Boy Scouts of America

Advancement News Index

A

Title

Month/Year

A 30-Second Conversation

May 2013

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for January-February

November/December 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for November-December

September/October 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for September-October

July/August 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for July—August

May/June 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for May-June

March/April 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for March-April

January/February 2019

A Peek Ahead: Topic Planned for January-February

November/December 2018

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for November-December

September/October 2018

A Peek Ahead: September-October Highlights

July/August 2018

A Peek Ahead: July-August Highlights

March/June 2018

A Peek Ahead. What is Planned for March-April 2018

January/February 2018

A Peek Ahead. What is Planned for January-February 2018

November/December 2017

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for November/December

September/October 2017

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for May/June

March/April 2017

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for March-April 2017

January/February 2017

A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for January-February

November/December 2016

A Peek Ahead: Topics for November-December

September/October 2016

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for September-October

July/August 2016

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for July-Aug

May/June 2016

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for May-June

March/April 2016

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for March/April

January/February 2016

A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for January-February

November/December 2015

A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for November-December

September/October 2015

A Peek Ahead: What’s Coming in April

March 2014

A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for May-June

March/April 2015

A Peek Ahead: What’s Planned for June/July

April-May 2014

A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for August-September

June-July 2014

Access Advancement Materials May/June 2015

May/June 2015

Access advancement materials through here

August/September 2013

Access to Advancement Materials

November 2013

Access Advancement Materials Here

October 2013

Active Participation and Applying the “Third Test”

November 2011

Additional Insights from the Advancement in Camp Survey

October 2013

Addressing Positions of Responsibility

February 2012

Adopt-a-School

June/July 2012

Advancement Academy Proves Texas-Size Success in Houston

November 2013

Advancement and a Week in the Florida Keys— Jan. 16–21, 2012

October 2011

Advancement and a Week in the Florida Keys – Jan. 16-21, 2012

October 2012

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Advancement Committee Goals, Part 2; Courts of Honor: Opportunities for Committee Involvement

Aug-Sept 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics:

December 2013/January 2014

Advancement in Action

November 2013

Advancement in Camp

August/September 2013

Advancement and Camp-ing Committees in Partnership

February 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Advancement Statistics: Not Just Numbers

March 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Congratulations to Advancement’s Top 10% Councils for 2013; Pack Advancement Coordinator Highlights

April-May 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Growing the District Advancement Committee;

November/December 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Setting Goals and Making Plans—Time Well Spent (Part 1)

June-July 2014

Advancement Committee Mechanics: Venturing Specific Training: Advisors and Committee Members

January/February 2015

Advancement Committee Position Descriptions

June/July 2012

Advancement Committee Position Descriptions (Camping Committee and Outdoor Program Liaison and Records Keeper)

August/September 2012

Advancement Committee Position Descriptions (Eagle Scout Issues Coordinator and Special Needs Scouting Specialist)

November 2012

Advancement Committee Position Descriptions; Eagle Scout Rank Credentials Now Produced at National Distribution Center

May 2012

Advancement Education

May 2012

Advancement Educational Opportunities

February 2013

Advancement Educational Presentations Coming Soon

August/September 2012

Advancement Education Tools You Can Use Today

February 2014

Advancement Excitement at National Scout Jamboree: Journalism Opportunity awaits Jamboree Scout—Could They be from Your District or Council?

January/February 2017

Advancement Excitement at National Scout Jamboree: Merit Badge Midway offerings for National Jamboree participants

November/December 2016

Advancement for the Lone Scout

August/September 2012

Advancement Issues: Appeals

February 2014

Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference

May 2013

Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference Encore

February 2014

Advancement Literature and Resources

April 2012

Advancement Team Now on Twitter

June/July 2012

Advancement Team Now on Twitter

May 2012

Advancement Tracks for Sea Scouts

January 2013

Advancement Training at the Florida Keys

November 2011

Advancement Training at Philmont

February 2012

Advancement Videocast Library Now Available Online

May 2013

After the Blue and Gold—Continuing the Journey

February 2014

After the Scout Is Tested and Recognized (Topic 4.2.1.5)

February 2014

Announcing a Change in Service Award Processing

November 2013

Announcing the Guide to Advancement 2013

May 2013

Arrow of Light, Last Stop Before Boy Scouting

April 2012

Attention Council Eagle Processors: Credentials Now Produced in Charlotte

January 2013

Avoiding Delays in Requests for Extension of Time to Earn Eagle Scout Rank

January 2013

Avoiding Issues for Eagle Scout Candidates

June/July 2012

Awards: New Whitewater Rafting Award

September/October 2017

Awards (Sea Scouts): Sea Scout Elective “Strands”: A Primer

March/April 2017

Awards (Sea Scouts): Quartermaster Rank Materials Updated

November/December 2016

Awards (Sea Scouts): New Sea Scout Manual Signals Program Changes

September/October 2016

Awards and Insignia: 2019 Guide to Awards and Insignia

September/October 2019

Awards Update: Changes in Sea Scout Eligibility for Venturing Awards and More

May/June 2016

Awards and Recognitions: Cub Scouts Shooting Sports
Awards—Take Aim at New Fun

March/April 2016

Awards and Recognitions: Medal of Merit and Na-tional Certificate of Merit to Be Processed by Local Councils

June-July 2014

Awards and Recognition: Wearing Eagle Palms

April-May 2014

Awards and Recognitions: BSA Aquatics Awards

November/December 2015

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Month/Year

Beekeeping “Buzz”

June/July 2012

Blue Card Is Nationally Recognized Merit Badge Record

November 2011

Bobcat and Bear Updates

November 2013

Boy Scout Angle: The Webelos-to-Scout Transition: Avoiding “Culture Shock” for Scouts AND Parents

March/April 2017

Boy Scout Angle: Boy Scout Requirements: 2016 Transition Period Ends January 1

September/October 2016

Boy Scout Angle: January 1, 2017 All Scouts Must Use New Requirements

November/December 2016

Bronze Award – Halfway to Expert

November 2012

Bronze Award Substitutions

April 2012

Building an Advancement Committee: A Practical Guide

October 2013

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Month/Year

Camp-Earned Merit Badges

May 2013

Centennial Historic Merit Badges Are Now History

November 2012

Ceremonial Props Inspire

June/July 2013

Challenges With Advancement

August/September 2012

Chess Merit Badge Rollout, and Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Takes Shape

October 2011

Chess Merit Badge Rollout, and Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Takes Shape

October 2012

Cleveland Firm Creates Welding Merit Badge Video Library

May 2013

Committee Size Makes the Difference

October 2011

Committee Size Makes the Difference

October 2012

Committee Size Makes the Difference—Continued!

