Posts Tagged ‘Brian On Scouting’

The moment arrives slowly, then all at once. You’ve been involved with the Cub Scout pack for a few months. You have led a few field trips, brought snacks to a few meetings and even led a pack meeting or two all by yourself. Then suddenly it dawns on you. You’re the Cubmaster. That all-too-familiar tale happened to Matt…

To help other people at all times? Two groups of Boy Scouts — one from Texas and one from Florida — might want to amend that part of the Scout Oath to read “and reptiles, too.” Last month, a group of Scouts from Texas helped return a sea turtle back to the wild — the same turtle a group…

The Scout sign holds incredible power. Without saying a word, a leader can raise the Scout sign and transform a room of rowdy Scouts into a quiet, attentive group. Sometimes it take a few moments, but eventually the Scouts notice the silent signal and raise their sign. Like magic, the effect spreads until everyone quiets down. But on a…

Forget about the neon signs and towering buildings in New York City’s Times Square. Last Saturday, the center of attention was a 45-foot pinewood derby racetrack. More than 250 Scouts from as far away as California sent their handmade cars flying down the track during the Greater New York Council’s 2016 Cub Scout Pinewood Derby…

Forget about the neon signs and towering buildings in New York City’s Times Square. Last Saturday, the center of attention was a 45-foot pinewood derby racetrack. More than 250 Scouts from as far away as California sent their handmade cars flying down the track during the Greater New York Council’s 2016 Cub Scout Pinewood Derby…

If you’ve ever tried to obtain a special-use permit for a troop activity on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, you understand that the process can be frustrating. The agency admits the sometimes-clunky operations have, in some cases, thwarted visitors from getting out and enjoying our country’s lands. Now the U.S. Forest Service says…

Now this is a bull’s-eye. Just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games, the Boy Scouts of America and USA Archery, the national governing body for the Olympic sport of archery, have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing the awareness of youth archery. Archery is already wildly popular within Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops.…

The story of Scouting has been told through campfire tales, physical and digital photo albums, and official Boy Scouts of America paintings. In history, only two men have created those official paintings: Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari. Now a third has joined that colorful lineage. Jeff Segler, an Eagle Scout and former Philmont staffer who has been involved with…

From high-octane adventure to making lifelong friends, your Scouts and Venturers will be talking about the 2017 National Jamboree for years to come.  An event this memorable takes a lot of planning, which is why the experts are stepping in to help answer all of your questions about the 2017 National Jamboree. Tune in at 7…

From high-octane adventure to making lifelong friends, your Scouts and Venturers will be talking about the 2017 National Jamboree for years to come.  An event this memorable takes a lot of planning, which is why the experts are stepping in to help answer all of your questions about the 2017 National Jamboree. Tune in at 7…