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The Boy Scout Handbook app for iPhone and iPad


4.7 ( 3117 ratings )
Book
Developer: Boy Scouts of America
9.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 24 Aug 2009
App size: 89.97 Mb

The Boy Scout Handbook
A Guide to Adventure, A Guidebook for Life

A Handbook for the Past and the Future
You hold in your hands a century of Scouting. In addition to being a reference for
the youth of Scouting’s second century, this 12th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook
also honors the heritage of Scouts who came before you. It combines art from
previous editions with modern illustrations, photographs, and information.

As you browse through this app, take note of the elements that make it special.
- Quotes from past and present BSA leaders and literature will inspire you and remind you that Scouting’s values are timeless.

- Vintage artwork from Handbooks past will help you understand how Scouting skills have changed very little from a century ago.

- “In This Chapter” boxes will give you an idea of what you can expect, as well as a quick index when you’re looking for specific information.

- Photography is essential to a beautiful book. Three of the five professional photographers who worked on this edition are Eagle Scouts; one was a Life Scout and now has worked professionally for the BSA for 30 years; and the fifth is an adult Scouter!

Features:
- Toggle between full page view and text-only view

- Searchable Index

- Bookmark and store your favorite sections


We’re excited to bring you the first digital version of the Scout Handbook. We will continue to make updates to the features and functionality to make this the best application to suit your needs. Please email us at [email protected] with your comments.

Boy Scouts of America – http://www.scouting.org

Pros and cons of The Boy Scout Handbook app for iPhone and iPad

The Boy Scout Handbook app good for

This app is 4 stars to me. A five star app would allow you to follow your progress and mark things off. For example if if finish 2a in tenderfoot i should be able to check it off. Please make that happen! Thanks
A must-have for any scout with an iTouch or iPhone! Of course, this shouldnt be theyre ONLY copy, they should have the original book, too!
I use this extensively as a Webelos Den Leader, when learning ahead to what the boys will be doing in the next years of scouting. I prefer to use this in "2x" mode on my iPad, as its perfect for reading without squinting. I very much appreciate this as reference material. The "Boy Scout Handbook Support" link points to the scouting website, so I do not know where to report bugs. I have found one minor bug with the page resize feature. Double-tap to zoom in on a page, and then tap and slide to turn the page. Tap and slide again to return to the page that you zoomed. Notice that it is back to default size. Double-tap to zoom again. It is now very tiny.
On my First Scout Meeting crossing over from webelos II to Boy Scouts I didnt have my book so I asked troop leaders if I was aloud and it was ok. It was Excellent! Magnificent! Wonderfull! And I use it now at home for requirement reminders and for reading. I really love this. BSA is also a great program ( whatever I could name it ) Ive learned a lot! As an American I Will Do My Best to Be Clean In My Outdoor Manners, Be Carefull With Fire, Be Considerate in the outdoors, and be Conservation Minded. I would now reccomend an app with all Merit Badge Pamphlets
This is terrific now when I forget my book at home I use my iPod!!
I have had this app on the iPhone and iPod touch and it is so much more useful on the iPad. It makes for fabulous demonstrations!

Some bad moments

So...there is a new scout manual out, when will this app be updated to reflect that? Clicking on the support only sends me to scouting.org home page when it should sent me to a support contact. Cmon BSA you should be better than this.
BSA recently released a new edition of the scout handbook. Ive been disappointed that the app wasnt updated with the new handbook.
While this edition is better than the new one, requirements change every year making this "app" very out dated and worthless.
This could be such a useful tool for scouts, but BSA needs to get catch up. This is at the very least 2 years out of date.
I was dissapointed. It is not much better than a PDF version of the book. I would hope that they will do some updates to make this a lot better. I would wait to purchase it until it has some features that add value beyond a PDF like app.
Dont know what field craft is in the print version now but it is nothing close to what is in my old handbook from 1982. I would not suggest this app as it has very limited skills. Its more of a checklist and planning guide than an actual Boy Scout Handbook.

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