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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for January-February |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for November-December |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for September-October |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for July—August |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for May-June |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for March-April |
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A Peek Ahead: Topic Planned for January-February |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for November-December |
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A Peek Ahead: September-October Highlights |
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A Peek Ahead: July-August Highlights |
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A Peek Ahead. What is Planned for March-April 2018 |
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A Peek Ahead. What is Planned for January-February 2018 |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for November/December |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for May/June |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for March-April 2017 |
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A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for January-February |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics for November-December |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for September-October |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for July-Aug |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for May-June |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for March/April |
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A Peek Ahead: What is Planned for January-February |
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A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for November-December |
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A Peek Ahead: What’s Coming in April |
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A Peek Ahead: What Is Planned for May-June |
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A Peek Ahead: What’s Planned for June/July |
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A Peek Ahead: Topics Planned for August-September |
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Access Advancement Materials May/June 2015 |
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Access advancement materials through here |
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Access to Advancement Materials |
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Access Advancement Materials Here |
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Active Participation and Applying the “Third Test” |
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Additional Insights from the Advancement in Camp Survey |
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Addressing Positions of Responsibility |
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Adopt-a-School |
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Advancement Academy Proves Texas-Size Success in Houston |
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Advancement and a Week in the Florida Keys— Jan. 16–21, 2012 |
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Advancement and a Week in the Florida Keys – Jan. 16-21, 2012 |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Advancement Committee Goals, Part 2; Courts of Honor: Opportunities for Committee Involvement |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: |
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Advancement in Action |
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Advancement in Camp |
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Advancement and Camp-ing Committees in Partnership |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Advancement Statistics: Not Just Numbers |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Congratulations to Advancement’s Top 10% Councils for 2013; Pack Advancement Coordinator Highlights |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Growing the District Advancement Committee; |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Setting Goals and Making Plans—Time Well Spent (Part 1) |
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Advancement Committee Mechanics: Venturing Specific Training: Advisors and Committee Members |
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Advancement Committee Position Descriptions |
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Advancement Committee Position Descriptions (Camping Committee and Outdoor Program Liaison and Records Keeper) |
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Advancement Committee Position Descriptions (Eagle Scout Issues Coordinator and Special Needs Scouting Specialist) |
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Advancement Committee Position Descriptions; Eagle Scout Rank Credentials Now Produced at National Distribution Center |
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Advancement Education |
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Advancement Educational Opportunities |
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Advancement Educational Presentations Coming Soon |
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Advancement Education Tools You Can Use Today |
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Advancement Excitement at National Scout Jamboree: Journalism Opportunity awaits Jamboree Scout—Could They be from Your District or Council? |
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Advancement Excitement at National Scout Jamboree: Merit Badge Midway offerings for National Jamboree participants |
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Advancement for the Lone Scout |
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Advancement Issues: Appeals |
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Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference |
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Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference Encore |
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Advancement Literature and Resources |
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Advancement Team Now on Twitter |
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Advancement Team Now on Twitter |
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Advancement Tracks for Sea Scouts |
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Advancement Training at the Florida Keys |
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Advancement Training at Philmont |
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Advancement Videocast Library Now Available Online |
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After the Blue and Gold—Continuing the Journey |
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After the Scout Is Tested and Recognized (Topic 4.2.1.5) |
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Announcing a Change in Service Award Processing |
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Announcing the Guide to Advancement 2013 |
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Arrow of Light, Last Stop Before Boy Scouting |
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Attention Council Eagle Processors: Credentials Now Produced in Charlotte |
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Avoiding Delays in Requests for Extension of Time to Earn Eagle Scout Rank |
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Avoiding Issues for Eagle Scout Candidates |
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Awards: New Whitewater Rafting Award |
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Awards (Sea Scouts): Sea Scout Elective “Strands”: A Primer |
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Awards (Sea Scouts): Quartermaster Rank Materials Updated |
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Awards (Sea Scouts): New Sea Scout Manual Signals Program Changes |
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Awards and Insignia: 2019 Guide to Awards and Insignia |
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Awards Update: Changes in Sea Scout Eligibility for Venturing Awards and More |
