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The Unknown Scout And William D Boyce - Origins Of The BSA (Boy Scouts Of America)
Want to learn the fascinating origins of Scouts BSA? It all began with a man lost in the London fog, and a good turn without expectation of reward. In this video, you'll hear the gripping story of how chance encounters ignited the Scouting movement to America! ⚜️
I actually used Pictory to create this video. Pictory uses AI to create voiceovers and add stock footage to uploaded scripts. Lmk in the comments if you enjoy these sorts of history/story videos and would like to see more!
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(This video is not sponsored or endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. My topics are based mostly on personal experience and may vary for others joining Scouts BSA.)
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Getting Started In Scouts BSA | Advice From An Eagle Scout
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Prepare to get started in Scouting! In this video, you'll learn everything you need to know when joining Scouts BSA. I'll be covering Scout fundamentals, rank advancement, the patrol method, and other miscellaneous tips on your path to Eagle. By the end of this video, you should feel ready to make even more out of your Scouting journey! ⚜️ Check out my Ultimate Scouting Support Course, the Trai...
What Elective Merit Badges Should You Earn? | My Fun, Interesting, and Useful Favorites
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If you're considering what elective merit badges to earn next as a BSA Scout, look no further! In this video, I'll be sharing with you some of my favorite badges that you and your troop could start earning ASAP. Most of these are knowledge-requirement-heavy, so they're great ways to explore incredibly interesting or useful fields of study. Hope one of these will be the next badge going on your ...
An Eagle Scout's 5 Best Tips For Making The Most Out Of Scouting
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Are you prepared to make the most of your Scouting journey? After watching this video, hopefully you will be! In it, I'll be sharing with you my 5 best tips for maximizing your time in Scouting, growing as a person, and even having more fun with your troop. 😊 What tip helped you to have an even better time in Scouts BSA? Be sure to let me know in the comments down below! 👇 Timeline and Mileston...
All Eagle-Required Merit Badge Difficulty Rankings in 2023 | TierList
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As of 2023, which Eagle-required merit badges are the hardest and easiest? Things have definitely changed from previous years, so in this video, I'll give you the full difficulty rankings and breakdown of every single Eagle-required merit badge. That way, you'll be 100% prepared to earn these badges and move forward in Scouting. You got this! 😃 Which badge do you think is HARDEST? Be sure to le...
The 3 Biggest Mistakes For BSA Scouts To Avoid
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What costly mistakes should Scouts avoid making to have an even better time with their troops? In this video, I'll be sharing 3 of the biggest Scouting mistakes to avoid, along with some tips to make more of your Scouting journey! :) Timeline and Milestones for Scouting Success (e-plan): scoutsmarts.ck.page/successplan Get The Ultimate TrailMap To Eagle Course: scoutsmarts.teachable.com/p/trail...
How Being A Scout Will Help You To Succeed In Life
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How does being a BSA Scout (Boy Scout) help set young people up for real-world success? In this video, I'll be sharing 7 of the best lessons learned in Scouting which helped me to succeed IRL! If you're a Scout, make sure to train these skills, step up, and make the most of your awesome Scouting journey! :) Learn how to list Eagle Scout on your resume: scoutsmarts.com/listing-eagle-scout-on-you...
Join the TrailMap To Eagle Course - My Best Hacks For Reaching Eagle Scout
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Need help taking charge of your Scouting journey? My TrailMap To Eagle Course has got you covered! Link: scoutsmarts.teachable.com/p/trailmap-to-eagle In it, you'll learn my top lessons, hacks, and tools for staying organized, completing rank/badge requirements, and having the best experience possible in Scouting. Check it out today: scoutsmarts.teachable.com/p/trailmap-to-eagle
The Value And Benefits Of Being A Scout (And Earning Eagle!)
