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Leaders

Volunteer leaders promote the mission of preparing Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members, and Venturers to make ethical and moral choices during their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Aquatics

Go the extra mile for the Mile Swim BSA award

By Michael Freeman

Adult volunteers can earn the Mile Swim BSA award. Here’s how to get ready for the challenge.

Cub Scout Corner

How to smooth the transition to a Scout troop

By Michael Freeman

Here are some tips so no Cub Scout is left behind when it’s time to transition into a Scouts BSA troop.

Advancement & Awards FAQs

Pointers on helping your Scouts become OA members

By Michael Freeman

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.

Adult Fitness

Exercises you should do every day

By Michael Freeman

Get up. Stand up. And start feeling amazing.

Intercultural activities

Meet a globe-trotting Michigan Scouter who served in Afghanistan

By Michael Freeman

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.

Adult Fitness

Safety Quiz: Napping, A to Z

By Michael Freeman

Naps aren’t just for toddlers. Do you know the healthiest way to optimize your snooze?

Features

Reaching new heights at the Summit Bechtel Reserve

By Michael Freeman

Venturers discover what happens when you face your fears during VenturingFest, the 20th anniversary of the program.

Leaders

This Scouter helps Venturers plan fun into their busy lives

By Michael Freeman

This Scouter serves as a merit badge counselor, board of review member and Life-to-Eagle coach. But she devotes the majority of her volunteer time to serving as a Venturing Crew Advisor.

Adult Fitness

A little planning can save you calories and cash on the road

By Michael Freeman

A road trip is not an excuse to chow down on fast food.

Advancement & Awards

Show others you speak their language with a special patch for your uniform

By Michael Freeman

Interpreter strips speak to others that you’re the one to talk to.

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