Boy Scouts of America centennial

Theme

Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey

Date

September 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010

The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910 and celebrated its centennial from September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

The Boy Scout uniform was redesigned for 2010.

All rank patches (Including Eagle Scout and Arrow of Light) were redesigned to include 2010 for the Centennial Year. These patches were only issued to those who earned the respective rank during the Centennial year.

For Boy Scouts of America centennial a new centennial handbook was released in July 2009. The handbook had many features returned that were removed years ago and put into the BSA field handbook. Two new youth leadership positions were added: Webmaster and Leave No Trace Trainer. The book is organized by topic now rather than by rank.

Historical Merit Badge Program: Four historical merit badges will be available in 2010 only: Signaling, Tracking, Pathfinding and Carpentry. These discontinued merit badges will be back without change. A special patch will be released for each merit badges. The availability of these badges is official as of April 1, 2010.

Although a limited number of new merit badges are created and introduced on a regular basis, Scouting Heritage, a new standard Merit Badge, was specifically released in April 2010 as part of Boy Scouts of America's centennial celebration.

In late 2007, a contest was held by the BSA for a design for the centennial logo. An essay on how the logo related to the centennial theme was required for each entry. From over 4,000 submissions, the entry of Philip Goolkasian, an Eagle Scout from Fresno, California, was selected.

Since 1969, Boy Scouts of America National Jamborees have normally been scheduled every 4 years. The previous National Jamboree was conducted in 2005 but the 2010 National Scout Jamboree was specifically scheduled out-of-cycle to coincide with the centennial. The next Jamboree was scheduled for 2013 in synchronization with the normal schedule.

The theme for the National Jamboree was "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey".

The BSA is celebrating the centennial through eight national programs:

The Embroidered Centennial Ring Emblem is a ring shaped patch worn around the World Crest and over the left pocket. It may be worn by any member in recognition of the centennial.

The United States Mint issued 350,000 commemorative centennial silver dollar coins after a bill was signed into law on October 8, 2008 by President George W. Bush.

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