Scouting Articles (most recent first)

Whether you’re a veteran Cub Scout leader who has this thing down pat, or a newbie with tons of questions, Cub Chat Live is for you.  The BSA’s official weekly Cub Scout-focused Facebook livestream features expert guests and insiders who share their experiences, advice and the occasional behind-the-scenes look at the Cub Scout program.  For…

Nearly every available inch of wall space in Brandon Kathman’s office is covered with headlines spotlighting Scouts from the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council. (Courtesy of Brandon Kathman) The tradition started some time around April 2020. Any time a Scout in the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council made headlines, Brandon Kathman took the news clipping…

It’s been more than 17 months since Roger C. Mosby was named president and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America. Since then, the organization has faced two monumental tests: the ongoing bankruptcy procedures and the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the reasons Mosby was hired in the first place was for his ability to deal…

Andrew (left) and Christopher Adam at Unity Park in Gettysburg, Pa., which Andrew and his team built for his Eagle project. (Courtesy of the Adam family) Four score and seven years after the United States declared its independence from Britain, the country was fighting against itself in the Civil War. In his Gettysburg Address, delivered…

Donald H. Rumsfeld spoke with Scouts during the BSA’s national meeting in 2006. (U.S. Navy photo) Donald Rumsfeld, the Distinguished Eagle Scout and former Philmont trail guide who served two terms as secretary of defense — including under fellow Eagle Scout Gerald R. Ford — died on June 29 at his home in Taos, N.M.…

This summer, crews are back at all four national high-adventure bases, backpacking the rugged trails of Philmont Scout Ranch, sailing to beautiful islands at Sea Base, paddling the tranquil lakes at Northern Tier and conquering the ropes courses at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. If you and your Scouts want to take part in one (or…

It started as a fun way to continue Scouting traditions and build camaraderie while everyone was staying home during the pandemic. Sixteen months and 24 episodes later, it has grown into a global phenomenon that transformed a group of Scouts from across the U.S. into “true international Scouting ambassadors,” to quote a group of British…

Dan Ownby talks to Cub Scouts at Thang Tien 10, the International Jamboree of Vietnamese Scouting, held in Houston in 2014. (Courtesy of Dan Ownby) After a long, stressful meeting discussing bankruptcy proceedings with a Zoom full of BSA volunteers and professionals, Dan Ownby removed the figurative hat he wears as National Chair. Moments later,…

Before your Cub Scouts can go “around the world” or “walk the dog,” they must first work on one of the basic yo-yo tricks, which is part of the Yo-Yo Preview Adventure, available for Wolves, Bears, Webelos and Arrow of Light Cub Scouts. Here’s how to do the “gravity pull”: First, hold the yo-yo so…