On Nov. 25, 2025, NPR published a story claiming that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had authored a memo cancelling the military's support of Scouting America, the organization formerly called ...

Danie van der Lith FOR JANE Maarman, the moment she received her Springbok Scouting badge was not defined by ceremony or symbolism alone. It marked the end of a demanding journey that tested her ...

Scouting America responded on Tuesday to a reported memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to cut ties with the organization, saying it was “surprised and disappointed” by the potential ...

NPR reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may end the military’s century-old partnership with Scouting America based on a leaked memo. The memo suggests stopping Pentagon support for the ...

Scouting is a worldwide youth movement that was founded with the aim of promoting the mental, physical, spiritual and ...

RUTLAND — Heart of New England Council, Scouting America, recently announced the appointment of Jason Pigg as the new scout executive and CEO, effective March 1. Jason Pigg is a lifelong scout and ...

Robert Baden-Powell, the 1st Baron Baden-Powell, is recognized as the man who began the international scouting movement of which the Boy Scouts of America is a part. Baden-Powell began as a British ...

BEDFORD – Girl Scouts of the USA recently announced the unveiling of the design for the U.S. Mint’s Juliette Gordon Low quarter, which is part of the fourth and final year of the American Women ...

Danie van der Lith MORE than a century ago, a small group of boys gathered around campfires on Brownsea Island in England. Their leader, Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, had a simple but ...