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By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
Yeah, they keep changing the name of it. Originally the World Crest was an award for the BSA, then August 1, 1989,rules changed allowing everyone to wear it. Ticked me and the other Scouts on the bus in Canada earning off because that was one of the awards we were going to earn. Adults made it up by giving us the Canadian version of the emblem on a velvet background. They also had international recognition set with necker and patch. Sometime between 1989 and 1995, the International Youth Exchange Award was created. Don't remember the requirements, but i got it. Don't know when the current award came out. Requirements are https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/International-Spirit-Award-app.130-044-Rev.-June-2021.pdf and the patch is below. -
We had a scout come to us from Belgium years ago. He made Eagle and is now doing a gap year back in Belguim. I didn't know there was such a thing as International Spirit Award. -
Definitely let him be a patrol member even if for a few weeks. If the patrol has a medallion, send him a care package with a few of them. -
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An AI search produced the following: "Dive time" for National Outdoor Awards refers to the actual time spent underwater during a freediving or scuba diving activity, typically measured from the moment a diver enters the water until they resurface, and is used to track the duration of a dive for the purpose of earning an award based on specific depth or time requirements depending on the National Outdoor Award category. I know that does not answer your question however. For aquatics, requirement 4 is listed as: Complete the requirements for at least one of the following: Canoeing, Fishing, Fly-Fishing, Kayaking, Rowing, Scuba Diving, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports, or Whitewater merit badges or Ranger Award Fishing, Scuba or Watercraft electives. Complete at least 25 hours of on-the-water time, applying the skills that you learned in the merit badge or Ranger elective. I would interpret "on-the-water-time" for Scuba Diving as time in the water (on the boat) to/from the dive and prep time as you did, but within reason. As you state, if your son has 11 hours of dive time which includes 14 hours of travel and preparation on the boat that seems appropriate. Definitely, the time spend for prep time does fall into the category of "applying the skills you learned in the merit badge" but time simply riding on the boat getting to a location may not past muster. Those are just my thoughts, I'm not a merit badge counselor for Scuba Diving nor intimately familiar with the National Outdoor Awards.
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