Jul 22, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
Mike Surbaugh, BSA Chief Scout Executive, praised Secretary Tillerson’s leadership.Rex Tillerson, secretary of state, Distinguished Eagle Scout and past BSA national president, visited the 2017 National Jamboree on Friday for a statue unveiling in his honor. BSA Chief... 
Jul 21, 2017 | Scouting Newsroom
On Monday, July 24, United States President Donald J. Trump will become the eighth President to join the Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree. The President will travel to West Virginia on Monday evening and address approximately 40,000 participants and... 
Jul 21, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
Visits from the president are a Jamboree tradition. Seven of 11 sitting U.S. presidents who were in office at the time of a National Jamboree showed up in person to address giant crowds of Scouts. It’s a tradition that dates back to the very first Jamboree. President... 
Jul 21, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
You can call it a Jamboree tradition. Since 1937 — the very first National Jamboree ever held — presidents have stopped by to speak to Jamboree participants. The tradition is set to continue in 2017. President Donald J. Trump will visit the 2017 National Jamboree.... 
Jul 21, 2017 | Boy's Life
On Aug. 21, the sun will go dark in one of nature’s greatest spectacles: a total solar eclipse. This phenomenon happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking out the sun for several minutes. The path of the total eclipse will cross Oregon,...