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What to do when a Scout loses his handbook

E-cigarettes now included in BSA smoking policy

Debunking myths about wearing camouflage in Scouting

What’s rank privilege, and why doesn’t the BSA endorse it?

About the ‘belief in God’ requirement in Scouting

Is there a time limit for completing a merit badge?

Merit badge done, but no blue card?

Your next move when a Scout can’t find a merit badge counselor

Why does Philmont call its groups ‘crews’ and not ‘patrols’?

Yes, summer months count toward advancement time

About that letter Scouts must write for Citizenship in the Nation MB

Yes, female youth are allowed in the Order of the Arrow

On wearing a kilt with the Scout uniform

Can youth wear the NESA Life Member square knot?

What’s the scoop on a white-on-red Order of the Arrow sash?

Ask the Expert: Who approves the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan?

Why paintball’s outlawed in Scouting (and the one exception)

How many Eagle Scouts earned Eagle palms in 2013?

Ask the Expert: The who, when and why of Scout permission slips

Ask the Expert: Wood Badge course numbering, decoded

Ask the Expert: How to complete Scouting Heritage MB Requirement 4B

Ask the Expert: How should Scouters handle insurance for troop trailers?

Pins with a point: How to properly wear BSA service stars

Everything you need to know about merit badge sashes

What if my Scout can’t complete the First Class swim test?

Ask the Expert: When should Scouts and Scouters wear their OA sash?

Ask the Expert mailbag: Merit badges, blue cards, First Class Requirement 10

Ask the Expert LIVE: Your advancement questions answered in real time

Ask the Expert: Is cutting corners off the Totin’ Chip allowed?

Ask the Expert: Rapid-fire FAQs, round 3