November 2011

Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators

August/September 2012

Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators at Sea Base

November 2012

Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators at Sea Base; Advancement Educational Presentations Updated

August/September 2013

Congratulations to Advancement’s “Top 10 Percent” Councils

November 2013

Continuing Boy Scout Advancement in a Venturing Crew

August/September 2013

Council and District Advancement Committee Organization

October 2013

Cooking Merit Badge Changes

June/July 2013

Cooking Merit Badge Required for Eagle

November 2012

Cooking Merit Badge Required for Eagle Beginning January 1, 2014

November 2013

Correction to June/July 2012 Advancement News

February 2013

The Council Advancement Committee and Merit Badges at Camp

June/July 2012

Council Advancement Committee Positions (Awards and Recognition Chair and Religious Emblems Coordinator)

January 2013

Council and District Advancement Committees

October 2011

Council Summer Camp Merit Badge Program (Part 1)

January 2013

Council Summer Camp Merit Badge Program (Part 2)

February 2013

Councils Receive Welding Merit Badge Support

June/July 2013

Counselor’s Corner: Understanding the Process of Counseling

March/April 2017

Counselor’s Corner: Counselor’s Compass : Tips for Getting Up to Speed and a Checklist for Staying There

January/February 2017

Counselor’s Corner: Counselor’s Compass Now an Integral Part of Advancement News

November/December 2016

Cub Scout Angle: Leave Nothing But Your Thanks

September/October 2016

Cub Scout Angle: Advancement Changes: Putting the “Outing in Scouting” Still Begins in Cub Scouting

March/April 2017

Cub Scout Angle: Program Modifications Increase Advancement Flexibility

January/February 2017

Cub Scout Angle: Blue and Gold Celebration Planning: Fun and Food, but Don’t Forget the Advancement!

November/December 2016

Cub Scout Angle: Summertime Activities: Never too Early to Put the Outing in Scouting; Lions in Your Neighborhood?

July/August 2016

Cub Scout Angle: The Cub Scout Adventure Program at Day Camp; Cub Scout Shooting Sports Awards

May/June 2016

Cub Scout Angle: The Blue and Gold Banquet—A
Checkpoint for Advancement

March/April 2016

Cub Scout Angle: STEM Adventures—To Advancement and Beyond!

January/February 2016

Cub Scout Angle: Baden-Powell’s Scouting Promise: “First Duty Is to God”

November/December 2015

Cub Scout Angle: A Cub Scout’s Adventure—It Still Begins with Bobcat

September/October 2015

Cub Scout Angle: New Cub Scout Adventure Program—Be Prepared for Success

July/August 2015

Cub Scout Advancement Likely Underreported

November 2011

Cub Scout Angle: A Great Year Ahead—Delicious Den and Pack Meetings

June-July 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Arrow of Light and Effective Webelos-to-Scout Transition

December 2013/January 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Cub Scout Advancement: New Methods, New Materials; Transition to Cub Scout Adventure Program Materials

January/February 2015

Cub Scout Angle: Cub Scout Advancement: Cub Scout Adventure Program Transitional Information

March/April 2015

Cub Scout Angle: New Adventure Program Implementation: Webelos Leaders, Start Planning Now.

Aug-Sept 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Pack Camping—What Are You Waiting For?; More Cub Scout Award Opportunities

April-May 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Webelos Compass Points: Why So Many? Why So Few?

March 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Webelos to Boy Scouts: When Should the Transition End?

November/December 2014

Cub Scout Angle: Webelos Scouts to Boy Scouts: When Should the Transition Start?

October 2014

Cub Scouts BSA: Scoutbook: Den Leader Meeting Planning Resource

November/December 2019

Cub Scouts BSA: Cub Scout Advancement 2019: A Useful Primer/Refresher; Den Leader Scoutbook Aid For Planning Available

September/October 2019

Cub Scouts BSA: Preview Adventures and Den Meeting Plans; Yo-Yo Preview Adventure: Check It Out!

July/August 2019

Cub Scouts BSA: Foundations of Cub Scout Day Camp

May/June 2019

Cub Scouts BSA: The Learn Center: Home of Improved Online Training for Cub Scout Volunteers

March/April 2019

Cub Scouts BSA: Lions Are Up and Running

January/February 2019

Cub Scout Camping Opportunities

April 2013

Current Records Prevents Future Issues

February 2012

Cyber Chip and Youth Protection

June/July 2012

D

Title

Month/Year

Don’t Miss Out on Philmont Advancement Training

May 2012

E

Title

Month/Year

Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Boards of Review: Not a Job Interview

November/December 2018

Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Projects—Two-Deep Adult Supervision Requirement; Project Proposal Reviews – Face-to-Face Is Best

September/October 2018

Eagle Issues: Life to Eagle, It’s Not That Hard—Really!

