bmurf01

"Personally, I've got a drawer full of those patches and don't wear them myself nor would I give them to my boys. Just seems a little tacky to me. "

I think the Scout's only motivation behind wanting to wear it is that he thinks the image and colors on it look cool. I agree with him - it is a handsome patch.

I finally got a hold of District and they said exactly what Trevoum said - Any registered member of the Council can wear it. I'm going to tell him to go ahead and wear it if he wants to.

ScoutNut - What did you base your answer on?

I have no plans on taking anything from anyone. The scout asked if he could place it on his uniform and I was unsure of whether it is permissible. I couldn't find anything in the insignia guide that directly spoke to it.

The family wrote a check for the contribution. I have no way of knowing exactly where the money in their checking account comes from. For all I know the kid's grass cutting money goes into the account. Money in a family checking account is somewhat fungible.

The only thing I can find in the Insignia Guide is:

Council Shoulder Emblems

A custom-designed multicolor council shoulder emblem is designed for each council and dramatizes local tradition for all members of the council. In this No. 16000 series, the last three digits of the catalog number represent the council number.

All council shoulder emblems must contain identification including one of the following: corporate name (Boy Scouts of America); corporate initials (BSA), BSA fleur-de-lis (universal with eagle or plain one-color), "Venturing BSA", or "Venturing".

Any BSA literature I can point the parents to so they can confirm that is the "official" policy?

I assume this would be a council strip, right?

YES

And that it's presented to a donor for a certain level of financial support?

YES

If the Scout was presented the patch for making such a contribution, I see no reason why not.

The scout's family made the contribution - it wasn't specifically the scout himself (a check was written).

Can scouts wear FOS Council patches on their left sleeve, or are they restricted to leaders only?