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In 1971, an FBI program known as Operation SAFE (Scout Awareness for Emergency) was revealed. The program encouraged loc...
18/12/2021

In 1971, an FBI program known as Operation SAFE (Scout Awareness for Emergency) was revealed. The program encouraged local police departments to recruit Boy Scouts as informants, so they could watch out for unusual activity in their neighbors' homes, loitering, or other suspicious behavior. The program aimed to provide 20,000 "extra eyes and ears for the police department."

Though you might think this was introduced during the peanut-farming craze sparked by President Jimmy Carter's election,...
18/12/2021

Though you might think this was introduced during the peanut-farming craze sparked by President Jimmy Carter's election, in fact, the Nut Culture badge, which taught Scouts how to cultivate walnuts, almonds, pecans, and more, was discontinued in 1954—decades before Carter even ran.

When the Day That Will Live in Infamy arrived, Honolulu Boy Scouts rushed to the aid of those who had been affected, adm...
18/12/2021

When the Day That Will Live in Infamy arrived, Honolulu Boy Scouts rushed to the aid of those who had been affected, administering first aid to those injured and relaying messages by foot and by bike. As Fred Forbes, Scout Executive of the Honolulu Council, wrote in a brief telegram explaining the response: "Honolulu Scouts and Scouters in emergency action—communication, first aid, general assistance, helpfulness.

A former Scout himself, the famed American artist made no secret of being a fan of the organization and all it represent...
18/12/2021

A former Scout himself, the famed American artist made no secret of being a fan of the organization and all it represented. After serving as the first art director of Boys' Life magazine, he put his money where his pens were, illustrating the annual Brown & Bigelow Boy Scout calendar free of charge over a more than 50-year period (only skipping two years)—not to mention a number of Saturday Evening Post covers featuring Scouts.

The original Scout Law consisted of 10 points. Briefly, they were that a Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,...
18/12/2021

The original Scout Law consisted of 10 points. Briefly, they were that a Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, and clean. But when the Boy Scouts of America created its own take on the Law, it characteristically added courage and religion into the mix, making "brave" and "reverent" two of the final parts of the law.

It's not just foreign countries that are more open minded about girls in the Scouts. A number of BSA organizations have ...
18/12/2021

It's not just foreign countries that are more open minded about girls in the Scouts. A number of BSA organizations have long allowed girls, such as the Venturing program, started in 1998, focused on encouraging community service projects and other kinds of citizenship initiatives. Also open to girls: The Exploring program, Sea Scouts, and STEM Scouts

While the United States collectively freaked out—and then almost immediately stopped fussing—when it was announced in 20...
18/12/2021

While the United States collectively freaked out—and then almost immediately stopped fussing—when it was announced in 2017 that the BSA would begin admitting girls, many Scouting organizations around the world have long admitted both boys and girls. To name two: Canada (which loosened up its "No Girls Allowed" policy in 1992, changing its name to Scouts Canada in 2007) and England (birthplace of the Scouting movement, where girls have been allowed since 1991).

One of the more recognizable Scouts (ahem, "Wilderness Explorers") on film, the overly friendly Russell from Up rocks an...
18/12/2021

One of the more recognizable Scouts (ahem, "Wilderness Explorers") on film, the overly friendly Russell from Up rocks an impressive sash of merit badges. But if you take a closer look, it turns out it's hiding some deeper messages. As /Film explains: Russell has a badge for 2D animation and one featuring the ball from Luxo. Another one of the badges shows a burger with a candle in it, which is a tribute to Merritt Bakery, an old school bakery and restaurant on the south end of Lake Merritt in Oakland—and there's a production story behind its inclusion.

For decades, the BSA was known to refuse admittance of "girls, g**s, and the godless." While they've updated their rules...
18/12/2021

For decades, the BSA was known to refuse admittance of "girls, g**s, and the godless." While they've updated their rules on the first two groups, they've held fast to keeping atheists out of the group. Last summer, the group affirmed that "the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America hereby reaffirms its unequivocal commitment to the Declaration of Religious Principle as a fundamental component of the mission of the Boy Scouts of America."

The relationship between the feds and the scouts goes way back. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover often hosted Scout visits t...
18/12/2021

The relationship between the feds and the scouts goes way back. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover often hosted Scout visits to FBI headquarters and in 1937, he oversaw the drafting of the organization's Fingerprinting merit badge pamphlet. The Scouts taking the badge gathered fingerprints on drives that they would forward to the FBI's Civil Identification Section. Though separate from its criminal database, it nonetheless allowed the organization to gather the IDs of numerous Americans.

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