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Awards and Recognitions: Cub Scouts Shooting Sports |
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Awards and Recognitions: Medal of Merit and Na-tional Certificate of Merit to Be Processed by Local Councils |
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Awards and Recognition: Wearing Eagle Palms |
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Awards and Recognitions: BSA Aquatics Awards |
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Beekeeping “Buzz” |
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Blue Card Is Nationally Recognized Merit Badge Record |
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Bobcat and Bear Updates |
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Boy Scout Angle: The Webelos-to-Scout Transition: Avoiding “Culture Shock” for Scouts AND Parents |
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Boy Scout Angle: Boy Scout Requirements: 2016 Transition Period Ends January 1 |
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Boy Scout Angle: January 1, 2017 All Scouts Must Use New Requirements |
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Bronze Award – Halfway to Expert |
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Bronze Award Substitutions |
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Building an Advancement Committee: A Practical Guide |
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Camp-Earned Merit Badges |
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Centennial Historic Merit Badges Are Now History |
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Ceremonial Props Inspire |
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Challenges With Advancement |
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Chess Merit Badge Rollout, and Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Takes Shape |
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Chess Merit Badge Rollout, and Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Takes Shape |
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Cleveland Firm Creates Welding Merit Badge Video Library |
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Committee Size Makes the Difference |
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Committee Size Makes the Difference |
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Committee Size Makes the Difference—Continued! |
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Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators |
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Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators at Sea Base |
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Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators at Sea Base; Advancement Educational Presentations Updated |
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Congratulations to Advancement’s “Top 10 Percent” Councils |
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Continuing Boy Scout Advancement in a Venturing Crew |
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Council and District Advancement Committee Organization |
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Cooking Merit Badge Changes |
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Cooking Merit Badge Required for Eagle |
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Cooking Merit Badge Required for Eagle Beginning January 1, 2014 |
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Correction to June/July 2012 Advancement News |
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The Council Advancement Committee and Merit Badges at Camp |
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Council Advancement Committee Positions (Awards and Recognition Chair and Religious Emblems Coordinator) |
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Council and District Advancement Committees |
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Council Summer Camp Merit Badge Program (Part 1) |
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Council Summer Camp Merit Badge Program (Part 2) |
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Councils Receive Welding Merit Badge Support |
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Counselor’s Corner: Understanding the Process of Counseling |
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Counselor’s Corner: Counselor’s Compass : Tips for Getting Up to Speed and a Checklist for Staying There |
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Counselor’s Corner: Counselor’s Compass Now an Integral Part of Advancement News |
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Cub Scout Angle: Leave Nothing But Your Thanks |
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Cub Scout Angle: Advancement Changes: Putting the “Outing in Scouting” Still Begins in Cub Scouting |
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Cub Scout Angle: Program Modifications Increase Advancement Flexibility |
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Cub Scout Angle: Blue and Gold Celebration Planning: Fun and Food, but Don’t Forget the Advancement! |
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Cub Scout Angle: Summertime Activities: Never too Early to Put the Outing in Scouting; Lions in Your Neighborhood? |
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Cub Scout Angle: The Cub Scout Adventure Program at Day Camp; Cub Scout Shooting Sports Awards |
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Cub Scout Angle: The Blue and Gold Banquet—A |
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Cub Scout Angle: STEM Adventures—To Advancement and Beyond! |
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Cub Scout Angle: Baden-Powell’s Scouting Promise: “First Duty Is to God” |
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Cub Scout Angle: A Cub Scout’s Adventure—It Still Begins with Bobcat |
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Cub Scout Angle: New Cub Scout Adventure Program—Be Prepared for Success |
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Cub Scout Advancement Likely Underreported |
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Cub Scout Angle: A Great Year Ahead—Delicious Den and Pack Meetings |
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Cub Scout Angle: Arrow of Light and Effective Webelos-to-Scout Transition |
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Cub Scout Angle: Cub Scout Advancement: New Methods, New Materials; Transition to Cub Scout Adventure Program Materials |
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Cub Scout Angle: Cub Scout Advancement: Cub Scout Adventure Program Transitional Information |
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Cub Scout Angle: New Adventure Program Implementation: Webelos Leaders, Start Planning Now. |
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Cub Scout Angle: Pack Camping—What Are You Waiting For?; More Cub Scout Award Opportunities |
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Cub Scout Angle: Webelos Compass Points: Why So Many? Why So Few? |
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Cub Scout Angle: Webelos to Boy Scouts: When Should the Transition End? |
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Cub Scout Angle: Webelos Scouts to Boy Scouts: When Should the Transition Start? |
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Cub Scouts BSA: Scoutbook: Den Leader Meeting Planning Resource |
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Cub Scouts BSA: Cub Scout Advancement 2019: A Useful Primer/Refresher; Den Leader Scoutbook Aid For Planning Available |
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Cub Scouts BSA: Preview Adventures and Den Meeting Plans; Yo-Yo Preview Adventure: Check It Out! |
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Cub Scouts BSA: Foundations of Cub Scout Day Camp |
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Cub Scouts BSA: The Learn Center: Home of Improved Online Training for Cub Scout Volunteers |
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Cub Scouts BSA: Lions Are Up and Running |
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Cub Scout Camping Opportunities |
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Current Records Prevents Future Issues |