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Why join Scouting, stick with it, and earn the prestigious Eagle Scout rank? In this video, I'll be sharing 5 of the best benefits and rewards I've seen when embarking on your Scouting journey. Hope this helps you to stay motivated, rank up, and get the most out of your time in Scouting. :) Get my TrailMap To Eagle Course: scoutsmarts.teachable.com/p/t... Read my full article on the Value and A...
5 Secrets To Ranking Up In Scouting (After Becoming A First Class, Star, Or Life Scout)
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What are the best ways for scouts to continue advancing toward Eagle after earning their First Class rank? In this video, I'll be sharing 5 of my best tips to rank up and make more out of your Scouting journey, while you're First Class, Star, or Life rank! Hope this helps. :) Get my TrailMap To Eagle Course: scoutsmarts.teachable.com/p/trailmap-to-eagle Start Planning Your Eagle Project: scouts...
Eagle Merit Badge USEFULNESS Tier List - For The Real World After Scouting
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Have you ever wondered, "what Eagle-required merit badges are the most useful for real-life?'" On my path to becoming an Eagle Scout, I know I asked that question a lot... In this video, I'll give you a full breakdown of how useful I've found every single Eagle-required merit badge to be in my own life. Hopefully, this will help you to see the importance of each of the badges covered, and inspi...
Ranking The Difficulty Of Every Eagle-Required Merit Badge (Easiest To Hardest)
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Have you ever wondered what Eagle-required merit badges are hardest or easiest? As a Scout, I know I have... Well, wonder no longer! In this video, I'll give you the full difficulty rankings and breakdown of every single Eagle-required merit badge so that you'll be 100% prepared to earn the 13 necessary badges for reaching Eagle. You got this! 😃 For more Eagle-required merit badge info, check o...
5 Things Every Scouting Parent Should Know (To Help Your Scout Be Prepared!)
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Hey there, Scouts and Scouting families! Here are the 5 lessons that I think every parent of a scout should know. Understanding these points from the get-go will help your family to be prepared for all of the fun and opportunities that the Scouts BSA program has to offer. While every troop is different, learning these points definitely helped me and my own family on my path to earning Eagle. My...
Scouting Leadership 101: An Eagle Scout's 5 Keys To Success As A Patrol Leader, APL, ASPL, or SPL
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Hey there, Scouts and Scouting families! In this video, I'll be sharing with you the best keys I've learned for successful leadership in Scouting. Becoming an understanding, dependable troop leader is SOOO important regardless of whether you're an Assistant Patrol Leader or even the Senior Patrol Leader. Knowing these 5 keys would've saved me a ton of time/stress, made me a better leader, and h...
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting BSA Scouts...AVOID THESE MISTAKES
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Hey there, Scouts and Scouting families! Here are the 5 lessons I wish I had been taught when just starting out in Scouting. Knowing these keys would've saved me a ton of time/stress, made me a better leader, and helped me to become an Eagle Scout even faster so that's why I wanted to share them with you! Get my free E-book cheatsheet and learn 5 more keys to making the most of your time as a s...
Movie Making Merit Badge Requirement 2
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Movie Making Merit Badge Requirement 2
Movie Making Merit Badge Requirement 1
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Movie Making Merit Badge Requirement 1
3 Key Tips For Scouting Success [And A Subscriber Giveaway Winner Announcement!!]
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3 Key Tips For Scouting Success [And A Subscriber Giveaway Winner Announcement!!]
How To Tie The 7 Scouting Knots You’ll Need To Learn To Reach First-Class
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How To Tie The 7 Scouting Knots You’ll Need To Learn To Reach First-Class
The 3 Easiest Merit Badges You Can Earn From Home TODAY
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The 3 Easiest Merit Badges You Can Earn From Home TODAY

