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The Boy Scouts of America ended the Varsity Scouting program, effective January 1, 2018. Adult Varsity leaders were able to earn the Varsity Letter and activity pins. They met the same requirements as the youth and also had to complete Fast Start and Basic Leader Training (New Leader Essentials and Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training ...
Cub Scouts is a Scouting America program available to coeducational children from kindergarten through fifth grade (or 5 to 10 years of age) and their families. Its membership is the largest of the five main Scouting America divisions (Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring and Sea Scouting).
Scouts BSA (known as Boy Scouts until 2019) is the flagship program and membership level of the Scouting America for coeducational young people between the ages of typically 11 and 17. It provides youth training in character , citizenship , personal fitness , and leadership, and aims to develop the skills necessary to become successful adults.
4 to 8 years, Kindergarten-Grade 3 Junior Scouts 10 to 16 years, Grades 7–10 Assistant Leaders, 16+ years Leaders, 18+ years Doctorbirds 7 to 12 years, Grades 3–6 Senior Scouts 14 to 19 years, Grades 10–13 The Scout Association of Jamaica: Cubs 8 to 10 years Scouts 11 to 15 years Venture Scouts 15 to 18 years Service Scouts 18 to 21 years
Scouts BSA Handbook is the official handbook of Scouts BSA, published by the Boy Scouts of America. It is a descendant publication of Baden-Powell 's original handbook, Scouting for Boys , which has been the basis for Scout handbooks in many countries, with some variations to the text of the book depending on each country's codes and customs.
Exploring is an interactive, worksite-based career education program of Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. Participants in the program are called Explorers . The program serves youth in 6th-8th grades (Exploring clubs), and young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old (Exploring posts).
In December 2021, the insurer for the Boy Scouts of America agreed to pay $800 million into the fund for survivors. [153] In 2022, the Boy Scouts of America agreed to pay an additional $2.4 billion into the fund as part of a bankruptcy settlement with payments beginning in September 2023. [154]
Merit badges are awards earned by members of Scouting America, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. [1] The purpose of the merit badge program is to allow Scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or vocation.