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Cyber Chip and Youth Protection |
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Don’t Miss Out on Philmont Advancement Training |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Boards of Review: Not a Job Interview |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Projects—Two-Deep Adult Supervision Requirement; Project Proposal Reviews – Face-to-Face Is Best |
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Eagle Issues: Life to Eagle, It’s Not That Hard—Really! |
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Eagle Issues: Life to Eagle Information Packets: Keep Them Simple |
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Eagle Issues: Board of Review Errors Do Not Prevent Future Advancement |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Projects: Jumping the Gun – It Happens’ Revised Eagle Palm Requirements: Effective August 1 |
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Eagle Issues: Revised Eagle Palm Requirements: Effective August 1 |
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Eagle Issues: Merit Badges for Star and Life—Effects on Eagle Scout Rank |
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Eagle Issues: Written Statements of Religious Belief Cannot Be Required |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Board of Review Celebrates a Scout’s Journey; Positions of Responsibility |
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Eagle Issues: Requests from a Unit or Council Regarding Past Eagle Scouts |
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Eagle Issues: Extension Requests and the Importance of Updating Advancement Records |
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Eagle Issues: Record Keeping Along the Trail to Eagle Scout—Be Prepared |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Rank Applications—Local |
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Eagle Issues: Processing Rank Appeals—Fair, Balanced, and By the Book; Processing Time Extension Requests—Fair, Balanced, and By the Clock |
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Eagle Issues: Avoiding Appeals and Extensions |
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Eagle Issues: Avoiding Appeals and Extensions |
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The Eagle Scout Challenge |
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Eagle Issues: Boards of Review: Negative Reference Responses |
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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 |
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Eagle Issues: Countdown to Eagle |
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Eagle Issues: Eagle Scout Project Fundraising: The Elephant in the Room |
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Eagle Issues: Revised Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Posted |
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Eagle Issues: Time Aspects in Completing the Eagle Scout Rank Application |
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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 |
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Eagle Projects—Anything but “Routine” |
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Eagle Project Proposal Approval: Keep it Simple, Make it Fast |
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Eagle Scout Competition Announced |
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Eagle Scout Letters of Recommendation |
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Eagle Scout Palms Survey Coming |
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Eagle Scout Project Beneficiary Brochure |
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Eagle Scout Service Project Coaches |
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Eagle Scout Service Project Safety |
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Eagle Scout Service Projects—Individualization vs. Standardization |
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Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Rank Advancement: Explanations and Amplifications; Eagle Scout Rank Application Processing Procedures |
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Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: An Eagle Candidate’s Statement of Ambitions and Life Pur-pose – A Time for Reflection |
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Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Reminders for Processing Extension Requests |
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Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Service Project Workbooks: What Is Required? |
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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 |
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Eagle, Summit, Quartermaster Highlights: Eagle Scout Proposal Approval – What Is Expected? |
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Emphasizing Progress to First Class |
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Encouraging Advancement and the Journey to Excellence |
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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 |
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Earning Merit Badges at Camp |
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The Essentials of Merit Badge Counseling Training |
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Evaluate the Guide to Advancement |
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The Evolution of Eagle Scout Service Project Approval |
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From the Archives: From On Increasing Advancement (November-December 2016) Webelos to Scout Transition Starts Now |
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From the Archives: From the Guide To Advancement (August-September 2013) After the Scout Is Tested |
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From the Archives: From the Guide To Advancement (March, 2014) Adult Association: More than Just Supervision |
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From the Archives: From the Guide to Advancement: Adult Association: More Than Just Supervision (March 2014) |
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From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: The Pace of Advancement (May 2012) |
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From the Archives: Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus |
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From the Archives: Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus |
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From the Archives: Eagle Issues: Time Aspects in Com-pleting the Eagle Scout Rank Application (April/May 2014) |
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From the Archives: On Increasing Advancement: District Roundtables: Opportunities for Meaningful Dialog |
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From the Archives: Multiple Advancement Credit for One Activity (November 2012) |
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From the Archives: Advancement Committee Mechanics – Growing the District Advancement Committee |
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From the Archives: Emphasizing Progress to First Class |
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From the Archives: What Is an Appeal? (May 2013) |
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From the Archives: Eagle Issues: Boards of Review—Negative Reference Responses |
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From the Archives: Advancement Committee Mechanics: |
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From the Archives: Scoutmaster Conference Myths (March 2012) |
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From the Field: Follow Up: Duty to God in 2016 Boy Scout Requirements |
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From the Archives: December 2012-January 2013, “On Increasing Advancement” Publication Released |
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From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: The Inverted Percentage (October 2011) |
