YPT is now SYT: Safeguarding Youth training. Scouting America’s most important training has been updated with an entirely new look and feel, including a greater emphasis on the organization’s SAFE initiative, updated information on technology and the threat to youth online, and the use of real volunteers in real Scouting environments. The training previously known as Youth Protection is now called Safeguarding Youth and is available immediately on my.Scouting. (fb)

Scouting America offers more than 130 merit badges. By earning these awards, youth explore topics that could help shape their future hobbies or careers. Some ambitious Scouts earn every available merit badge. Luka Herrera earned them all before turning 18 last fall. It was a nearly four-year endeavor as the Eagle Scout with Troop 522 of Overland Park, Kan., decided to go for it after earning Scouts BSA’s highest rank. #EagleScout #MeritBadges (fb)