New Belt Loops, Pins, and Merit Badges are Coming

When the BSA was founded in 1910, boys weren’t into video games, scuba diving, or robotics. But as we enter our second century, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will be able to earn awards in these topics, thanks to a new focus on change and innovation.

New for Cub Scouts
Video Games is one of 13 new belt loops and pins in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. It’s been more than 10 years since the program expanded, so volunteers and Cub Scouts from around the country have been waiting for this change.
In late January, Scout shops across the country should begin selling a new edition of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide (No. 34299), which will include these additions:
Academics Subjects:
§         Disabilities Awareness
§         Family Travel
§         Good Manners
§         Nutrition
§         Pet Care
§         Photography
§         Reading and Writing
§         Video Games
Sports:
§         Hiking
§         Hockey
§         Horseback Riding
§         Kickball
§         Skateboarding
New for Boy Scouts
Scuba Diving is the first new Boy Scout merit badge in three years; it will become available in December.
Four other new merit badges will appear over the course of the coming year:
§         Inventing (First quarter 2010)
§         Geocaching (Second quarter 2010)
§         Scouting Heritage (Second quarter 2010)
§         Robotics (Fourth quarter 2010)

These badges are being introduced because they received positive feedback in a youth interest survey.
Thank You Danny Kuhlmann!

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Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Founder of the Boy Scouts