The official Scouting America program for youth ages 11 to 17. Master essential outdoor skills, progress along the trail to Eagle Scout, and build lifelong leadership in youth-led patrols.
Seven sequential ranks building outdoor competence, service, and youth leadership.
Field-tested reference handbooks for campouts, treks, and rank skills.
Square Knot, Bowline, Taut-line, Clove Hitch, pioneering lashings, rope whipping & fusing.
MARCH PAWS assessment, severe bleeding, SAM splinting, hypothermia wraps, SAR signaling.
3-pot wash system, Dutch oven heat tables, camp stoves, food safety & bear triangle.
Topographic contours, compass bearings, declination math, and cloud weather forecasting.
In Scouts BSA, youth lead the troop under adult mentorship and coaching.
Fair duty rosters, campout menu & budget planning, patrol meetings, and campsite layout.
Project ideation, securing the 4 required approvals, fundraising rules, and workday leadership.
Managing 90-day tracking badges, elective choices, blue card procedures, and timelines.
“The patrol system is the one essential feature in which Scout training differs from that of all other organizations, and where the system is properly applied, it is bound to bring off any boy.”
— Robert Baden-Powell