World Scout History 1971 to 1999

1971 Cub Scout promise drops to be square and adds to help other people
1971 SOAR (Save Our American Resources) program began
1971 Maine National High Adventure Area opened
1971 Exploring magazine published
1971 Silver Buffalo awarded to President Richard Nixon
1971 Girls eligible to register as full fledged Explorer Scouts
1971 First Cub Scout Wood badge course
1971 13th World Jamboree, Asagiri Heights near Fujinomiya City, Japan attended by 7,947 American Scouts for a total of 24,000 Scouts from 87 countries
1971 First Silver World awards presented by BSA for international service
1972 New Scout Handbook removes outdoor skill requirements for 1st Class
1972 Improved Scouting program introduced
1972 Operation Reach against drug abuse introduced
1973 8th National Jamboree, Farragut State Park, ID and Moraine State Park, PA attendance 64,000
1973 Updated Cub Scout program introduced
1973 Washington, D.C. bureau established to represent National office
1973 National Eagle Scout Association formed
1974 BSA starts weekend Wood Badge courses
1974 First woman elected national Explorer president
1975 14th World Jamboree, Lillehammer, Norway attended by 2,500 American Scouts for a total of 17,000 Scouts from 91 countries
1976 First Cub Scout Trainer Wood Badge course held in Alabama
1976 BSA allows women to attend Wood Badge
1976 Women allowed to become Cub masters
1977 9th National Jamboree, Moraine State Park, PA attendance 28,600
1978 Local Council camps made available for family camping
1978 Revised God and Country program announced
1978 Age restrictions removed for severely handicapped Scouts
1978 Outdoor skill reinstated for 1st Class rank
1979 The Official Boy Scout Handbook reflects return of outdoor emphasis
1979 National Headquarters moved to Irving, Texas
1979 15th World Jamboree in Iran canceled
1979 Cub Scout Trainers Wood Badge approved
1980 New uniforms designed by Oscar de la Renta
1980 50th anniversary of Cub Scouting
1980 Fire destroys second floor of the National offices
1980 Eastern distribution center moves to North Carolina
1980 BSA distributes national census fliers
1981 10th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 29,765
1981 New Scoutmaster Handbook issued
1981 Murray, Kentucky picked as the site for Boy Scout Museum
1982 Career Awareness Exploring becomes official
1982 Prepare for Today program started for latchkey children
1982 Tiger Cubs introduced
1982 The Cub Scout Leader Book published to replace five different leader books
1982 The 1,000,000th Eagle Scout registered
1982 Shaping Tomorrow project introduced
1983 15th World Jamboree, Kananaskis Country, Canada attended by 3,936 American Scouts for a total of 15,600 Scouts from 102 countries
1984 The third edition of the Field book published
1984 Family Camping Association started
1984 Varsity Scouting launched
1985 11th National Jamboree, Fort A.P. Hill, VA attendance 32,615
1987 Anti-Drug Campaign
1987-88 16th World Jamboree, Cataract Park, Sydney, Australia attended by 3,063 American Scouts for a total of 14,634 Scouts from 98 countries
1988 First Scouting For Food
1989 Venture Program introduced
1989 12th National Jamboree, Fort A.P. Hill, VA attendance 32,717
1990 Pope John Paul presented with BSA's Distinguished Citizen of the World Commendation
1990 10th edition of Boy Scout handbook introduced
1990 Center for Professional Development opened in Westlake, TX
1991 Learning For Life Introduced
1991 17th World Jamboree, Soraksan National Park, South Korea attended by 1,010 American Scouts totaling 19,083 Scouts from 135 countries
1991 Ethics In Aciton Introduced
1991 BSA Family program introduced
1991 Conservation Handbook published
1991 Trail Boss program developed
1992 Six BSA regions reduced to four
1992 William Green Bar BillHillcourt passes away
1992 Cub Scout Academics program started
1993 13th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 32,000
1995 18th World Jamboree. Holland with total attendance of 29,066 Scouts from 166 countries
1997 14th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA
1999 19th World Jamboree, Picarquin, Chili