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From the Field: A Successful ADHD Strategy Outcome |
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From the Field: A Testimonial—Training Opportunities Make a Big Difference; Don’t Miss Out on These Great Training Opportunities in 2016! |
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From the Archives: Eagle Issues—Current Records Pre-vent Future Issues (February 2012) |
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Fall is a Great Time for Service Projects, Advancement, and JTE |
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Fall “To Do” List – Summer Housekeeping and Handbooks |
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First Class in a Year, Star in Two |
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Florida Sea Base in January 2014. Sun, Sand, and Advancement |
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From the Archives: Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility (May 2012) |
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From the Archives: Mandated Procedures and Recommended Practices |
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From the Archives: November, 2011: Advancement Committee Mechanics: Committee Size Makes the Difference (continued) |
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From the Archives: Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members |
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From the Archives: May 2012, Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility |
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From the Archives: Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members |
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From the Archives: The Cub Scout Angle: What Is “Do Your Best”? |
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From the Archives: The Pack Committee, Advancement, and the Journey to Excellence (May, 2013) |
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From the Archives: November 2012: Using the Numbers |
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From the Field: Eagles to the Front of the Line |
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From the Field: Scout Training Pays Off |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Building Council and District Advancement Committees |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Volunteer Recognition |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Scouts BSA Advancement and Boards of Review for Venturers and Sea Scouts |
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From the Guide to Advancement: When is 18 Not 18 in Scout Rank Advancement? |
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From the Guide to Advancement: GTA 2019: The Official Source for All Advancement; Youth From Other Countries |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Suspending Troop Operations for Summer? |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Compiling and Using JTE Data to Enhance the Council’s Advancement Program |
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| 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 |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement Administrators Spot Check |
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From the Guide To Advancement: Guide To Advancement 2017 Coming Soon; Guide To Advancement Policy is Policy |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Extra, Extra, Read All About It! |
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From the Guide to Advancement: The GTA: Your Best Advancement “Compass” |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement in Camp Settings—First, You Should Go to Camp |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Advancement in Camp |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Fulfilling More Than One Requirement with a Single Activity; |
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From the Guide to Advancement: The Sweet Sixteen of BSA Safety, Adult Association: More than Just Supervision |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Ends and Endings—There Is a Difference; Summer Camp Advancement Opportunities |
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| From the Guide To Advancement: Record Keeping for Youth Member Transfers | November/December 2014 |
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From the Guide to Advancement: Scoutmaster Conferences: Busting a Few Persistent Myths |
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Future Advancement Educational Support |
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Game Design Merit Badge Released; Merit Badge Midway at Jamboree Needs You! |
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Guide to Advancement and Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Revision Survey |
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Guide to Advancement 2013 to Be Featured at Philmont |
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Guidance for Eagle Scout Boards of Review for Scouts With Developmental Disabilities |
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Guardian of the Gate |
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100th Anniversary of the First Eagle Scout |
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Health and Safety Announces New Guidelines |
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Helpful Hints on Special Needs Advancement Flexibility |
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Helpful Links: Accessing Advancement Materials |
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Helpful Links: Accessing Advancement Materials |
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Helpful Links: Advancement Resources Page |
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Helpful Links: Advancement Resources page |
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Hiking Merit Badge: The One-Day, 20-Mile Hike |
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How Advancement Committees May Reach Out to Units |
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“I Did It Myself” |
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Improved Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook Released |
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Improving Advancement News |
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Increasing Advancement Committee Size |
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Initial Evaluation of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook |
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Initiating Discussions on Best Practices |
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Inspirational Ceremonies—Recognition and Inspiration |
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Integrating Advancement Activities in the Unit |
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Interpreting Requirements: A Case Study |
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Introducing the Guide to Advancement |
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Introducing the Guide to Advancement |
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The Inverted Percentage |
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The Inverted Percentage |
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Involving the Community in Merit Badge Experiences |
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Improvements to Merit Badges—A Continuing Process |
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Jamboree Merit Badge Midway Needs You! |
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Kayaking; Search and Rescue; National Scout Jamboree Needs YOU! |
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Kayaking Merit Badge Release Scheduled for May |
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Last Call to Register for January Sea Base Conference |
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Last Chance: Sea Base Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators |
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Last Chance for Philmont Advancement Training |
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Merit Badges: Merit Badge Counselor Lists: A Primer |
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Merit Badges: Plan Ahead for Merit Badge Counselors to Serve Scouts |
