Uniforms & Insignia Archives - Scouting magazine

Scouting’s core leadership awards can help you be a better leader

By Scouting magazine

The BSA’s training awards and keys can help you track your progress and help you be a more successful leader.

Clearing up common questions about what we wear

By Michael Freeman

Common questions to proper uniforming answered.

Inside the museum: Post-WWII Japanese Scouting memorabilia

By Scouting magazine

Take a peek at post-WWII Japanese Scouting memorabilia that’s housed by the National Scouting Museum.

A world of uniforms at the National Scouting Museum

By Scouting magazine

Dig into special items from the Scouting collection housed at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Tex.

Advancement FAQ's: Making the Distinctions

By Scouting magazine

How the Venturing awards program works.

Show of Faith

By Scouting magazine

These religious emblems represent a youth or adult’s devotion to a supreme being. To help your group get started, check out our guide to the awards and how to earn them.

Design of the Times

By Scouting magazine

New fabric, new colors, new functions — get moving in the BSA’s redesigned high-performance uniform.

Know Your Boy Scouts Square Knots

By Scouting magazine

Boy Scouts don’t get to have all the fun. Sure, they can earn more than 120 merit badges, but that doesn’t preclude adults from enhancing their uniforms. But for grown-ups with the urge to advance, it’ll take more than consulting a merit badge pamphlet. To earn a coveted square knot, volunteers must demonstrate continued leadership and service to the program’s ideals.