July/August 2018

Eagle Issues: Life to Eagle Information Packets: Keep Them Simple

March/June 2018

Eagle Issues: Board of Review Errors Do Not Prevent Future Advancement

January/February 2018

Eagle Issues: Eagle Projects: Jumping the Gun – It Happens’ Revised Eagle Palm Requirements: Effective August 1

November/December 2017

Eagle Issues: Revised Eagle Palm Requirements: Effective August 1

September/October 2017

Eagle Issues: Merit Badges for Star and Life—Effects on Eagle Scout Rank

March/April 2017

Eagle Issues: Written Statements of Religious Belief Cannot Be Required

January/February 2017

Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Board of Review Celebrates a Scout’s Journey; Positions of Responsibility

November/December 2016

Eagle Issues: Requests from a Unit or Council Regarding Past Eagle Scouts

September/October 2016

Eagle Issues: Extension Requests and the Importance of Updating Advancement Records

July/August 2016

Eagle Issues: Record Keeping Along the Trail to Eagle Scout—Be Prepared

May/June 2016

Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Rank Applications—Local
Forms NOT Authorized

March/April 2016

Eagle Issues: Processing Rank Appeals—Fair, Balanced, and By the Book; Processing Time Extension Requests—Fair, Balanced, and By the Clock

January/February 2016

Eagle Issues: Avoiding Appeals and Extensions

November/December 2015

Eagle Issues: Avoiding Appeals and Extensions

September/October 2015

The Eagle Scout Challenge

February 2013

Eagle Issues: Boards of Review: Negative Reference Responses

October 2014

Eagle Issues: Clarifying Use of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, Project Fundraising Leadership: To Count or Not To Count, That Is the Question, The Intent Behind Signatures, and What They Signify

Aug-Sept 2014

Eagle Issues: Countdown to Eagle

November/December 2014

Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Project Fundraising: The Elephant in the Room

March 2014

Eagle Issues: Revised Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Posted

June-July 2014

Eagle Issues: Time Aspects in Completing the Eagle Scout Rank Application

April-May 2014

Eagle Issues: When to Use the New—or the old—Eagle Scout Rank Application; Grants for Eagle Scout Service Projects Available from Lowe’s; Eagle Scout Service Project Coach

December 2013/January 2014

Eagle Projects—Anything but “Routine”

February 2014

Eagle Project Proposal Approval: Keep it Simple, Make it Fast

August/September 2013

Eagle Scout Competition Announced

October 2013

Eagle Scout Letters of Recommendation

June/July 2013

Eagle Scout Palms Survey Coming

November 2013

Eagle Scout Project Beneficiary Brochure

November 2012

Eagle Scout Service Project Coaches

April 2012

Eagle Scout Service Project Safety

April 2013

Eagle Scout Service Projects—Individualization vs. Standardization

August/September

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Rank Advancement: Explanations and Amplifications; Eagle Scout Rank Application Processing Procedures

November/December 2019

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: An Eagle Candidate’s Statement of Ambitions and Life Pur-pose – A Time for Reflection

September/October 2019

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Reminders for Processing Extension Requests

July/August 2019

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Service Project Workbooks: What Is Required?

May/June 2019

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Rank Appeal Processing Concerns; Implementation Details for First-Time Members Entering Scouts BSA; Requesting a Duplicate Eagle Scout Certificate; How to Request an Eagle Extension

March/April 2019

Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Proposal Approval – What Is Expected?

January/February 2019

Emphasizing Progress to First Class

August/September 2012

Encouraging Advancement and the Journey to Excellence

August/September 2013

Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Updated Swimming Merit Badge Pamphlet to Release in Time for Summer Camp; The Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force: At Your Service

April-May 2014

Earning Merit Badges at Camp

April 2013

The Essentials of Merit Badge Counseling Training

April 2013

Evaluate the Guide to Advancement

November 2011

The Evolution of Eagle Scout Service Project Approval

May 2012

F

Title

Month/Year

From the Archives: From On Increasing Advancement (November-December 2016) Webelos to Scout Transition Starts Now

November/December 2018

From the Archives: From the Guide To Advancement (August-September 2013) After the Scout Is Tested

September/October 2018

From the Archives: From the Guide To Advancement (March, 2014) Adult Association: More than Just Supervision

July/August 2018

From the Archives: From the Guide to Advancement: Adult Association: More Than Just Supervision (March 2014)

March/June 2018

From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: The Pace of Advancement (May 2012)

January/February 2018

From the Archives: Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus

November/December 2017

From the Archives: Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus

November/December 2017

From the Archives: Eagle Issues: Time Aspects in Com-pleting the Eagle Scout Rank Application (April/May 2014)

September/October 2017

From the Archives: On Increasing Advancement: District Roundtables: Opportunities for Meaningful Dialog

March/April 2017

From the Archives: Multiple Advancement Credit for One Activity (November 2012)

January/February 2017

From the Archives: Advancement Committee Mechanics – Growing the District Advancement Committee

November/December 2016

From the Archives: Emphasizing Progress to First Class

September/October 2016

From the Archives: What Is an Appeal? (May 2013)

July/August 2016

From the Archives: Eagle Issues: Boards of Review—Negative Reference Responses

May/June 2016

From the Archives: Advancement Committee Mechanics:
Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members

March/April 2016

From the Archives: Scoutmaster Conference Myths (March 2012)

January/February 2016

From the Field: Follow Up: Duty to God in 2016 Boy Scout Requirements

November/December 2015

From the Archives: December 2012-January 2013, “On Increasing Advancement” Publication Released

November/December 2015

From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: The Inverted Percentage (October 2011)

September/October 2015

From the Field: A Successful ADHD Strategy Outcome

January/February 2016

From the Field: A Testimonial—Training Opportunities Make a Big Difference; Don’t Miss Out on These Great Training Opportunities in 2016!

