If you want an inspiring story to fire up your day, check this out! Micah has the drive, the guts, and the passion to tackle his goals, plus enough left over to inspire Scouts across the nation.
As we move into another Scouting year, we caught up with Scouts who have completed their first year and find out everything that they loved and learned last year, along with any advice they have for new Scouts!
Most of the merit badge patches we come across are pretty self-explanatory... but these? These make us do a double-take and ask, "What IS that?". Read on for some hilarious interpretations of a few Scouts BSA merit badge patches!
Patch collecting and trading are a big deal at the World Scout Jamboree – and how could they not be? With as many as 50,000 Scouts and leaders coming together from more than 200 countries and territories, it is a literal hotspot of diversity and opportunity for new friendships!
Trading has been dated as far back as 5,000 years ago. Today, swapping is alive and well at the World Scout Jamborees! It is a fun way to meet new people and celebrate different cultures.
The Tenderfoot rank is the second rank in Scouts BSA and the beginning to the three ranks where you learn skills that you will later build upon so you can be a strong leader.
The first rank you can earn in Scouts BSA is the “Scout” rank. This rank shows you, your fellow Scouts, and your leaders that you know and understand Scouting’s basic premises.