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  • @StephanieSierzputowski
    @StephanieSierzputowski 5 годин тому

    So helpful thank you.

  • @DeborahDixon-k5h
    @DeborahDixon-k5h День тому

    Gonzalez Larry Rodriguez Brian Wilson Maria

  • @andrew299m
    @andrew299m 9 днів тому

    swimming took me 1 hour to complete

  • @fxstroud_editz
    @fxstroud_editz Місяць тому

    suprisingly, for everyone in my troop we get our cooking merit badge first due to a campout in which we have a cooking competition and it knocks out all the requirements

  • @williambonnie-do7yz
    @williambonnie-do7yz Місяць тому

    Became Eagle at 14. I'm 41 now. My dad told me, do it or he'd throw me through a window! My two older brothers are Eagles as well. 🇺🇸💓🌟👊🏻

    • @not.the.real_braden
      @not.the.real_braden 16 днів тому

      That’s great man. I’m 17, 18 September 10, and about to earn my Eagle. Did my scoutmaster conference few days ago. I definitely want my sons to get their Eagle Scout for sure

  • @christinecoulter7089
    @christinecoulter7089 2 місяці тому

    With you time as a boy scout did you have time to be involved in sports or other activities? Martial arts? Music?

  • @Lowgraphicsdeer
    @Lowgraphicsdeer 2 місяці тому

    Your eagle patch is on the wrong pocket

  • @RoyalHawk
    @RoyalHawk 2 місяці тому

    I’m planning on staying in the troop after I earn Eagle until I age out.

  • @RoyalHawk
    @RoyalHawk 2 місяці тому

    My Troop sometimes does merit badges together. This helps us finish a little bit each week and we also do merit badges at weekend campouts. We do breakout groups as always after instruction.

  • @whoamiwiw
    @whoamiwiw 2 місяці тому

    I got first aid, sustainability, and swimming easy. I am waiting to take my CPR certification class to get the badge, but do you have any tips for the 90 day requirements on family life and Personal management? those are pretty hard to do.

    • @davesmith9684
      @davesmith9684 Місяць тому

      If you are tech savvy the easiest way is to maintain a spreadsheet for personal management and then keep a journal (or diary) for family life. Don't get discouraged! Its just record keeping and planning really. You got this!!

  • @ABCPALM123
    @ABCPALM123 2 місяці тому

    I’m 13 still tenderfoot but I have a lot of merit badges what can I do to stay on track of rank while still getting merit badges

  • @TheOneSigmaMale
    @TheOneSigmaMale 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much! I just became the ASPL for my troop at age 13 and will be SPL at my week long summer camp. Thank you SO much for the tips. I will definitely recommend your channel to my troop!

  • @funker419
    @funker419 3 місяці тому

    I wish we had resources like this in the 1970s when I was a scout.

  • @DoctorWu-sq6un
    @DoctorWu-sq6un 4 місяці тому

    Democrats destroy everything they touch. They certainly destroyed the Boy Scouts of America.

  • @LoganHarrison-tb1vw
    @LoganHarrison-tb1vw 4 місяці тому

    I work hours

  • @SusyM1499
    @SusyM1499 4 місяці тому

    Hello Cole, I have a question for you, Which Eagle Required Merit Badge is the hardest to complete? Sorry to ask.

    • @ColefromScoutSmarts
      @ColefromScoutSmarts 3 місяці тому

      It’s different for everyone, but I’d say for most Scouts it’d be Personal Management or Communication!

    • @SusyM1499
      @SusyM1499 3 місяці тому

      @@ColefromScoutSmarts Hello again, Thank you for your help.

  • @tomlucia6143
    @tomlucia6143 4 місяці тому

    the old scout hanbook emphasizes that you take a variety of badges. not all from the same category..for instance if you like stamp collecting try chemistry .former scout trp 1 of the crow patrol we actually had our own live mascot a crow names Herkimer i never made eagle scout but was patrol leader for two years tom.

  • @SpinachMinich
    @SpinachMinich 5 місяців тому

    Eagle here: E-science was always a killer unless you had a chill counselor (like I did) hehe

    • @apersonyakam969
      @apersonyakam969 4 місяці тому

      Agreed did it at camp and he was awesome

  • @CalebCox-et4sn
    @CalebCox-et4sn 5 місяців тому

    Awesome video, I just earn all my eagle required merit badges and I watched a few of your videos to have a better idea of my eagle project. Thanks for your help man.