September/October 2015

From the Archives: Eagle Issues—Current Records Pre-vent Future Issues (February 2012)

July/August 2015

Fall is a Great Time for Service Projects, Advancement, and JTE

November 2013

Fall “To Do” List – Summer Housekeeping and Handbooks

August/September 2012

First Class in a Year, Star in Two

February 2012

Florida Sea Base in January 2014. Sun, Sand, and Advancement

October 2013

From the Archives: Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility (May 2012)

October 2014

From the Archives: Mandated Procedures and Recommended Practices

December 2013/January 2014

From the Archives: November, 2011: Advancement Committee Mechanics: Committee Size Makes the Difference (continued)

June-July 2014

From the Archives: Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members

March 2014

From the Archives: May 2012, Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility

April-May 2014

From the Archives: Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members

March 2014

From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: What Is “Do Your Best”?

November/December 2014

From the Archives: The Pack Committee, Advancement, and the Journey to Excellence (May, 2013)

January/February 2015

From the Archives: November 2012: Using the Numbers

March/April 2015

From the Field: Eagles to the Front of the Line

February 2014

From the Field: Scout Training Pays Off

April-May 2014

From the Guide to Advancement: Building Council and District Advancement Committees

November/December 2019

From the Guide to Advancement: Volunteer Recognition

September/October 2019

From the Guide to Advancement: Scouts BSA Advancement and Boards of Review for Venturers and Sea Scouts

July/August 2019

From the Guide to Advancement: When is 18 Not 18 in Scout Rank Advancement?

May/June 2019

From the Guide to Advancement: GTA 2019: The Official Source for All Advancement; Youth From Other Countries

March/April 2019

From the Guide to Advancement: Suspending Troop Operations for Summer?

July/August 2018

From the Guide to Advancement: Compiling and Using JTE Data to Enhance the Council’s Advancement Program

January/February 2018

From the Guide To Advancement: The Spirit of the Eagle Award: Council Approval Now November/December 2017
From the Guide To Advancement: Requirement Updates: How to Handle Them September/October 2017

From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement Administrators Spot Check

March/April 2017

From the Guide To Advancement: Guide To Advancement 2017 Coming Soon; Guide To Advancement Policy is Policy

January/February 2017

From the Guide to Advancement: Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

November/December 2016

From the Guide to Advancement: The GTA: Your Best Advancement “Compass”

July/August 2016

From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement in Camp Settings—First, You Should Go to Camp

May/June 2016

From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement in Camp
Settings: Feedback is a Gift—Use It.

March/April 2016

From the Guide to Advancement: Fulfilling More Than One Requirement with a Single Activity;

December 2013/January 2014

From the Guide to Advancement: The Sweet Sixteen of BSA Safety, Adult Association: More than Just Supervision

March 2014

From the Guide to Advancement: Ends and Endings—There Is a Difference; Summer Camp Advancement Opportunities

April-May 2014

From the Guide To Advancement: Record Keeping for Youth Member Transfers November/December 2014

From the Guide to Advancement: Scoutmaster Conferences: Busting a Few Persistent Myths

October 2014

Future Advancement Educational Support

May 2012

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Title

Month/Year

Game Design Merit Badge Released; Merit Badge Midway at Jamboree Needs You!

April 2013

Guide to Advancement and Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Revision Survey

August/September 2012

Guide to Advancement 2013 to Be Featured at Philmont

June/July 2013

Guidance for Eagle Scout Boards of Review for Scouts With Developmental Disabilities

February 2012

Guardian of the Gate

February 2012

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Month/Year

Helpful Links

November/December 2019

Helpful Links

September/October 2019

Helpful Links

July/August 2019

Helpful Links

May/June 2019

Helpful Links

January/February 2019

Helpful Links

November/December 2018

Helpful Links

September/October 2018

Helpful Links

January/February 2018

Helpful Links

November/December 2017

Helpful Links

September/October 2017

Helpful Links

March/April 2017

Helpful Links

January/February 2017

Helpful Links

November/December 2016

Helpful Links

September/October 2016

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July/August 2016

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May/June 2016

Helpful Links

March/April 2016

Helpful Links

January/February 2016

Helpful Links

November/December 2015

Helpful Links

September/October 2015

Helpful Links

July/August 2015

100th Anniversary of the First Eagle Scout

March 2012

Health and Safety Announces New Guidelines

May 2012

Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility

May 2012

Helpful Links: Accessing Advancement Materials

March 2014

Helpful Links

March/April 2015

Helpful Links: Accessing Advancement Materials

April-May 2014

Helpful Links: Advancement Resources Page

June-July 2014

Helpful Links: Advancement Resources page

Aug-Sept 2014

Hiking Merit Badge: The One-Day, 20-Mile Hike

August/September 2012

How Advancement Committees May Reach Out to Units

January 2013

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Month/Year

“I Did It Myself”

April 2013

Improved Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Released

February 2013

Improving Advancement News

January 2013

Increasing Advancement Committee Size

April 2012

Initial Evaluation of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook

February 2012

Initiating Discussions on Best Practices

February 2013

Inspirational Ceremonies—Recognition and Inspiration

April 2012

Integrating Advancement Activities in the Unit

March 2012

Interpreting Requirements: A Case Study

November 2013

Introducing the Guide to Advancement

October 2011

Introducing the Guide to Advancement

October 2012

The Inverted Percentage

October 2011

The Inverted Percentage

October 2012

Involving the Community in Merit Badge Experiences

February 2013

Improvements to Merit Badges—A Continuing Process

May 2013

J

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Month/Year

Jamboree Merit Badge Midway Needs You!

January 2013

K

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Month/Year

Kayaking; Search and Rescue; National Scout Jamboree Needs YOU!

