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Unless I am mistaken, there has never been a limit on the number of knots that can be worn on a Boy Scout Uniform. There has been the urban legend that any more than 15 is considered in poor taste. But nothing official in print. The current uniform insignia guide, in order to go along with the wood badge syllabus I guess, reccomends that no more than 9 knots be worn, but again, it is a reccomendation, and a throwback to the "good old boys woodbadge club" that would wear no awards of any kind on their uniforms. Don't get me wrong, the number of knots that an indiviual chooses to wear on his or her uniform is a matter of personal choice. There is no restriction on it. Yes, it has been my personal experience that youth are impressed by the proper wearing of awards, and it exposes them to areas of scouting, and scouting opportunities that they never realized existed.

We have traditional courts of honor about 3-4 times per year. If you perform rank ceremonies, you are not just reading off lists of prior accomplishments.

Unfortunately, anything and everything can be deemed "inappropriate" by somebody.

I have found that the state welcoming centers on the interstate are a great source for things to do and places to go.

The Packers took them out behind the woodshed and gave them a good old fashioned whupping. Got Phillips fired too. Too bad Jerry Jones didn't fire himself.

Actually, an adult leader is an adult leader in the scouting program. For example, I am involved in council training activities, so if I didn't wear the knots I had earned as a cub scout leader, for example, is that saying that cub scouting is not important, that cub scout leader training is not important? There are instances in the uniform guide where awards are transferred from one youth program to another (arrow of light, eagle, religious awards) I feel that the uniform guides references to wearing only what is current, apply to things like wearing multiple POS patches, wearing mutiple quality unit patches, things like that. Frankly, I am surprised at some of the comments Beavah has made. I have admired his postings for a long time and hold him in high regard. For him to compare somebody who is a fellow scouter who's only crime is wearing what Beavah feels is too many knots, to a former politician who committed actual crimes against society is quite surprising to me. I will not lower myself to sling anything back at him, or any other scout leader for that matter. We are all in this together serving the boys.

How very sad. This should in no way interfere with his Eagle being completed.

They have been proliferating steadily for the last 25 years or so. There are now over 50 existing and former knots that can be earned, or awarded. If the BSA considers it such a crime to wear them properly on your uniform, why do they create so many of them? I really don't care how many knots anyone wears. People who scorn me because of something as silly as how many square knots I have on my uniform, would find another excuse if I didn't wear a single one. In my opinion, those people are leftovers from the good old woodbadge boys club, and want to make a show out of how little they can wear on their uniform and belittle anybody else who dares to wear more.

I will rerun the best reply I have read so far. There are 2 camps out there. Wear everything and look down on people who don't. Wear nothing, and look down on people who do. I personally don't care whether you wear all, none , or some, it is up to the individual, and if they are worn correctly, fine.

I would like term limits. If any one thing would even begin to help. Those folks in Washington have set themselves up like royalty, so that when they get elected, they don't want to make any tough decisions on things like cutting spending. They only want to make decisions that they feel will be popular with enough of the voters so that they can keep their fat butt in Washington and on the gravy train. Wish I had half the salary and half the perks that those bozos do.

The bottom line is sports teams are interested in the very best. At some point in any athletic career, depending on your level of God given ability, and your desire to develop it, you are going to be told to get lost, you're not good enough. 50 kids may want to be the high school star quarterback, but there can be only 1. 50 kids can join scouting, and all can become Eagle scouts if they have the desire. You can remain in scouting in some capacity for the rest of your life. Yes, I have actually had kids ask me what the knots on my uniform were for. When I replied that most of them were for adult awards, the shocked rely was..."I didn't know you could be in scouts as an adult".

They don't wear their uniforms nearly as much as they should. Still working on that one.

Sounds like a good summation to me

We would like to have it every year (Glacier's Edge Council) WI. But we have been doing it every other year lately.

Sounds like a good idea to me. Makes sense.

My guess would be, whatever they can get their hands on. If green is the only thing available, that's what it will have to be. This whole color change is one big huge headache.

My son took over 2.5 years to complete his Hornaday work.

As I recall, I made a direct call to National and had them send my son the information packet with all the forms.

In no way is this material for an Eagle BOR. Period.

My son did the work for a Silver Medal, the awards committe awarded him the Bronze. Still a notable achievement.

Yes, I have seen several troops do the same thing.

All the ideas are great. I have found that the kids really enjoy seeing their adult leaders getting some recognition.

Good luck to the both of you. Hope it works out.

I have been involved with several units chartered by a local chapter of the Lions club. A real classy organization. I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend them.

I've worn either forest green or red. They both seem to work about as well.