Sep 23, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
This is Unsung Heroes, a Bryan on Scouting blog series celebrating under-reported acts of Scouting heroism. These are stories that don’t make national headlines — but should. That’s doubly true in this world that can always use more good... 
Sep 22, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Youth who earn the highest ranks Scouting has to offer deserve praise for achieving their goals, but the bigger prize comes from the skills they gain and experiences they have along the way — the leadership, the know-how and the camaraderie. Take the boys of the... 
Sep 21, 2020 | Boy's Life
In 1846, more than 500 soldiers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began a 1,900-mile march from Iowa to California to help West Coast troops during the Mexican-American War. Along the way, they cooked cakes on glowing coals, tussled with... 
Sep 21, 2020 | Boy's Life
When the members of Scouts BSA troops 26 (boys) and 126 (girls) out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, talk with Webelos Scouts at their Hallo-Weekend campout, you won’t hear them saying things like, “Hey, you in the blue hat … ” Instead, you’ll hear... 
Sep 21, 2020 | Boy's Life
The tripod is the most simple freestanding pioneering structure. It is most often used to raise items off the ground. A well-built tripod can safely suspend a pot over a cooking fire. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE A TRIPOD 3 hiking staffs (Item No. 1443 at... 
Sep 21, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Some Scouts find Eagle project ideas by talking to community leaders, asking their teachers or searching online. All Ethan Garner had to do was look across the dinner table at his dad. Michael Garner was 17 in 2000 when he built benches at an animal shelter in Allen,... 
Sep 17, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Scouts succeed thanks to the tireless efforts of adults who step up to lead and guide. Some of those adult leaders volunteer for decades, like Cubbedge Phillips. Troop 1 of Miami, Fla., formed in 1935; Phillips joined in 1939. In 1952, he became the troop’s... 
Sep 16, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Sometimes a simple suggestion is all it takes. When Troop 378 Senior Patrol Leader Enzo Ishihara’s leaders told him about an opportunity to construct and distribute 3D-printed face shields for first responders and essential workers in Torrance, Calif.,... 
Sep 15, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Ask five Eagle Scouts what they’ll take from their Scouting experience, and you’ll get five uniquely inspiring answers: Overcoming hailstorms and wrong turns at Philmont to discover the “unyielding bonds of friendship.” A Cycling merit badge... 
Sep 14, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Life Scout Victoria Rader didn’t set out to make national headlines. But some news is just too good not to share. In a piece calling her a “Trailblazing Scout,” Victoria was featured on the Sept. 9 episode of the CBS Evening News with Norah...