Scouting magazine

Features

Breaking down barriers at a school for the deaf and blind

Sometimes, bringing Scouting to all youth is a lesson in overcoming obstacles.
Features

Grace Under Fire: Scouts respond after California fires

Scout units answer the call for help after devastating California wildfires.
From the CSE

From the Chief: Scouting is for everyone

Dedicated volunteers like you ensure all youth can thrive in our programs.
Advancement & Awards FAQs

Pointers on helping your Scouts become OA members

With membership in the OA now expanded to include Venturers, Sea Scouts and girls in troops, it’s a good time to review unit election procedures.
Intercultural activities

Meet a globe-trotting Michigan Scouter who served in Afghanistan

At the start of a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan in August 2017, Lt. Col. Sarah Deal learned that people on the NATO base where she was stationed volunteered with local Afghan Scout troops.

Boy Scouts learning

How to find the right troop for your Webelos transition

The first step in a successful Webelos (Webelos-to-Scout) transition is finding the right Scout troop to join.

Cub Scout Corner Get Trained

How to encourage volunteers to get trained

How can your unit create a culture that expects and encourages training? Two longtime Cub Scouters share their advice.

How to smooth the transition to a Scout troop

Here are some tips so no Cub Scout is left behind when it’s time to transition into a Scouts BSA troop.
Pointers on helping your Scouts become OA members
Exercises you should do every day

Is it ever OK to skirt online rules?

Tyson and Taylor want to both sign up for a fantasy baseball league, but one of them isn’t old enough to register according to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Signaling for help in the wilderness
Exercises you should do every day

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