WE HAVE 7 QUIZ WINNERS!   They are, in order of arrival, Dale Wilson, Chehaw Council, GA; Clarke Green, Chester County Council, PA; James Eager, Gulf Ridge Council, FL; Jack Boyle, Northern New Jersey Council; Georg Dahl, Tidewater Council, VA; Bill Casler, Great Alaska Council; and Brian Buck, Aloha Council, HI. Congratulations and an Ask […]

The statement below is from our Chief Scout Executive, Bob Mazucca: Our family—and I mean our Scouting family—is dealing with very tragic news this morning. The devastating tornado and storms that tore through Western Iowa took the lives of four of our Scouts at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch. Many others—about 40—were injured. I can’t […]

  THE NAME’S NOT EAGLE RIVER FER NUTHIN’! Eagles Gather at Eagle River, Alaska These 13 Eagle Scouts, all members of the same troop, received their rank at the same Court of Honor, presented by Brigadier General (Ret.) George Cannelos, former Commander of the Alaska Air National Guard. Troop 230 is in Eagle River, Alaska, […]

In response to the landslide of requests for that “Boards of Review” presentation, here’s a quiz to test your BOR “IQ”! The first ten readers who get ’em all correct will get their name in lights in my next column and win an ANDY Pin! Here we go… BOARD OF REVIEW “IQ” [True or False…You […]

This is an unabashed promotion for Captain John Green and his goal of sending $10,000 to the volunteers stationed right now in Baghdad who are bringing Scouting back to the youth of Iraq! John bought these patches from his own wallet. He’s selling them for $10, and sending all funds raised to the Green Zone […]

Dear Andy, A question came up at a recent parents meeting about wearing the neckerchief when the Scouts are in their “Class A” uniform. I’ve always thought that a Scout must wear his neckerchief when wearing his Class A’s, I just forgot where it was written, to show the parent. The leaders have an option […]

Dear Andy, Both my son and I have been very active in Scouts since Tiger Cubs. He’s now 14, a freshman in high school, and I can’t seem to interest him to continue Scouts. He’s very close to Life and has many of the Eagle Scout-required merit badges already completed. I’m so upset! I’ve been […]

If you’re a regular reader, you already know about the tyrants and tin gods, renegades and recalcitrants, bullies and belligerents, dictators, martinets, and “world’s oldest Patrol Leaders” masquerading as Scoutmasters. Thank goodness that, for every one of them, there are a thousand or more dedicated Scouting leaders who get it right! But how did this […]

It’s OFFICIAL! The BSA has changed policies and procedures! We can all now start doing the things we’ve always wanted to do, knowing they’re now all legal! Here are the new rules… The new “hours” line on the Eagle rank application is a requirement – the number of hours must be 100+ or you can […]

Dear Andy, I’m a District Advancement Chair and I’ve been told that for an Eagle Scout project, as the district representative who reviews the project workbooks, I should only look to see that the recipient of the project are from the approved type of organization and nothing else. Some troop leaders are saying that the […]