast Georgia Council let his hair grow out for two years. When it was long enough, he cut it all off to give to a 12-year-old girl with a disorder that prevents…
Eat healthier, get more exercise and read more. We hear about the same old resolutions New Year after New Year. So I asked Scouting magazine readers for their BSA-focused resolutions for the new year. Here are 10 of my favorites.
Vote for Boys' Life magazine's September 2016 cover in the American Society of Magazine Editors' Best Cover Contest. The eye-catching cover spotlights the Exploring program, which introduces young men and young women to a variety of career fields through hands-on experiences.
In 2007, six Wolf Scouts from Indiana sat at a cafeteria table and took a photo together. In 2017, those same six Scouts - now all Eagles - gathered at the same table to remake that photo - silly poses and expressions included.
Forrest Gertin, an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor OA member from Rochester, N.Y., will serve as 2017 National Chief of the Order of the Arrow. His election was announced late last week by the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's national honor society.
Quick heads up for anyone still using pre-2016 Boy Scout rank requirements. As of Jan. 1, 2017, all Boy Scouts - regardless of rank - must begin using the new Boy Scout requirements I blogged about last year . You got a first look at the Boy Scout requirement changes way back in January 2014 ; the requirements themselves…
There's a guy spending a decade walking around the world. Just let that sink in for a sec. Photo by Mark Schulte His route traces the pathways of the first humans and spans 21,000 miles. In a refreshing departure from the norm, he isn't looking to break some sort of speed record.
Katie Hancock, a Venturer from Lubbock, Texas, was the lone Boy Scouts of America honoree to receive the 2016 Messengers of Peace Hero Award. The award, presented Nov. 23, 2016, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recognizes Scouts, volunteers and professionals for their work toward creating a better world.
Some of the best Scouting happens in National Park Service sites - including national parks, national monuments, national battlefields and more. So it's only, well, natural for Scouting and the National Park Service to become close friends. That makes it nice but unsurprising to learn that the Boy Scouts of America and the National Park Service…
Tom Eaton, whose whimsical and wacky illustrations over three decades enlivened iconic Boys' Life characters like Pedro the Mailburro and Dink and Duff, died Dec. 11, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. He was 76. Anyone who has picked up a copy of Boys' Life magazine from 1984 through 2015 has seen Eaton's work.
2015 In 2013, the Boy Scouts of Troop 485 in Franklin Square, N.Y., were getting ready for their troop's annual gift exchange when something magical happened. In prior years, it went like this: Scouts brought a gift to the designated troop meeting.
Late December brings a spate of year-in-review lists. While overused, they are a handy way to recap the year that was. One way to look back on 2016 in Scouting is by seeing which Bryan on Scouting blog posts were most popular.
The Boy Scouts of America's National Key 3 has a special holiday message for you and the members of your Scouting family. The video message opens with a montage of Scouts and Venturers saying, in their own words, what they learned in Scouting in 2016.
Whether you know the World Conservation Award as the "panda patch" or as the award that encourages Scouts and Venturers to think globally and act locally to improve and conserve our environment, there's something you need to know. The BSA National Conservation and Environment Task Force has announced new requirements for the Cub Scout, Boy…
The instant you join Scouting, your family grows. Your circle of support widens. When John Halterman died unexpectedly in October 2015, the Cub Scouts and parents of San Diego Pack 624 showed the truth of that statement. It was March 2015 at the Halterman house when John brought a dusty old box to his 7-year-old…
The Boy Scouts of America has selected two young people to serve as the 2016-2017 NRA/BSA Brownell Youth Ambassadors. In this role, the pair will represent all Boy Scouts and Venturers at a variety of shooting sports industry events. They'll work in support of the BSA and the National Rifle Association to promote responsible shooting…
Rex Tillerson, a Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Buffalo Award recipient and past national president of the Boy Scouts of America, has been nominated to be the nation's next secretary of state. Tillerson, upon Senate confirmation, would be the latest Distinguished Eagle Scout to reach a cabinet position.
Some benefits of Scouting show up right away. Others take months, years or even decades to be appreciated fully. Into that latter category goes a new study from Great Britain that suggests adults who were in Scouting as young people have better mental health.
Sometimes, it's like night and day. You look at a spot of land before an Eagle Scout candidate has completed his project there. Then you look at that exact same spot after the project is done. The transformation is so stunning that you're tempted to ask whether you have entered a parallel universe.
John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the Earth, a Silver Buffalo Award recipient and the father of an Eagle Scout, has died. He was 95. Glenn was never a Scout, but his son, David, is an Eagle Scout.
From the start, the Eagle Scout court of honor for Brian O'Rourke III in Cambridge, Mass., was destined to be special. Brian's grandfather, Glen McLaughlin, traveled all the way from California to be there. There was a slideshow that had many in tears.
For many months leading up to Dec. 7, 1941, the Boy Scouts of the Honolulu Council had been training. They were sharpening their skills in first aid and emergency communications. Like Scouts today, they didn't know when - or if - they might put these skills to use.
No pressure, but if your troop meetings aren't exciting and extraordinary, you risk losing Scouts to other activities. In other words, one bad meeting could be a young man's last. So how do you add "wow" to your weekly troop meetings?
