The culmination of the journey for any young scout in BSA is reaching the rank of Eagle Scout prior to reaching their 18th birthday. Unfortunately, only four percent (4%) of scouts ever attain this rank. Originally conceived as the Wolf Scout in June of 1911 when the rank was introduced.
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No, not really. Most scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout rather late in their scouting career. In 2019 the average age for new Eagle Scouts was 17.3 years. 2019 was also the largest group of scouts (61,353) to achieve the Eagle rank since the first 23 scouts were awarded
Read MoreThe culmination of the journey for any young scout in BSA is reaching the rank of Eagle Scout prior to reaching their 18th birthday. Unfortunately, only four percent (4%) of scouts ever attain this rank. Originally conceived as the Wolf Scout in June of 1911 when the rank was introduced.
Read MoreBSA Troop 464 will be at the 4th of July activities, here at Veterans Park in Sierra Vista, AZ, to help fold the American flag during a demonstration around 9:00 AM in the morning. The troop is looking forward to this event as we are asked to help out each
Read MoreThe Arizona “Adopt a Highway” program provides an opportunity for community members, businesses, and organizations to help keep our highways litter free. So, toward that effort BSA Troop 464 and AHG Troop AZ 1464 assisted the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization that supports the Roman Catholic Church, to pick
Read MoreThe Boy Scouts of America has a new National Chairman of the Board. Brad Tilden has volunteered to become one of three members of the BSA’s, National 3. He is joined by the National Commissioner W. Scott Sorrels, also a volunteer the Chief Scout Executive/President & CEO Roger C. Mosby
Read MoreComing up in August, Scouts are going to get the opportunity to earn either their Swimming or Life Saving Merit Badges. The Catalina Council here in Southern Arizona is hosting a water sports day on August 5th at the Double V Scout ranch in Tucson, AZ. The event is from
Read MoreTroop 464 is off to summer camp in Wehinahpay Mountain Camp near Sacramento, New Mexico. The name, Wehinahpay, has been used many times by the Conquistador Council for their camps. The camp came to the Sacramento Mountains is 1927. The camp is situated in the southern part of New Mexico
Read MoreI would like to start a series of articles that shed light on how the Boy Scouts of America came to be. I am going to start with arguably the most famous of the individuals given credit to be on the list. It is probably known by very few that
Read MoreWhen I started in the American Heritage Girls (AHG), it helped me to grow in my godly character. It also helps to teach life lessons. Among the activities that taught me to grow were the camping experiences, hiking and fellowship. What was it like for me, you ask? When I
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