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Merit Badges: National Merit Badges Subcommittee Works for All Scouts |
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Merit Badges: Scouting Heritage Merit Badge Update |
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Merit Badges: Keeping Merit Badges Current |
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Merit Badges: Scoutbook vs. Blue Cards; Helpful Resources for Merit Badge Counselors; Scouting Heritage Merit Badge |
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Merit Badges: Fulfilling More Than One Requirement With a Single Activity; Miscellaneous Helpful Merit Badge Tidbits |
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Merit Badges: “Partial” Blue Cards: The Clock Strikes Mid-night at 18 |
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Merit Badges: Mining Hall of Fame Presents Prazen Award to BSA |
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Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Any Scout, Any Merit Badge, Any Time; Exploration Merit Badge Released |
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Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Counselor’s Compass Integrated Into Advancement News |
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Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Merit Badge Group Instruction Guide: A New Online Resource |
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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 |
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Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive |
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Merit Badges – Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Photography Merit Badge—New Focus for an Old Favorite |
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Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Digital Merit Badges a Hit with Scouts; What’s New for 2016? Eureka! |
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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 |
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Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Merit Badge Concerns—Got a Case of the “Blue Card Blues”? |
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Maintaining Up-ToDate Merit Badge Counselor Lists |
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Making the Case for Reporting Advancement |
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Mandated Procedures and Recommended Practices |
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Meaningful District Merit Badge Counselor List |
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Meaningful District Merit Badge Counselor List (Part 1) |
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Mechanics of Advancement Conference |
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Mechanics of Advancement Conference Set for Philmont in August |
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Merit Badge Counselor Resource Page Available |
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Merit Badge Counselors: The Jamboree Needs You! |
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Merit Badges Earned at Fairs or Midways |
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Merit Badges: Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Chess: An Age-Old Game Made New |
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Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Computers and Digital Technology Transi-tion—Questions and Answers |
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Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Digital Technology Merit Badge on the Way |
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Merit Badges and Scouts with Special Needs |
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Merit Badge Emphasis |
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Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Blue Card Changes |
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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 |
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Merit Badges—Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: On the Horizon |
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Merit Badges-Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Whitewater Merit Badge Updated: Counselor’s Compass Now Available |
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Merit Badges-Enhancing Our Youth’s Competitive Edge: Signs, Signals, and Codes: Communication for Everyone; Counselor’s Compass |
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Merit Badge “Blue Card” Revised |
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Merit Badge Fairs and Midways |
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Merit Badge Feedback Welcomed |
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Merit Badge Midway at Jamboree Needs You! |
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Merit Badge Pamphlets: Be Sure to Read the Notes |
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Merit Badge Revisions—An Ongoing Process |
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Messengers of Peace; Cyber Chip Update |
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Minimizing Eagle Scout Service Project Fundraising |
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Mining in Society Merit Badge Released |
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Moviemaking Merit Badge Name Change |
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Multiple Advancement Credit for One Activity |
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Multiple Credit for Venturers |
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Multiple Rank Advancements and Boards of Review |
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2013 National Jamboree Offers Advancement Opportunities |
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National Advancement Committee Presentation Video Available |
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National Eagle Scout Association Questionnaire Now Part of ESRA |
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New Advancement Educational Presentations Posted |
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New Advancement Educational Presentations Posted |
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New Advancement Issues and Solutions Conference Scheduled for Philmont Training Center |
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New Application for Alternative Eagle Scout Merit Badges Now Available |
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New Case Study–Based Conference for Experienced Advancement Volunteers and Professionals |
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New Commissioners Award of Excellence in Unit Service Now in Effect |
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The New Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook |
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The New Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook |
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New Educational Presentations to Be Released |
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New Merit Badge Counselor Application Available Online |
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New Merit Badge Maintenance Task Force Reviews 40 Merit Badge Pamphlets |
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New Pamphlet Explores Methods of Improving Rate of Advancement |
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New Sustainability Merit Badge a Required- for-Eagle Option |
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Nova Awards and BSA Advancement |
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November 2011: Active Participation and Applying the “Third Test” |
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On Increasing Advancement: Using Scout Uniforming in Your Scouting Program |
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On Increasing Advancement: Using the Patrol Method in Your Scouting Program |
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On Increasing Advancement: Using Advancement in Your Scouting Program; New Member Coordinator Supports Advancement |