  • @matthewharkin4073
    @matthewharkin4073 5 місяців тому

    Communications was pretty easy in my experience. I got most of the requirements done at my summer camp.

  • @joekplays
    @joekplays 6 місяців тому

    Hey Bro I am a Tenderfoot and have been in scouts since Lions, I love your channel and your videos keep doing what you're doing, you are amazing.

  • @CrownMoney18
    @CrownMoney18 7 місяців тому

    I’m only 11 in first class and I got cooking pretty fast

  • @Random_Fish1
    @Random_Fish1 7 місяців тому

    I got so close to getting camping but I was to scared to repel down 50 ft

  • @learnscouting
    @learnscouting 9 місяців тому

    impressive

  • @justinmize5339
    @justinmize5339 9 місяців тому

    nice

  • @Scott-tx4hk
    @Scott-tx4hk 9 місяців тому

    So random question I feel like the younger scouts are ranking up so much faster how do I know what the “average” scout should be at per age

  • @Someone_In_Your_Closet
    @Someone_In_Your_Closet 10 місяців тому

    It's funny how some change in difficulty depending on each troop.

  • @ninnapau21
    @ninnapau21 10 місяців тому

    Hi, this video helped lots. I joined scouts 1 year ago as an AOL and I never thought I would get this far. I learned so much in that year that when I crossed over I was as filled with knowledge as some other scouts who were there as lions or tigers. I have been in scouts BSA a little bit longer than 7 months and thanks to all your videos I am already a first class scout on my way to star. Eagle is my goal and I want to be 12 when I get it (now I am 11)😅. Hard goal but with your tips and videos it will be a whole lot easier.

  • @LandoMando-n9s
    @LandoMando-n9s 10 місяців тому

    I have a question Would only having the 1st value as a priority mean it is or isn’t worth still scouting I’m in the middle of scouting and am still wondering if i still should becuase even though I am not personally interested in or enjoy scouting I still do it because I’m focused on getting Eagle so I can have better employment circumstances meaning higher chance of employment, better work benefits Ect and as a absolute ideal best case scenario job I want to be a commercial pilot probably for delta because my Mom works for delta as a flight attendant and I’m hoping maybe she’ll have tips or something that might help me get a job at delta anyways my point is if anyone has ideas on whether or not scouting would help my specific situation or even the temporary jobs working up to pilot like retail or fast food please share your opinion if you have one on this specific situation Thank you for reading

  • @RandyMKE
    @RandyMKE 10 місяців тому

    Fantastic job!

  • @leeshakiesmith8768
    @leeshakiesmith8768 10 місяців тому

    My son is a 12 year old Star Scout. Working his hardest to achieve his goal of being an Eagle Scout.

  • @blastcapnow
    @blastcapnow 11 місяців тому

    awesome video braddah, are you still involved with scouting?

  • @dondenis1500
    @dondenis1500 Рік тому

    As an Eagle Scout, I am glad I went through the program in the 70s. With that new merit badge Citizenship in Society, I thing the Scouts have gone woke.

    • @davesmith9684
      @davesmith9684 Місяць тому

      I think it happened when they took the boy out of Boy Scouts of America.

  • @bigmaninthewoods
    @bigmaninthewoods Рік тому

    Greetings from a fellow Scout Leader here in London England :)

  • @ALEGENDBoyscouts-mm6wk
    @ALEGENDBoyscouts-mm6wk Рік тому

    H I’m Luke from troop 47 Alabama and I’m star thank you for the tips

  • @jackmessick2869
    @jackmessick2869 Рік тому

    Envi Sci: Acid rain is no longer part of the experiments, but you are right with the seven experiments you have to do that it can be difficult/expensive. If you do it on your own, you WILL need the book to know how to set up each experiment. I haven't looked too much into Citizenship/Society. But I think your difficulty rankings are pretty spot-on, especially the relative positions in each tier. Communication I think is pretty easy if you are in early high school or late junior high, because by then you have likely given a speech for class.

