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Every Scout's first book. Scouters reviewed each new edition of the handbook, compared it with the ones they grew up with and shared how their Scouts used it.
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I think it is important to have "Hero's" in life. People that we look up to or try to learn from chapters of their lives. William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt is one of my hero's. His love for the Scouting program drove him and in the end elevated him to a father of Scouting in…
There's a lot to love about the 13th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook. There are the 13 things I listed here , and there are many more that didn't make my list. But one bit of feedback the BSA has heard about the Handbook is that the rank requirements section (beginning on page 438) doesn't…
A shift back to traditional Scouting was brought about in BSA’s programming, and this meant the author of the handbook’s ninth edition would need to be a Scout skill expert. Luckily, BSA had the perfect man for the job. Legendary Scouter William “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt came out of retirement to write the ninth edition…
The eighth edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was first published in 1972, and was the handbook in publication when Distinguished Eagle Scout Gerald R. Ford became the first Eagle Scout to serve as President of the United States. This version of the handbook brought significant content changes in an effort to better serve America’s…
In its seven years of publication, the seventh edition of the Boy Scout Handbook saw several momentous days in history. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the 26 th Amendment brought the voting age to 18, and the Distinguished Eagle Scout Neil…
Barely a week goes by that I don’t read a headline about Scouts saving lives. In fact, earlier this year I wrote this blog post highlighting just a few of the recent life-saving efforts of our Scouts: What You Learn In Scouting Could Save Lives .
The Boy Scouts of America had been going strong for 50 years when the sixth version of the Boy Scout Handbook was released, and the program was gaining speed! In the years of the handbook’s sixth edition, Scouts flocked to the fifth National Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs, the eleventh World Scout Jamboree in Greece…
A Good Turn can be as simple as holding the door for someone, or as grandiose as a national project. Scouts of the 1950s learned to make helping others a daily habit, thanks to the fifth edition of the Boy Scout Handbook .
Our study of handbooks though history brings us to the Handbook for Boys, Fourth Edition this week, as we discover Scouting in the 1940s! Similarly, to its predecessor, the fourth edition of the handbook is officially titled, The Revised Handbook for Boys, First Edition, although “First Edition” was removed in later printings.
So far, we’ve covered the “original,” first, and second editions of the Boy Scout Handbook on our journey through Scouting history. Today, the handbook’s third edition is taking the spotlight. Officially titled The Revised Handbook for Boys, First Edition, this version of the handbook is sometimes referred to as the “first modern handbook,” due to…
Last week, we shared highlights from the first two versions (“original” and “first” editions) of the Boy Scout Handbook. Today, we’ll take a look at our favorite handbook’s second edition. As you know by now, the Boy Scout Handbook’s second edition was actually the third publication of the handbook, following the original and first editions.
Judging by the tens of thousands of views, by now you’ve seen our #HandbookHack video series on YouTube , Facebook and ScoutingWire . It’s an outstanding series highlighting a few of the many ways Scouts are the ultimate life hackers — using the Boy Scout Handbook as our guide.
Earlier this year, the 13th and latest edition of a rather familiar “face” began appearing in Scout shops around the country: the Boy Scout Handbook . For 105 years — with more than 40 million copies in print — this guide to life and adventure has helped shepherd millions of boys through the ranks of Scouting, and from…
By now you've heard there's a new Boy Scout Handbook. Here are 13 things to love about the 13th edition of the guy's guide to adventure.
We all discover Scouting in different ways. Sometimes it’s a parent who proactively gets us involved. In other instances, it may be a friend inviting us to join. For me it was the Boy Scouts Handbook . As a young boy I came across the Handbook when I was sent to the library to read after…
The new, 13th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was designed with navigation in mind. It's the most user-friendly Handbook the BSA has ever released.
We all know and love the handbook. Yours is probably worn out, tattered and always by your side. It teaches us everything from how to start a fire to how to spot a cyberbully. It helps you excel at Scouting adventures – and life.
The new 2016 13th Edition of the Boy Scout Handbook should be in the hands of every new scout joining your troop this year. The new edition made what I believe to be some nice improvements, along with just a couple things not so much.
Gosh! I do not know if you have heard or not but the Boy Scouts of America have changed the requirements for the Boy Scout advancement program. Scout is now a rank, which means there are seven ranks instead of six.
After being excluded in all previous editions, the 13th Edition of The Boy Scout Handbook features the Japanese Mark II Square Lashing —a very good thing! Referred to simply as “The Mark II Square Lashing,” it’s included along with the other lashings in Chapter 12.