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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 |
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On Increasing Advancement: The Ideals of Scouting—More than Mere Words |
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On Increasing Advancement: District Advancement Report Update |
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On Increasing Advancement: Why Advancement?; Scoutbook Lite Update |
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On Increasing Advancement: Scoutbook Lite to Re-place Internet Advancement in Second Quarter of 2018; A Wonderful Ending Requires a Great Beginning |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base Conference: Just Around the Corner in January |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—July 2019: A Report; Florida Sea Base Opportunities – January, 2020; Advancement Educational Materials Analysis |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Summer 2019 |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Open for Business |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base CEAA Earns Rave Reviews; Philmont Training Center is a Destination Experience; Advancement Education Materials Updates Now Available |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Opportunities Abound to Become a Trained Leader; Advancement Education Materials Updates Available Soon |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: The 2019 Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA); Philmont Training Center Opportunities (July, 2019) |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Advancement Issues and Solutions – Philmont Training Center, August 2018; Sea Base Conference in January |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Advancement Opportunities Abound |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: A Great Family Destination; The Sea Base Experience, 2018 |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base Advancement Opportunity Here Now; Philmont Training Center Is a Great Family Vacation Destination |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base WILL Host Advancement Conference in January; Philmont Training Center date announced; New Tool: To-day’s Advancement |
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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 |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Mechanics of Advancement, Advancement Issues and Solutions, Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Mechanics of Advancement Conference; 2017 Advancement Conferences listing; Useful Advancement Courses Updates |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: What’s Next in Advancement Education?; Philmont Training Center: July-August 2016 Issues and Solutions Conference Feedback |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: June 2016 Mechanics of Advancement Conference Feedback; Advancement Education: A Never-ending Pursuit |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center : Advancement Issues and Solutions, Education Opportunities for Advancement Administrators |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center – Mechanics of Advancement in June; Advancement Issues and Solutions in August |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center; Florida Sea Base Advancement course comments |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—Summer Is Just Around the Corner |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base—Advancement Treasure Hunt; Getting the Most From Internet Advancement: Educational Presentation Updated |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base—Advancement Treasure Hunt; Report from Philmont Training Center: Conference Highlights |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center—Advancement, Adventure, August!!; Report on CEAA; Updated and In Development Advancement Education Materials |
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On Increasing Advancement: Using Personal Growth in Your Scouting Program |
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On Increasing Advancement: Using Leadership Development In Your Scouting Program |
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On Increasing Advancement: Methods of Scouting: Focus on Adult Association |
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On Increasing Advancement: “Plan on a Page” Worksheet: Just What Every Scout Needs |
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On Increasing Advancement: Parent Signatures: Every Requirement is There for a Reason |
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On Increasing Advancement: The Webelos-to-Scout Transition: A Question of Initiative; Journey to Excellence: Advancement is Just One Way to Keep Score |
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On Increasing Advancement: Webelos to Scout Transition Starts Now; Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders |
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On Increasing Advancement: That Precious Minute; Cub Scout Campfire Programs: Much More than S’mores! |
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On Increasing Advancement: What Can You Do? |
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On Increasing Advancement: Summer Camp Merit Badge Choices—The Youth’s Decision; Scoutbook: Managing Advancement—And Soon, So Much More! |
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On Increasing Advancement: Methods of Scouting: Eagle |
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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 |
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On Increasing Advancement: Scouting Is Service; The Board of Review Experience: Keep It Friendly |
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On Increasing Advancement: Boy Scout Requirements Changes Begin January 1, 2016; What’s Changing? |
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On Increasing Advancement: Program Features for Troops, Teams, and Crews, Volume 1, Available; Volumes 2 and 3 on the Horizon |
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On Increasing Advancement: 2015 Boy Scouts Requirements Coming in February |
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On Increasing Advancement: Positions of Responsibility; Lone Scout Friend and Counselor Guidebook Released |
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On Increasing Advancement: Eagle Boards of Review: Parental Presence |
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On Increasing Advancement: Journey to Excellence 2015: |
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On Increasing Advancement: Roundtables |
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“On Increasing Advancement” Publication Released |
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On Increasing Advancement: Shared Leadership |
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On Increasing Advancement: Scout Advancement through First Class: Not Just a Matter of 1-2-3 |
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One Oath and Law for All Programs |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: |
March 2014 |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA) |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Florida Sea Base: Conference on Education for Advancement Administrators (CEAA) |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center: Advancement Issues Conference |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Conferences: Fun With a Purpose! |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Registration Open |
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Opportunities for Advancement Administrators: Philmont Training Center Registration Open; January 2015 CEAA comments. |
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Options Added to Scouting Heritage and Sustainability |
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Orienting New Boy Scout Parents |
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Promotional Flyer: 2016 Advancement Conferences at |
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The Pace of Advancement |
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The Pack Committee, Advancement, and the Journey to Excellence |
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The Pack Committee Role in Advancement |
