Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts do not require sexual orientation to be declared when joining, so there are no doubt Boy Scouts who are gay.

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The BSA prohibits adult leaders who are open or avowed homosexuals. It also prohibits youth who are openly gay from holding leadership positions (i.e. Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, etc.). It does not have any specific policy regarding youth who are non-leader members, so presumably they would not be prohibited. The BSA does not inquire into the sexuality of members upon application; the policy only applies to those who are openly homosexual. However, there have been anecdotal reports of leaders who were removed based upon reports of others. (See linked article). The original contributor is correct that there are likely youth members who are either open or secretly homosexual, as well as adults who are not open.

Not anymore. They used to be all made in the US.

That depends somewhat on what kind of token you are talking about and where you are trying to buy or sell it. There are 1960 Jamboree coins and 1960 50th anniversary Julibee coins as well as others. Those coins are generally not made from precious metals and so only have collector's value. They often go on ebay for $8-10 but some will sell in the $20-25 range. You should expect a coin shop to buy for lower than those figures and sell for the high end.

There is a sterling silver 1960 50th anniversary commemorative coin out . It is 30 mm across, weights about a half ounce and has a picture of a scout with 1910 on one side of him and 1960 on the other. The back says "For God and Country - 50 years of service". This coin has silver value (about $15-20 as of late 2012) and would be expected to go for quite a bit more.

Plum Borough, Pennsylvania is the current name of the place where William D. Boyce was born.

he could be considered a tenderfoot, 2nd class, or 1st class depending on how hard he works. each rank has different requirements that the scouts complete at their own pace. the harder they work, the quicker they get rank.

Col. BP at the time of his vision, used young men for great responsibility during the siege of Mafeking in South Africa. He saw that these teens were reliable and eager to learn, no matter what economic status or education they processed. Upon returning England, young men were not challenged, in the promoted and knighted "Lord" BP's mind. Boys wanted to learn more about scouting, tracking, spying and other tactics. BP founded the scouting movement with this vision in mind.

Position requirements vary from troop to troop, but generally a patrol leaders must be at least First Class and elected by his patrol.

progressive

Loads of badges! Think of an activity and theirs a badge for it! I have four badges but a friend of mine has seven badges! their is eight more different badges you can earn in my troop some of them are more difficult to get and that makes it fun caus you really want to get them. The more badges you get the cooler you are with your friends and other scouts.

1907 at Brownsea Island, (Great Britain was the first meeting/campout.

Work hard, earn the ranks up to, and the necessary merit badges, complete a major project and show that you possess the leadership skills that less than 4percent of all Boy Scouts have and then you have the right to sit in front of a board to earn your Eagle Scout award.

In the Boy Scouts of America, the rank badge is worn centered on the left pocket of the official uniform.

Yes.i have been a scout for all my life i dont care how good of a kid you are we or i will not have any scout who does not love god his country or is gay in scouts .our creed and oath is clear and as a former scout master i raised eagle scouts who know im a bald tattooed strait man and if any person ever broke the laws of scouts your gone in a flash..it was my job as a man of faith to teach our kids what is right and wrong ,i took a oath when i was 7 and i live it today i am forever a scout and i wont change my mind for anyone .i know and have gay friends and thay know me i dont play grab ass or will i ever .so dont break the law of the scouts if you want to be a scout follow the rules.

The best bet is to use the manual for the badge and talk to you counselor. If you do web searches on the topics discussed you will find a lot of useful information.

It would be against the purpose of the badge and scouting principals for someone to post o use the website that simply posted the questions and gave the answers.

First put down the sash or vest. Put the badge in place on the sash or vest. Then put a towel over the badge. Then iron it on to the sash or vest. Wait five minutes, then test badge by lifting a corner.

The main difference is that they belong to different national and international organizations.

In the US, Girl Scout troops are members of the national organization, Girl Scouts of the USA. Boy Scout or Scout Troops are members of the national organization, Boy Scouts of America.

Each national organization determines the kind of program the troops will use based on guidelines from the international organization. Both organizations earn badges and other awards, however, the awards and the requirements are different.

The uniforms are different as determined by the national organization.

The way the troops themselves are organized is different.

Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910.

To earn a merit badge the scout must first meet the requirements enumerated in the merit badge booklet. He must meet them to the satisfaction of a designated merit badge councilor. Most if not all answers are in the text of the booklets. In the case of the Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge one must demonstrate how to perform various maintenance tasks and explain why certain laws exist and how various parts of a vehicle function. Most of us think of "automotive" in association with cars or trucks, but the word indicates "self propelled" so the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) considers powered airplanes, trains and boats "automotive." Don't take my word for it, verify it.

The first official record of a Girl Scout troop selling cookies was in December, 1917, when a Girl Scout troop in Muskogee, OK baked cookies and sold them in their high school cafeteria as a service project.

As explained somewhere else the word ( Scout) is indirectly evolved from the obsolete spelling of Escoutez- to Listen ( the modern French equivalent is Ecouter, the S dropped over time- this would have been pronounced- Ess-Koot-=Ayy) which does sound vaguely like the word (Scout). The Fleur De Lis is associated with French royalty, so it would be an appropriate symbol. also it is used on some (mainly Naval) Compass indicator markers- and boxing the compass is a scoutly skill! Uncofrimed reports a variant comet- and Fleur de Lis used by the Explorer"s Club.

The BSA has not released any data on Eagle Scouts by age.

Lord Baden-Powell who was the founder of scouting was born in February 22, 1857. In Paddington, London, England.