The Boy Scouts of America announced that it will move the National Scouting Museum to Philmont Scout Ranch in northeastern New Mexico from its current home in Irving, Texas. The relocation will take place over the next 18 months, with the museum scheduled to open at Philmont in 2018.
Some people, like these 14 Eagle Scouts , play, coach, manage or perform their way to the Super Bowl. Others, like one lucky kid each year, take a much different route. Scouts and Scouters, let's give a cheer to Ryan Stoltz, a Second Class Scout from Troop 3295 of Minnesota's Northern Star Council.
Oh, Christmas tree. How lovely are your branches. And how lovely, too, is your ability to raise money to fund Scouting adventures. While that last sentence lacks the lyricism of the original carol, its words are no less accurate. Many Boy Scout troops and Venturing crews find a fundraising fortune in selling Christmas trees.
The BSA announced this week that some Cub Scout adventure requirements that previously were mandatory will become optional, in a move intended to give Cub Scouters more control over their den program. On Facebook, on this blog and elsewhere, Cub Scouters have shared questions about how these modifications will affect their pack and den.
Mason Schlafer, a 10-year-old Cub Scout in Pack 4055 of the Michigan Crossroads Council, sold a lot of popcorn this year. So much, the council and its popcorn supplier say, that Mason broke a Central Region record. To date, the Cub Scout has sold more than $20,800 worth of the stuff, and the motivation for…
You think you're making all the right moves for your Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venturers, but do you really know? With the BSA's Journey to Excellence scorecards in hand, you can answer that question with a satisfying yes. Journey to Excellence, often shortened to JTE, is a self-evaluation tool that lets unit leaders see…
The Boy Scouts of America has announced modifications to Cub Scouting that make the program more flexible for busy parents, den leaders and Cubmasters. The BSA gathered feedback from den leaders who had delivered the new Cub Scouting program for a year.
How about a jamboree job where people look up to you all day long? That's the promise of the Aerial Sports team at the 2017 National Jamboree, held July 19 to 28 at the stunning Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.
The readers of Boys' Life magazine have spoken in a big way. BL joined The New Yorker , Bon Appétit and Esquire magazines as reader picks for tops in their respective categories. The recognition for Boys' Life came in the Hottest Kids/Teen Magazine category of the 2016 Adweek's Readers' Choice awards .
This is how Boys' Life does Cyber Monday. Today only, Boys' Life magazine is offering a one-year (12-issue) subscription for just $9.95. Subscribe at this link , and use promo code Cyber16 to get the discount. Again, this deal is live for one day only: Monday, Nov.
Angela has a trunk full of Scouting for Food donations. Jennifer's SUV can hold 80 dozen doughnuts for a troop fundraiser. And Rob fills his hatchback with camping and paddling supplies. Scouters from coast to coast (or should I say Interstate 5 to Interstate 95?)
I guess it's true what they say: You've gotta be good to be lucky. By doing a good thing - getting trained for his Scouting positions - Roger Sheats became the lucky Scouter who completed the 1 millionth eLearning module and won a free conference at the Philmont Training Center.
Randall Robinson was 10 years old when he saw an ad for Aviation Challenge in Boys' Life magazine. The discovery began a yearlong campaign to convince his parents that he needed to attend this program, offered at Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.
Each year about this time, when you ask yourself where you put the ice scraper and snow shovel, is when a trip to Florida sounds really nice. Don't just daydream about the Florida Keys; take a trip there that will benefit you and your Scouts.
Bringing together 82 Sea Scouts from five different continents, the 2016 William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup is one of Sea Scouting's signature events. This year's edition of the biennial gathering, held in July at the Long Beach (Calif.)
Can't we all just get along? If there were more Scouts in the world, absolutely. That's the irresistible takeaway from the 2016 Interamerican Youth Forum and Interamerican Scout Conference, held last month in Texas. Representatives from the BSA met with Scouts and Scouters from across the Americas.
It must've been pretty dusty in the room when Tom Lalor read the poem he had written for his stepson Jonathan. Everyone in the whole place got a little misty-eyed. Lalor read his poem, which you can see below, at Troop 251's Eagle Scout court of honor in Larimer, Pa.
If you lived near the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia, you'd want to return again and again. Its beautiful rolling hills, wide-open spaces and world-class adventure activities are magnetic. That must explain why West Virginia University - geographically one of the closest universities to the BSA's newest high-adventure base - has expanded an ongoing partnership with…
For each of the past two years, the Outdoor Inspiration Awards have recognized a youth who shows leadership and passion for the outdoors. And for each of the past two years, a youth member of the Boy Scouts of America has received that award.
An average driver's trunk might hold a spare tire, jumper cables and the good umbrella. But Scout leaders are anything but average. A Scout leader's trunk is more than a trunk. It's a mobile storage unit for all things Scouting.
Updated for 2017 Why is the symbol for the Alumnus of the Year Award an acorn? Because the individuals who receive this award at the national, council and — beginning next year — the regional level plant seeds for trees under which they may never sit.
Why is the symbol for the Alumnus of the Year Award an acorn? Because the individuals who receive this award at the national, council and - beginning next year - the regional level plant seeds for trees under which they may never sit.
I hope you'll never have to use all the features of Safety Central, a new app from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. But if that nightmare scenario of a missing child ever happens, Safety Central could be the most important app on your iPhone or Android device.