  • @aa-vp8zl
    @aa-vp8zl Рік тому

    I was able to get the life saving and swimming at the same time!

  • @jermeyplunkett3744
    @jermeyplunkett3744 Рік тому

    Everything i love about myself was created/found in scouting, every pinch or scary situation something i learned in scouts saved the day , especially ethical situations... i cant imagine where I'd be if i never did scouts.

  • @noas2372
    @noas2372 Рік тому

    Are you in college yet? Do you mind sharing how scouts added to your college applications?

    • @ColefromScoutSmarts
      @ColefromScoutSmarts Рік тому

      Absolutely! Earning Eagle really helped to boost my college apps and gave me the opportunity to highlight my leadership experiences. I’d highly recommend all Scouts incorporate at least a bit of their Scouting experience in to their college essays - so much so that I even wrote an article on the topic! You can find it by googling “college Scoutsmarts”

  • @jaynowacki
    @jaynowacki Рік тому

    I love you videos❤

  • @callsignkojak6345
    @callsignkojak6345 Рік тому

    I've gotten both the hiking and cycling merit badges, and let me tell you that they involved the most challenging experiences of my life. The 50 mile in one sitting requirement for cycling tested my determination like nothing else has, and it felt great.

  • @bravooz852
    @bravooz852 Рік тому

    but can you be a scout as an adult? i tought it was only 15 - 18 or less

    • @ColefromScoutSmarts
      @ColefromScoutSmarts Рік тому

      Even if you’re 18+, you can always register as an adult volunteer and serve as a Scoutmaster once you finish Youth Protection Training!

  • @Nba_nut
    @Nba_nut Рік тому

    Sustainability can be easy depending on if you go to a merit madge fair. But if you try it at home it's really hard. But nice video ❤.

  • @gamrdude2117
    @gamrdude2117 Рік тому

    are you a eagle scout

  • @Jacob_the_Stinky
    @Jacob_the_Stinky Рік тому

    This is exactly the type of video I've been waiting for someone to make, and I love it! I can't wait to try one of these merit badges soon. Thanks for the suggestions!!!

    • @ColefromScoutSmarts
      @ColefromScoutSmarts Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Wishing you a ton of learning and fun in earning your new badges :)

  • @eldersprig
    @eldersprig Рік тому

    Checked my Dad's edition of the manual. 30s. It had Public Health, Bird Study (!), and Pioneering as required for Eagle. I think they were scrambling a bit for relevant things to put into the requirements. There was Civics rather than 4(!) Citizenship badges. The new one seems a little woke to me.

  • @mattbeitelspacher223
    @mattbeitelspacher223 Рік тому

    I love your content

  • @bsa4ever
    @bsa4ever Рік тому

    My son is 10, recently earned Scout rank and i always catch him watch your videos!

  • @adamcarpenter7823
    @adamcarpenter7823 Рік тому

    Doing an Eagle board of review currently for one of our Scouts (I'm an Assistant Scoutmaster) and you have summed up exactly what I expect of someone I am going to sign off on for that rank. Great video and thank you!

  • @EagleScoutMikeyBoback
    @EagleScoutMikeyBoback Рік тому

    Hey Man, I would like to see if you could start creating Q&A live streams? I know that this might be a tall order but I think me as well as others would appreciate being able to pop in and ask questions to someone who has the experience in scouting. Let me know what you think.

    • @ColefromScoutSmarts
      @ColefromScoutSmarts Рік тому

      That’s a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion, Mikey. I’ll look into setting something up. Currently, most topics I cover are requests from Scouts in my newsletter, but a live Q&A would def be useful. Anything I can answer for you in the meantime tho?