June/July 2012

Kayaking Merit Badge Release Scheduled for May

April 2012

L

Title

Month/Year

Last Call to Register for January Sea Base Conference

November 2013

Last Chance: Sea Base Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators

January 2013

Last Chance for Philmont Advancement Training

June/July 2012

M

Title

Month/Year

Merit Badges: Merit Badge Counselor Lists: A Primer

November/December 2019

Merit Badges: Plan Ahead for Merit Badge Counselors to Serve Scouts

September/October 2019

Merit Badges: National Merit Badges Subcommittee Works for All Scouts

July/August 2019

Merit Badges: Scouting Heritage Merit Badge Update

January/February 2019

Merit Badges: Keeping Merit Badges Current

July/August 2018

Merit Badges: Scoutbook vs. Blue Cards; Helpful Resources for Merit Badge Counselors; Scouting Heritage Merit Badge

March/June 2018

Merit Badges: Fulfilling More Than One Requirement With a Single Activity; Miscellaneous Helpful Merit Badge Tidbits

January/February 2018

Merit Badges: “Partial” Blue Cards: The Clock Strikes Mid-night at 18

November/December 2017

Merit Badges: Mining Hall of Fame Presents Prazen Award to BSA

September/October 2017

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Any Scout, Any Merit Badge, Any Time; Exploration Merit Badge Released

March/April 2017

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Counselor’s Compass Integrated Into Advancement News

September/October 2016

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Merit Badge Group Instruction Guide: A New Online Resource

July/August 2016

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Digital Merit Badge Pamphlets–Available Now, 20; Coming Soon, All 136!; Managing Merit Badge Fairs: A Council Responsibility; Merit Badge Group Instruction Guide

May/June 2016

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive
Edge: Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force On the Job;
Recent Merit Badge Changes

March/April 2016

Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Photography Merit Badge—New Focus for an Old Favorite

January/February 2016

Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Digital Merit Badges a Hit with Scouts; What’s New for 2016? Eureka!

November/December 2015

Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Using the New Digital Merit Badge Pamphlets; Best Practices for Approving Merit Badge Counselors; Using Web-based Tools in Merit Badge Instruction

September/October 2015

Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Merit Badge Concerns—Got a Case of the “Blue Card Blues”?

July/August 2015

Maintaining Up-ToDate Merit Badge Counselor Lists

June/July 2013

Making the Case for Reporting Advancement

June/July 2012

Mandated Procedures and Recommended Practices

February 2012

Meaningful District Merit Badge Counselor List

June/July 2012

Meaningful District Merit Badge Counselor List (Part 1)

April 2012

Mechanics of Advancement Conference

May 2013

Mechanics of Advancement Conference Set for Philmont in August

February 2013

Merit Badge Counselor Resource Page Available

October 2013

Merit Badge Counselors: The Jamboree Needs You!

May 2013

Merit Badges Earned at Fairs or Midways

August/September 2013

Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Chess: An Age-Old Game Made New

November/December 2014

Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Computers and Digital Technology Transi-tion—Questions and Answers

June-July 2014

Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Digital Technology Merit Badge on the Way

March 2014

Merit Badges and Scouts with Special Needs

June/July 2013

Merit Badge Emphasis

June/July 2013

Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Blue Card Changes

August/September 2013

Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Cooking Merit Badge Goes “Silver” for 2014; FAQs on Cooking Merit Badge and the Jan. 1 Deadline

December 2013/January 2014

Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: On the Horizon

October 2014

Merit Badges-Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Whitewater Merit Badge Updated: Counselor’s Compass Now Available

January/February 2015

Merit Badges-Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Signs, Signals, and Codes: Communication for Everyone; Counselor’s Compass

March/April 2015

Merit Badge “Blue Card” Revised

January 2013

Merit Badge Fairs and Midways

February 2014

Merit Badge Feedback Welcomed

April 2012

Merit Badge Midway at Jamboree Needs You!

February 2013

Merit Badge Pamphlets: Be Sure to Read the Notes

October 2013

Merit Badge Revisions—An Ongoing Process

February 2013

Messengers of Peace; Cyber Chip Update

August/September 2012

Minimizing Eagle Scout Service Project Fundraising

May 2012

Mining in Society Merit Badge Released

February 2014

Moviemaking Merit Badge Name Change

November 2013

Multiple Advancement Credit for One Activity

November 2012

Multiple Credit for Venturers

June/July 2013

Multiple Rank Advancements and Boards of Review

August/September 2012

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Month/Year

2013 National Jamboree Offers Advancement Opportunities

June/July 2013

National Advancement Committee Presentation Video Available

August/September 2012

National Eagle Scout Association Questionnaire Now Part of ESRA

August/September 2013

New Advancement Educational Presentations Posted

April 2013

New Advancement Educational Presentations Posted

February 2013

New Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference Scheduled for Philmont Training Center

January 2013

New Application for Alternative Eagle Scout Merit Badges Now Available

May 2012

New Case Study–Based Conference for Experienced Advancement Volunteers and Professionals

February 2013

New Commissioners Award of Excellence in Unit Service Now in Effect

August/September 2013

The New Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook

October 2011

The New Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook

October 2012

New Educational Presentations to Be Released

January 2013

New Merit Badge Counselor Application Available Online

May 2013

New Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Reviews 40 Merit Badge Pamphlets

February 2012

New Pamphlet Explores Methods of Improving Rate of Advancement

May 2013

New Sustainability Merit Badge a Required- for-Eagle Option

November 2012

Nova Awards and BSA Advancement

April 2013

November 2011: Active Participation and Applying the “Third Test”

April 2013

O

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Month/Year

On Increasing Advancement: Using Scout Uniforming in Your Scouting Program

May/June 2019

On Increasing Advancement: Using the Patrol Method in Your Scouting Program

March/April 2019

On Increasing Advancement: Using Advancement in Your Scouting Program; New Member Coordinator Supports Advancement

January/February 2019

On Increasing Advancement: Scouts BSA: Advancement Update; Scoutbook-More than Recording Advancement; The Ideals of Scouting – The Outdoors – One Means to an End, Not the End

