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link to The First Aid Merit Badge: Your Ultimate Guide In 2025

The First Aid Merit Badge: Your Ultimate Guide In 2025

Your patrol is halfway through a challenging hike when a fellow Scout trips and falls hard on their knee. Or, maybe you're at summer camp when someone burns themselves with grease at the cooking...

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link to Personal Safety Awareness: The Scouts BSA Training Replacing Cyber Chips

Personal Safety Awareness: The Scouts BSA Training Replacing Cyber Chips

There were some key updates to the world of Scouting in 2024, and one of the biggest was the retirement of the Cyber Chip. As of January 1st, the BSA officially retired the Cyber Chip program,...

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link to How To Plan An Eagle Scout Project: An Easy 5-Step Guide

How To Plan An Eagle Scout Project: An Easy 5-Step Guide

A large-scale service project is one of the final obstacles that you'll need to overcome to reach Scouting's highest rank: Eagle Scout. If you're a Life Scout in the process of planning your own...

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link to Timeline To Become An Eagle Scout & What To Know In 2025

Timeline To Become An Eagle Scout & What To Know In 2025

"Eagle Scout" is the highest rank a young person can reach in Scouting. In fact, only around 5% of all Scouts who join ever reach the Eagle rank. As such, becoming an Eagle Scout is an...

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link to The Personal Management Merit Badge: Your Ultimate Guide In 2025 (New)

The Personal Management Merit Badge: Your Ultimate Guide In 2025 (New)

Personal management is notorious for being one of the most difficult badges for any Scout to earn. With numerous in-depth knowledge requirements, as well as additional long-term projects,...

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link to How to Hold a Proper Flag Ceremony (According to Scouting America)

How to Hold a Proper Flag Ceremony (According to Scouting America)

The American flag is one of the most important symbols of Scouting America (Previously called Scouts BSA). At almost every Scouting campout, Court of Honor, and troop meeting, Scouts will hold...

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