Knot Usually
This knot, tied "right over left and under, left over right and under", is commonly used to secure two lengths of rope together, extending them for any number of reasons.
What is the Square Knot?
This water vessel, commonly confused with a boat of a somewhat similar name, is characterized by a two-bladed paddle used to propel the (typically single) rider.
What is a Kayak?
Though considered an important stepping stone in a scout's career, this rank was not added until January of 2016.
What is the Scout rank?
Hailing from one of the three "pick-one" categories of Eagle-Required Merit Badges, this badge acts as an alternative to Environmental Science.
What is Sustainability?
He's the founder of the British youth program that went on to inspire the Boy Scouts of America, and every other Scouting movement across the world.
Who is Lord Robert Baden-Powell?
This knot, needed for the Second Class rank, is used to securely join two ropes of unequal size together.
What is the Sheet Bend?
This type of stroke is commonly used to rest one's body while still maintaining movement and mobility in the water.
What is the Elementary Backstroke?
Though a difficult rank to attain on its own, this rank is greatly overshadowed by its successor, those who fail to earn said successor instead being known as "_____ for life" Scouts.
What is the Life Scout rank?
A surprisingly popular Merit Badge, this one specializes in teaching scouts how to properly handle and repair tools and machines found in agrarian settings.
What is Farm Mechanics?
This award is the only award earned in Cub Scouting that is allowed to be worn on the Scouts BSA field dress uniform.
What is the Arrow of Light?
This knot, though incredibly simple, is a difficult one ot remember, and used to start off most of the lashings used in pioneering.
What is the Clove Hitch?
This trial, which consists of a headfirst jump into water, 100 yards of swimming and a moment or two of floating rest, allows capable scouts to enter deep waters.
What is the BSA Swimmer's Test?
Describing and identifying the significance of this rank's emblem is a requirement for earning the Scout Rank.
What is the First Class Scout rank?
This Merit Badge teaches scouts to be conscious of other people's impairments, such as blindness, paralysis, and even certain mental disorders.
What is Disabilities Awarness?
This British island was the site of the earliest Scouting camp - one that took place even before Lord Baden-Powell published Scouting for Boys.
What is Brownsea Island?
The most difficult knot by far to remember within this troop, this knot is vital for use in our dining flies. Methods for tying it may include a rabbit or a pretzel.
What is the Bowline?
This term is used to name the left side of a boat - and commonly confused with that of the right.
What is portside?
Originally the first rank a scout could achieve, this rank signifies that a scout is beginning to find their footing, but still generally lacks experience.
What is the Tenderfoot rank?
One of the only 11 remaining of the original 57 Merit Badges, the emblem for this Merit Badge has gone largely unchanged, and to this day, is represented as a black torch with a golden flare.
What is Public Health?
This council, situated in Pensacola, is one of Tukabatchee Area Council's direct neighbors. (I'll give you a hint - we stay in their campsite for our Labor Day Beach Campout!)
What is the Gulf Coast Council?
This knot, though extremely difficult to tie, is typically used to shorten rope and remove slack - and it's practically useless due to its unstable nature and great deal of better alternatives.
What is the Sheepshank Knot?
This training program teaches adult leaders how to keep scouts safe when doing aquatics activities, particularly swimming.
What is Safe Swim Defense?
This rank is the earliest that a scout could possibly achieve during their time in the Scouting America program.
What is the Bobcat rank?
This merit badge, originally created in 1967 (don't you dare), is the most recently retired Merit Badge, being replaced by the Digital Technology Merit Badge back in 2014.
Camp Director of Treasure Island Scout Reservation in 1915, this man went on to found the Order of the Arrow with the assistance of his Assistant Camp Director, Carroll A. Edson.
Who is Edward Urner Goodman?