November/December 2018

On Increasing Advancement: The Ideals of Scouting—More than Mere Words

September/October 2018

On Increasing Advancement: District Advancement Report Update

July/August 2018

On Increasing Advancement: Why Advancement?; Scoutbook Lite Update

March/June 2018

On Increasing Advancement: Scoutbook Lite to Re-place Internet Advancement in Second Quarter of 2018; A Wonderful Ending Requires a Great Beginning

January/February 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base Conference: Just Around the Corner in January

November/December 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—July 2019: A Report; Florida Sea Base Opportunities – January, 2020; Advancement Educational Materials Analysis

September/October 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Summer 2019

July/August 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Open for Business

May/June 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base CEAA Earns Rave Reviews; Philmont Training Center is a Destination Experience; Advancement Education Materials Updates Now Available

March/April 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Opportunities Abound to Become a Trained Leader; Advancement Education Materials Updates Available Soon

January/February 2019

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: The 2019 Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA); Philmont Training Center Opportunities (July, 2019)

November/December 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Advancement Issues and Solutions – Philmont Training Center, August 2018; Sea Base Conference in January

September/October 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Advancement Opportunities Abound

July/August 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: A Great Family Destination; The Sea Base Experience, 2018

March/June 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base Advancement Opportunity Here Now; Philmont Training Center Is a Great Family Vacation Destination

January/February 2018

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base WILL Host Advancement Conference in January; Philmont Training Center date announced; New Tool: To-day’s Advancement

November/December 2017

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Reports from July’s Advancement Conferences at Philmont; Advancement Issues & Solutions at Philmont Training Center, Continuing Education for Advancement Administrators, Next CEAA Scheduled for Florida Sea Base in January 2018

September/October 2017

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Mechanics of Advancement, Advancement Issues and Solutions, Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators

March/April 2017

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Mechanics of Advancement Conference; 2017 Advancement Conferences listing; Useful Advancement Courses Updates

January/February 2017

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: What’s Next in Advancement Education?; Philmont Training Center: July-August 2016 Issues and Solutions Conference Feedback

November/December 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: June 2016 Mechanics of Advancement Conference Feedback; Advancement Education: A Never-ending Pursuit

September/October 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center : Advancement Issues and Solutions, Education Opportunities for Advancement Administrators

July/August 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center – Mechanics of Advancement in June; Advancement Issues and Solutions in August

May/June 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center; Florida Sea Base Advancement course comments

March/April 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—Summer Is Just Around the Corner

January/February 2016

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base—Advancement Treasure Hunt; Getting the Most From Internet Advancement: Educational Presentation Updated

November/December 2015

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base—Advancement Treasure Hunt; Report from Philmont Training Center: Conference Highlights

September/October 2015

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—Advancement, Adventure, August!!; Report on CEAA; Updated and In Development Advancement Education Materials

July/August 2015

On Increasing Advancement: Using Personal Growth in Your Scouting Program

November/December 2019

On Increasing Advancement: Using Leadership Development In Your Scouting Program

September/October 2019

On Increasing Advancement: Methods of Scouting: Focus on Adult Association

July/August 2019

On Increasing Advancement: “Plan on a Page” Worksheet: Just What Every Scout Needs

November/December 2017

On Increasing Advancement: Parent Signatures: Every Requirement is There for a Reason

September/October 2017

On Increasing Advancement: The Webelos-to-Scout Transition: A Question of Initiative; Journey to Excellence: Advancement is Just One Way to Keep Score

March/April 2017

On Increasing Advancement: Webelos to Scout Transition Starts Now; Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders

November/December 2016

On Increasing Advancement: That Precious Minute; Cub Scout Campfire Programs: Much More than S’mores!

September/October 2016

On Increasing Advancement: What Can You Do?

July/August 2016

On Increasing Advancement: Summer Camp Merit Badge Choices—The Youth’s Decision; Scoutbook: Managing Advancement—And Soon, So Much More!

May/June 2016

On Increasing Advancement: Methods of Scouting: Eagle
Scout Courts of Honor—The Difference between the
Cake and the Icing; Cyber Chip and the Scout Rank

March/April 2016

On Increasing Advancement: Troop Programming: The New Boy Scout Rank Requirements; New Position of Responsibility: 13th Edition, Boy Scout Handbook; New Position of Responsibility: Outdoor Ethics Guide;—Best Practices: Promoting Advancement Education Materials

January/February 2016

On Increasing Advancement: Scouting Is Service; The Board of Review Experience: Keep It Friendly

November/December 2015

On Increasing Advancement: Boy Scout Requirements Changes Begin January 1, 2016; What’s Changing?

September/October 2015

On Increasing Advancement: Program Features for Troops, Teams, and Crews, Volume 1, Available; Volumes 2 and 3 on the Horizon

July/August 2015

On Increasing Advancement: 2015 Boy Scouts Requirements Coming in February

January/February 2015

On Increasing Advancement: Positions of Responsibility; Lone Scout Friend and Counselor Guidebook Released

March/April 2015

On Increasing Advancement: Eagle Boards of Review: Parental Presence

Aug-Sept 2014

On Increasing Advancement: Journey to Excellence 2015:

November/December 2014

On Increasing Advancement: Roundtables

December 2013/January 2014

“On Increasing Advancement” Publication Released

January 2013

On Increasing Advancement: Shared Leadership

June-July 2014

On Increasing Advancement: Scout Advancement through First Class: Not Just a Matter of 1-2-3

October 2014

One Oath and Law for All Programs

November 2012

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators:

December 2013/January 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators:

March 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators

November/December 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA)

October 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA)

Aug-Sept 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Advancement Issues Conference

June-July 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Conferences: Fun With a Purpose!

April-May 2014

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Registration Open

January/February 2015

Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Registration Open; January 2015 CEAA comments.

