jr56

Awesome

Everything is decided by a special Hornaday award committee at
Austin, TX that meets twice a year.   My son submitted his application packet in Oct, immediately after the committee met in Sept.   He had to wait until the following March for the committee to meet again, and render their decision.

He did 4, since he was going for the Silver medal.   He also earned like 6-10 additional merit badges.

They didn't say.  My son was very honored to receive the Bronze Medal.

He did 4 projects, in different areas of conservation.  The board didn't feel that is projects were in depth enough to qualify for the Silver Award.  Not unexpected.   The council exec looked over his application before sending it to National, and predicted as much.

My son did all the requirements for the Silver Hornaday award, and sent in the application.  The National committee did not deem him worthy of the Silver Award, but they did award him the Bronze Medal.  Yes, the Hornaday awards are quite an accomplishment.

Congrats

Bright, fire engine red with white lettering.

Of course, I don't wear my religious award square knot anymore, because with the new restriction to 9 square knots, I am forced to choose and eliminate some.

Funny, as much as neckerchiefs have fallen out of favor, when I worked in the trading post at the last National Jamboree, one of the things that shoppers could not get enough of was bandannas that had a map of the jamboree on it,  fold a bandanna into a triangle, and you have a neckerchief.

I read something on Mike Walton's website years ago that the BSA came up with a ruling stating that scouts and scouters could wear the appropriate religious award square knot to represent any religious award, even if the award itself was not eligible for uniform wear.  Will not vouch for the accuracy of that though.

Actually, there are a lot of awards earned or awarded as a youth that can be worn on the adult uniform.

Youth religious award

Arrow of Light

Eagle

Quartermaster

Silver Award

Hornaday Award

Medal of Merit

Heroism Award

Honor Medal

Order of the Arrow Award  (Not sure on the exact name)

Totally screwed up article, first it says it was a man, then it states that "she" withdrew funds, and then it mentions a Boy Scout Pack.

Congrats

You failed to notice that I said "considered".  Not automatically dropped.

I thought I read somewhere that if a Merit Badge was earned by less than a given number of scouts, it is considered for dropping.

Sigh,  yes I am old enough to remember the city strip.

I have to admit, the call out ceremonies are so lame.   The one I attended last summer at scout camp made me realize, that if I were a first year scout who knew nothing about the OA, I would have left the ceremony, still knowing nothing about the OA.

Excellent point.

I currently have 4 boy scout shirts, and 2 venture shirts.   I may be picking up another Venture shirt from my wife.

Did about 50 ft in the Smokeys, and a few more 50 ft sections in Vermont.  Just to say I had "hiked" on the AT

In scouts, every boy can go as far as he wants. 

Odd that if wearing x number of knots is so horrible, why the BSA is always creating new ones?

True, 9 is a recommendation, nothing more.

If you've earned them, and want to wear them, go ahead.   I don't really get excited over it one way or the other.   They do provide good conversation starters.  But  there are opinions all over the board, some are ready to tar and feather anybody who even thinks about wearing a knot, and others who degrade people that don't wear them.   Enough already, we are all scouters together in this.

Meetings are necessary for planning the trip.   Travelling to and from the Jamboree in uniform, and attending shows at the Jamboree in uniform are part of the experience.   T-shirts make it easier for the leaders to keep track of the boys.  (You don't want your son to become lost on a tour do you?)    If your son wore the same uniform for the entire trip,  I'm sure odor and dirt would become an issue.

Hope he has a great experience.