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The Patrol Method Applied to Organizing an Advancement Committee |
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Philmont Mechanics of Advancement Conference Set for August |
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Philmont Training Center—Discovering the Keys to Excellence |
February 2014 |
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Presenting Advancement Recognition |
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A Preview of Coming Attractions in Advancement News |
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Promoting Venturing Advancement |
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Proposal Approval Process Allows Quick-Response Eagle Projects |
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Recruitment Toolbox—The First Step to Advancement |
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Registering Scouts With Special Needs |
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Report from the Sea Base and the CEAA |
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Reporting Merit Badge Counseling Concerns |
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Resources for New Merit Badges |
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Reviewing the Eagle Scout Board of Review |
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Rifle Shooting Merit Badge Update |
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Robotics Merit Badge Support |
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Scoutbook: Hands-on Experience Opportunity |
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Scoutbook: Internet Advancement 2.0 Arrives |
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Scoutbook: June 1 is Significant |
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Scoutbook: Online Tool for Managing Advancement for all units |
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Sea Scouts: Reviewing The Procedure for Sea Scout Advancement |
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Sea Scouts BSA: A Scouting Success Story as Big as Texas! |
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Sea Scouts BSA: Advancement Overview |
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Sea Scout Advancement: The Quartermaster BOR (Bridge of Review) |
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Special Necessities: Advancement Committees Need Special Needs Representation |
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Special Necessities: Registering Qualified Members Beyond the Age of Eligi-bility |
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Special Necessities: Mentoring Eagle Candidates Who Have Special Needs |
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Special Necessities: Communication and Teamwork for Great Summer Camps |
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Special Necessities: Youth with ADHD: Useful Tips for |
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Special Necessities: Serving ADHD Youth—Scouting Provides Structure and Focus |
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Special Necessities: Adapting Advancement: Registering a Scout as Disabled or Having Special Needs |
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Special Necessities: Abilities Digest—Spring 2015, Es-sential Resources for Autism and Scouting |
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Special Needs Interests: Advancement Help May Be “Right Down the Street” |
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Special Needs Interests: Assisting Scouts with Special Needs at Camp |
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Special Needs Interests: Special Needs Specialist Can Make for a Great Resource |
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Survey Says: Advancement Education Resources Survey Results |
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A Sampler of Gold and Silver Award Review Questions |
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The Scout Law and Cybersafety/Cyberbullying |
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Scouts and the Unregistered Merit Badge Counselor |
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Scouting Through Soccer Planning Guide Updated |
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A Scout’s View of a Denied Eagle Rank |
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Scoutmaster Conference Myths; Active Scout Spirit |
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Scoutmaster Conference Myths, March 2012 |
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Scoutmaster Conference Myths Reprised |
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Scouts BSA: Advancement Is Based on Experiential Learning |
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Scouts BSA: Planning for an Advancement Plan |
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Scouts BSA: Troop Advancement Coordinators |
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Scouts BSA: Handbooks now available |
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Scouts BSA: February 1st Is here – District Support for New Units |
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Sea Base Course to Unveil New Advancement Training |
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Sea Scout Procedures Covered in Guide to Advancement |
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Sea Scout Procedures Covered in Guide to Advancement |
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Search and Rescue |
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Service Projects – at the Core of Scouting |
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Silver Beaver Processing Change Announced |
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Six Eagle-required Merit Badge Pamphlets Now Available in Spanish |
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Small Advancement, Big Moment |
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Sources for the Recruitment of District Advancement Committee Members |
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Special Necessities: First Edition of Abilities Digest Published: Subscribe Now. |
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Special Necessities: National Disabilities Awareness Committee Established |
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Special Necessities: Two Planning Forms Now Accessible Online |
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Submitting Eagle Applications Approved by Board of Review Under Disputed Circumstances —What’s in a Name? |
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Sustainability to be Released at National Jamboree |
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Superstorm Sandy Leaves an Impression |
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Support for the Outdoor Program |
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Survey Questions for October 2011 |
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Survey Says: Council Advancement Committees |
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Survey Says: Eagle Palm Survey Sets New Record for Responses |
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Survey Says: District Advancement Committees |
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The Survey Says: Positions of Responsibility Survey, March 2014 |
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Positions of Responsibility Survey, March, 2014: OBSERVATIONS & COMMENTARY |
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The Boy Scout Angle: All-Girl Troops: Ask Yourselves, Have We Done Everything to Be Prepared? |
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The Boy Scout Angle: Den Chief – Training Syllabus for this Often Overlooked but Important Leadership Position Revised |
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The Boy Scout Angle: Troop Involvement of Eagle Scouts; Revised Training for Den Chief Leadership Position |
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The Boy Scout Angle: 2018 Boy Scout Requirement Book on the Horizon |
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The Boy Scout Angle: Scoutmaster Conferences: What’s the Requirement, and What Isn’t? |