March/April 2015

Options Added to Scouting Heritage and Sustainability

October 2013

Orienting New Boy Scout Parents

April 2013

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Title

Month/Year

Promotional Flyer: 2016 Advancement Conferences at
Philmont Training Center

March/April 2016

The Pace of Advancement

May 2012

The Pack Committee, Advancement, and the Journey to Excellence

May 2013

The Pack Committee Role in Advancement

November 2012

The Patrol Method Applied to Organizing an Advancement Committee

April 2013

Philmont Mechanics of Advancement Conference Set for August

April 2013

Philmont Training Center—Discovering the Keys to Excellence

February 2014

Presenting Advancement Recognition

February 2013

A Preview of Coming Attractions in Advancement News

April 2012

Promoting Venturing Advancement

August/September 2012

Proposal Approval Process Allows Quick-Response Eagle Projects

February 2013

R

Title

Month/Year

Recruitment Toolbox—The First Step to Advancement

February 2014

Registering Scouts With Special Needs

February 2013

Report from the Sea Base and the CEAA

April 2013

Reporting Merit Badge Counseling Concerns

October 2013

Resources for New Merit Badges

August/September 2012

Reviewing the Eagle Scout Board of Review

June/July 2012

Rifle Shooting Merit Badge Update

May 2012

Robotics Merit Badge Support

June/July 2013

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Title

Month/Year

Scoutbook: Hands-on Experience Opportunity

November/December 2019

Scoutbook: Internet Advancement 2.0 Arrives

July/August 2019

Scoutbook: June 1 is Significant

May/June 2019

Scoutbook: Online Tool for Managing Advancement for all units

March/April 2019

Sea Scouts: Reviewing The Procedure for Sea Scout Advancement

January/February 2018

Sea Scouts BSA: A Scouting Success Story as Big as Texas!

November/December 2019

Sea Scouts BSA: Advancement Overview

March/April 2019

Sea Scout Advancement: The Quartermaster BOR (Bridge of Review)

March/June 2018

Special Necessities: Advancement Committees Need Special Needs Representation

July/August 2018

Special Necessities: Registering Qualified Members Beyond the Age of Eligi-bility

March/June 2018

Special Necessities: Mentoring Eagle Candidates Who Have Special Needs

September/October 2016

Special Necessities: Communication and Teamwork for Great Summer Camps

July/August 2016

Special Necessities: Youth with ADHD: Useful Tips for
Scout Parents; Tips for Scout Leaders of Youth with
ADHD

March/April 2016

Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus

January/February 2016

Special Necessities: Adapting Advancement: Registering a Scout as Disabled or Having Special Needs

November/December 2015

Special Necessities: Abilities Digest—Spring 2015, Es-sential Resources for Autism and Scouting

July/August 2015

Special Needs Interests: Advancement Help May Be “Right Down the Street”

September/October 2019

Special Needs Interests: Assisting Scouts with Special Needs at Camp

May/June 2019

Special Needs Interests: Special Needs Specialist Can Make for a Great Resource

January/February 2019

Survey Says: Advancement Education Resources Survey Results

July/August 2015

A Sampler of Gold and Silver Award Review Questions

November 2013

The Scout Law and Cybersafety/Cyberbullying

January 2013

Scouts and the Unregistered Merit Badge Counselor

November 2013

Scouting Through Soccer Planning Guide Updated

October 2013

A Scout’s View of a Denied Eagle Rank

May 2013

Scoutmaster Conference Myths; Active Scout Spirit

March 2012

Scoutmaster Conference Myths, March 2012

November 2013

Scoutmaster Conference Myths Reprised

May 2013

Scouts BSA: Advancement Is Based on Experiential Learning

November/December 2019

Scouts BSA: Planning for an Advancement Plan

September/October 2019

Scouts BSA: Troop Advancement Coordinators

July/August 2019

Scouts BSA: Handbooks now available

March/April 2019

Scouts BSA: February 1st Is here – District Support for New Units

January/February 2019

Sea Base Course to Unveil New Advancement Training

June/July 2012

Sea Scout Procedures Covered in Guide to Advancement

October 2011

Sea Scout Procedures Covered in Guide to Advancement

October 2012

Search and Rescue

August/September 2012

Service Projects – at the Core of Scouting

August/September 2012

Silver Beaver Processing Change Announced

November 2011

Six Eagle-required Merit Badge Pamphlets Now Available in Spanish

February 2014

Small Advancement, Big Moment

October 2013

Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members

March 2012

Special Necessities: First Edition of Abilities Digest Published: Subscribe Now.

Aug-Sept 2014

Special Necessities: National Disabilities Awareness Committee Established

March 2014

Special Necessities: Two Planning Forms Now Accessible Online

January/February 2015

Submitting Eagle Applications Approved by Board of Review Under Disputed Circumstances —What’s in a Name?

November 2011

Sustainability to be Released at National Jamboree

June/July 2013

Superstorm Sandy Leaves an Impression

February 2013

Support for the Outdoor Program

May 2012

Survey Questions for October 2011

October 2012

Survey Says: Council Advancement Committees

March 2014

Survey Says: Eagle Palm Survey Sets New Record for Responses

March/April 2015

Survey Says: District Advancement Committees

April-May 2014

The Survey Says: Positions of Responsibility Survey, March 2014

Aug-Sept 2014

Positions of Responsibility Survey, March, 2014: OBSERVATIONS & COMMENTARY

October 2014

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Title

Month/Year

The Boy Scout Angle: All-Girl Troops: Ask Yourselves, Have We Done Everything to Be Prepared?

November/December 2018

The Boy Scout Angle: Den Chief – Training Syllabus for this Often Overlooked but Important Leadership Position Revised

September/October 2018

The Boy Scout Angle: Troop Involvement of Eagle Scouts; Revised Training for Den Chief Leadership Position

March/June 2018

The Boy Scout Angle: 2018 Boy Scout Requirement Book on the Horizon

January/February 2018

The Boy Scout Angle: Scoutmaster Conferences: What’s the Requirement, and What Isn’t?

