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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.
A trowel that can be used to dig a cathole. Other outdoor organizations have variations of the Ten Essentials pertinent to local conditions.. Boy Scouts of America's "Scout Basic Essentials" are quite similar (Map and Compass, Sun Protection, Extra Clothing, Flashlight, First-Aid Kit, Matches and Fire-starters, Pocketknife, Trail Food, Water Bottle, and Rain Gear.) [6]
Scouting for Food is an ongoing annual program of the Boy Scouts of America, [1] begun in 1985 by the Greater Saint Louis Area Council. [2] The program involves collecting for local food banks. It is organized at the local level throughout the country.
Robert C. Birkby is an American trail designer and an author who authors Boy Scout handbooks. [1]Birkby grew up in Sidney, Iowa.As a Boy Scout, Birkby was on staff at summer camp, made a trek at Philmont Scout Ranch and earned Eagle Scout. [1]
The West Point Camporee is an annual invitational camping event sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. It attracts Scout units, from over a dozen states, along the east coast of the United States; from over 75 different Scout councils. It's one of the largest annual Scouting events held in the country.
Outdoor Service Guides formed under its original name with an adult-only component, Rovers, in 2006.Youth sections were introduced in 2008 by David Atchley, an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, who had been asked to leave his local Greater St. Louis Area Council after attempting to create a non-discrimination policy for his Cub Scout pack.
The Boy Scouts of America operates a National Camping School program which trains people how to run various departments or areas at the Scouts BSA summer camps. Some online training is offered, but most areas require an in-person week-long training program at one of the National Camping Schools.