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The Boy Scout Angle: Revised Campout Requirements Effective August 1, 2017; Executive Board: Limited Excep-tions for Certain Swimming Requirements |
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The Cub Scout Angle: Lions Officially Part of Cub Scouting |
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The Cub Scout Angle: Arrow of Light and Crossover Ceremonies—Important Changes to Order of the Arrow Participation Guidelines; Family Scouting For All |
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The Cub Scout Angle: A Brief Overview of Lion Advancement |
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The Cub Scout Angle: New Advancement Opportunity: Lions Arrive |
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The Cub Scout Angle: Transition Time is Now |
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The Cub Scout Angle: Requirement Updates: “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same” Isn’t Necessarily True |
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The Cub Scout Angle: Program Updates: Easily Accessible Online |
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The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Summit Award Meet the First Recipient |
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The Venturing Perspective: Venturing-Certified Board of Review Representatives |
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2013 Boy Scout Requirements, No. 33216, Released |
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Time for the National Summertime Pack Award |
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Topics Planned for August/September |
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Topics Planned for December/January |
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Topics Planned for February |
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Topics Planned for March |
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Topics Planned for May |
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Topics Planned for June/July |
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Topics Planned for October |
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Tracking Advancement Toward First Class |
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Two Opportunities at Philmont |
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Two Opportunities at Philmont |
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Unit-Level Boards of Review? |
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Unnecessary Barriers |
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Unnecessary Barriers |
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Using Alternative Requirements |
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Using Internet Advancement and ScoutNET’s Record Achievements |
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Using the Numbers |
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Venturing: Venturing Summit Award Project Examples |
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Venturing: Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award |
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Venturing: Summit Award Board of Review; Lessons Learned for Inclusion of Girls in Other Boy Scouts of America Programs |
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Venturing: Sample Venturing Summit Award Service Project |
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Venturing: Venturing Summit Award Challenges: Tips from the Summit |
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Venturing: The Summit Award: Focusing on the Leadership Component |
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Venturing BSA: Venturing Leadership Award |
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Venturing BSA: Venturing and the Order of the Arrow |
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Venturing BSA: Reflecting on 20 Years of Venturing |
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Venturing Perspective: Venturing Advancement Structure—A Review |
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Venturing Perspective: Eighty-three Have Earned Venturing Summit Award |
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Venturing: Pathfinder Award Project—For the Next Generation |
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Venturing: Venturing’s Conceptual Framework—The ALPS Model |
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The Valuable Den Chief (Part I) |
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The Valuable Den Chief (Part II) |
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Varsity Scouting News: Boy Scout Oath and Law Re-place Varsity Scout Pledge |
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The Venturing Perspective: Discovery Award—Second Step on Trail to the Summit |
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The Venturing Perspective: Handbook for Venturers Released |
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The Venturing Perspective: New Venture Awards Announced |
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The Venturing Perspective: The Pathfinder Award, Venturing Service Hour Requirements |
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The Venturing Perspective—The Summit Award: Venturing’s Capstone Achievement |
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The Venturing Perspective: The Venturing Award— What Is It? |
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The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Expert Level Awards |
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The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Summit Award Service Project Workbook Released |
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The Venturing Perspective: Venturing Leadership Award; Tiers of Adventures Defined; Elaborating and Classifying Tiers of Adventures; What Makes Venturing Boards of Review Different? |
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Venturing Program Changes in the Works: Stay Tuned! |
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Webelos Scouts and Boy Scout Camporees |
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Webelos Scout Resident Camp: Perseverance Pays Of |
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The Welding Merit Badge Has Arrived |
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What Do You Think About Advancement News? |
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What Do You Think?: Eagle Scout Palm Survey |
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What Is an Appeal? |
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What is “Do Your Best”? |
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What’s in Store for November |
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What’s Up With the Scoutmaster Signature on the “Blue Card”? |
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When Does the Clock Start Running for Credit Toward Merit Badges? |
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Who Hears National Eagle Scout Rank Appeals? |
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Who Hears National Eagle Scout Rank Appeals? |
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Who Is Akela? |
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Worth Repeating: The Cub Scout Angle Blue and Gold Celebration Planning: Fun and Food, but Don’t Forget the Advancement! (November-December 2016) |
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Worth Repeating: From Advancement Committee Mechanics Advancement Committee Goals, Part 2 (August-September 2014) |
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Worth Repeating: The Council Advancement Committee and Merit Badges at Camp (Advancement News: June/July 2012) |
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Worth Repeating: From On Increasing Advancement (May-June, 2016) Summer Camp Merit Badge Choices = The Youth’s Decision |
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Worth Repeating: From Venturing Perspective (October, 2014) The Summit Award: Venturing’s Capstone Achievement |
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Worth Repeating: From On Increasing Advancement (February 2013) Initiating Discussions on Best Practices |
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