November/December 2017

The Boy Scout Angle: Revised Campout Requirements Effective August 1, 2017; Executive Board: Limited Excep-tions for Certain Swimming Requirements

September/October 2017

The Cub Scout Angle: Lions Officially Part of Cub Scouting

November/December 2018

The Cub Scout Angle: Arrow of Light and Crossover Ceremonies—Important Changes to Order of the Arrow Participation Guidelines; Family Scouting For All

September/October 2018

The Cub Scout Angle: A Brief Overview of Lion Advancement

July/August 2018

The Cub Scout Angle: New Advancement Opportunity: Lions Arrive

March/June 2018

The Cub Scout Angle: Transition Time is Now

January/February 2018

The Cub Scout Angle: Requirement Updates: “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same” Isn’t Necessarily True

November/December 2017

The Cub Scout Angle: Program Updates: Easily Accessible Online

September/October 2017

The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Summit Award Meet the First Recipient

January/February 2016

The Venturing Perspective: Venturing-Certified Board of Review Representatives

July/August 2015

2013 Boy Scout Requirements, No. 33216, Released

February 2013

Time for the National Summertime Pack Award

June/July 2012

Topics Planned for August/September

June/July 2012

Topics Planned for December/January

November 2012

Topics Planned for February

January 2013

Topics Planned for March

February 2013

Topics Planned for May

April 2013

Topics Planned for June/July

May 2012

Topics Planned for October

August/September 2012

Tracking Advancement Toward First Class

March 2012

Two Opportunities at Philmont

April 2012

Two Opportunities at Philmont

March 2012

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Month/Year

Unit-Level Boards of Review?

April 2012

Unnecessary Barriers

October 2011

Unnecessary Barriers

October 2012

Using Alternative Requirements

November 2011

Using Internet Advancement and ScoutNET’s Record Achievements

November 2011

Using the Numbers

November 2012

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Month/Year

Venturing: Venturing Summit Award Project Examples

November/December 2018

Venturing: Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

September/October 2018

Venturing: Summit Award Board of Review; Lessons Learned for Inclusion of Girls in Other Boy Scouts of America Programs

March/June 2018

Venturing: Sample Venturing Summit Award Service Project

January/February 2018

Venturing: Venturing Summit Award Challenges: Tips from the Summit

November/December 2017

Venturing: The Summit Award: Focusing on the Leadership Component

September/October 2017

Venturing BSA: Venturing Leadership Award

May/June 2019

Venturing BSA: Venturing and the Order of the Arrow

March/April 2019

Venturing BSA: Reflecting on 20 Years of Venturing

January/February 2019

Venturing Perspective: Venturing Advancement Structure—A Review

March/April 2017

Venturing Perspective: Eighty-three Have Earned Venturing Summit Award

November/December 2016

Venturing: Pathfinder Award Project—For the Next Generation

September/October 2016

Venturing: Venturing’s Conceptual Framework—The ALPS Model

May/June 2016

The Valuable Den Chief (Part I)

August/September 2013

The Valuable Den Chief (Part II)

October 2013

Varsity Scouting News: Boy Scout Oath and Law Re-place Varsity Scout Pledge

June-July 2014

The Venturing Perspective: Discovery Award—Second Step on Trail to the Summit

June-July 2014

The Venturing Perspective: Handbook for Venturers Released

November/December 2014

The Venturing Perspective: New Venture Awards Announced

March 2014

The Venturing Perspective: The Pathfinder Award, Venturing Service Hour Requirements

Aug-Sept 2014

The Venturing Perspective—The Summit Award: Venturing’s Capstone Achievement

October 2014

The Venturing Perspective: The Venturing Award— What Is It?

April-May 2014

The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Expert Level Awards

December 2013/January 2014

The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Summit Award Service Project Workbook Released

January/February 2015

The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Leadership Award; Tiers of Adventures Defined; Elaborating and Classifying Tiers of Adventures; What Makes Venturing Boards of Review Different?

March/April 2015

Venturing Program Changes in the Works: Stay Tuned!

October 2013

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Month/Year

Webelos Scouts and Boy Scout Camporees

June/July 2013

Webelos Scout Resident Camp: Perseverance Pays Of

August/September 2013

The Welding Merit Badge Has Arrived

March 2012

What Do You Think About Advancement News?

June/July 2012

What Do You Think?: Eagle Scout Palm Survey

November/December 2014

What Is an Appeal?

May 2013

What is “Do Your Best”?

March 2012

What’s in Store for November

October 2013

What’s Up With the Scoutmaster Signature on the “Blue Card”?

March 2012

When Does the Clock Start Running for Credit Toward Merit Badges?

March 2012

Who Hears National Eagle Scout Rank Appeals?

October 2011

Who Hears National Eagle Scout Rank Appeals?

October 2012

Who Is Akela?

February 2012

Worth Repeating: The Cub Scout Angle Blue and Gold Celebration Planning: Fun and Food, but Don’t Forget the Advancement! (November-December 2016)

November/December 2019

Worth Repeating: From Advancement Committee Mechanics Advancement Committee Goals, Part 2 (August-September 2014)

September/October 2019

Worth Repeating: The Council Advancement Committee and Merit Badges at Camp (Advancement News: June/July 2012)

July/August 2019

Worth Repeating: From On Increasing Advancement (May-June, 2016) Summer Camp Merit Badge Choices = The Youth’s Decision

May/June 2019

Worth Repeating: From Venturing Perspective (October, 2014) The Summit Award: Venturing’s Capstone Achievement

March/April 2019

Worth Repeating: From On Increasing Advancement (February 2013) Initiating Discussions on Best Practices

January/February 2019

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Title

Month/Year

Your Feedback Makes a Difference

June/July 2013

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.