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34 entries from official and volunteer blogs posted the week of April 14th, 2014.

The Road

The Scoutmaster Minute April 11th, 2014

Back to Gilwell 2014

 I was asked to be a guest presenter at the W1-492-14 day 4 of Wood Badge for the Cascade Pacific Council. This weekend for about 19 hours, I was on Gilwell Field. I staffed in 2011 as a Troop Guide for the Bobwhites. You learn so much the first...

Scouter Adam April 7th, 2014

Issue 392 â€" April 8, 2014

________________________________________ Hello Andy, I'm confused. In your column No. 390 (March 25th), a reader raised a question about Scouts not being able to repeat the Scout Oath, Law, etc., at their boards of review. Part of your answer was:...

Ask Andy April 8th, 2014

From the mouths of Cubs

It's important to the sustainability of Scouting to continue to build membership from the youngest members of our organization, our Cub Scouts. It's exciting to watch parent volunteers also take part in Scouting for the first time and work with...

Chief's Corner April 11th, 2014

Scout Tech

A BSA executive has posted his opinions on the use of smartphones in Scouting for Bryan @ Scouting magazine . He presents that smartphones are tools that can be used, or abused, similarly to pocketknives. He touches on the problem of some of us old...

Scoutmaster Musings April 9th, 2014

Scouting family takes pilgrimage to Baden-Powell's grave in Kenya

Scoutmaster Jerry : Fantastic Trip.. Originally posted on Bryan on Scouting : Tracing the life of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell takes you not only to his birthplace in London but also to Kenya, where he spent the last few years of his life...

The Scoutmaster Minute April 12th, 2014

Tigers and Ham Radio

The Tigers of my old Pack were "almost" done with all the requirements for their Tiger Badge. They only needed to complete the 4G Communicate requirement. Apparently they had a hard time getting into either a TV, Radio or Newspaper. Luckily the...

Scouter Adam April 8th, 2014

B.P.'s Blog â€" Training Scouts

During his lifetime Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, wrote many books and articles directed to Scouters. Each Sunday I'll publish a selection from his writings in the hope that you'll draw inspiration and...

Scoutmaster Clarke Green April 13th, 2014