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The people who are registered as the unit's Key 3 (Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chair, and Chartered Org. Rep.) should all have access to the new Internet Advancement (IA). And they can also designate other registered leaders in the unit as Key 3 Delegates or a Unit Advancement Chair, which would also give those leaders access to IA.

What have you heard from your Pack Committee Chair or Chartered Org. Rep? They should be solving the replacement Cubmaster issue. What is stopping your Lions from moving up to Tigers? This is mostly automatic, although most packs have some kind of den moving up ceremony at the end of the school year. Or the Webelos Scouts from moving on to a troop? If they have earned Arrow of Light rank and are at least 10 years old, then all they need to do is turn in a transfer application to their troop. They can also join a troop without AOL rank if they are age 11 or if they have completed

Here are a couple BSA links on the duties and responsibilities of Den Chiefs: https://troopleader.scouting.org/den-chief/ https://www.scouting.org/training/youth/den-chief-training/ What was the purpose of these inspections? Were they looking for anything in particular? General tidiness of campsites is one thing. Rummaging through other people's belongings is something else. Did the Den Leader instruct the Den Chief to conduct these inspections? Or did the Den Chief decide to do them on his own?

Have you earned the First Aid merit badge yet? Requirement #1 of the first aid merit badge is to demonstrate your knowledge of the first aid rank requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class, so there is some overlap. There are a few exceptions, but most of Scouting is not about memorizing stuff - it's more about participating and doing. @fred8033 offers some great advice. Find an adult leader who can help support and mentor your journey.

Packs in my area mostly crossover in January-March. The Scouts (and mostly parents) need time to acclimate prior to summer camp. And summer camps fill up early where I am, so we need parents to make a decision as soon as they can about whether their Scout will be going to summer camp. It's not always possible to add new Scouts later if camps are full. Webelos Scouts only need 6 adventures (5 required plus 1 elective) in order to earn the Webelos rank. If they complete 2 adventures per month (on average), they can earn their Webelos rank and then move on to Arrow of Light required adve

There seems to be something wrong with the Scout Shop links. If you go to your favorite search engine you can use these search terms to go to the product pages directly: "protect yourself" site:scoutshop.org Try these links: Protect Yourself Rules preview adventure loop (for Lion, Tiger, Wolf, and Bear dens) Protect Yourself Rules preview adventure pin (for Webelos dens) You might want to contact the Scout Shop online to let them know that their links are not working and the URLs of the broken links or searches.

It is up to your Pack Committee to decide. If it were up to me, I would probably count it. The Cub Scout standard is to "do your best", and she did the exact same thing as everybody else, except a different week during the same month. The whole intent behind this award is just to encourage packs to be active in Scouting over the summer. Your pack was active and so was your daughter. This is why I recommend holding a couple activities each month. And the activities do not need to be anything major, they could be something like a nature hike, geocaching, picking up litter at a local pa

I think @rickmay might be referring to a "spoof" merit badge. Maybe something like these: [spoof] Scoutmaster Merit Badge [spoof] Exhausted Scoutmaster Merit Badge Scoutmasters should be wearing the Scoutmaster badge of office:

As @Eagle94-A1 said, adults can wear square knots on their uniform for certain ranks and awards that they earned as a youth: Eagle Scout rank, Arrow of Light rank, Venturing Summit Award, Quartermaster Award, religious awards, etc. There is a pretty good list here: http://usscouts.org/awards/knots1.asp

If a pack is promoting and organizing for the event (as @Pale Horse describes above), then I would count it.

DE means District Executive. A DE is a paid professional who works for your council. You mentioned you have a troop handbook. What does it say? Who is responsible for deciding issues of discipline in your troop: the Scoutmaster or the Troop Committee? Before going to your DE / council, I would recommend talking with your Chartered Org. Rep.

I think it depends on how you define "everything". If you mean all adventures for a particular den level, then I think it's very realistic. If you mean all adventures plus all other awards for a den level, then it becomes much more difficult.

I agree with the other posters. At the pack level, there is no participation requirement. The requirement for the pack is: "The pack can qualify for the certificate and streamer by planning and conducting three pack activities—one each in June, July, and August, or during other school vacations if your pack is in a year-round school." The requirement for dens is: "Dens with an average attendance of at least half their members at the three summer pack events are eligible for a colorful den participation ribbon." The requirement for individual Scouts is: "Scouts who participat

Some of the trail to First Class programs at summer camp are good. A lot depends on the camp and the people teaching the skills. It's a good starting point for Scouts, but a good troop program will repeat a lot of the skills. IMO, this is a good thing, because many of the skills are perishable, so the Scouts need to keep repeating them, in order to retain the skills. We also recommend first aid and swimming. Keep in mind that Scouts also need 8 elective merit badges for Eagle Scout rank, so fun merit badges at summer camp will also help them with advancement.

I agree. From what I have seen, 12-18 months is fairly typical (since the 2016 rank requirements went into effect), and most are closer to 18 months. The Scout Handbook no longer mentions First Class in the first year (this is a good thing, IMO). It now says that making First Class rank will probably take one year to 18 months. This assumes an active Scout who attends campouts, etc. The part that seems to take the longest for Scouts in my son's troop is the fitness tracking for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class. The Scouts enjoy being physically active, but tracking / logging wha

@ParkMan I think that might be old information. If you look at the current adult application forms, there is no longer any place for committee chairs to sign. There is a place for the chartered organization head (EO/IH) or representative (COR), but that's it.

Your troop should be able to get gold. Conduct 9 short-term campouts, 70% of Scouts attend a long-term camp, 5 service projects (at least one for your chartered org.), get most of your adult leaders trained, etc.

Units can also use the new Internet Advancement. It uses the same database as Scoutbook. After logging in, click on Run Report, Advancement History, then select the dates. The report will show you the names of the Scouts and the ranks that they have earned during the selected dates.

@bsaggcmom I agree with you except I would add this point to merit badges: And the Guide to Advancement defines a "qualified" Venturer or Sea Scout as one who has previously earned First Class rank while registered in the Boy Scout / Scouts BSA program (GTA sections 4.3.1.4 and 4.4.0.1).

I do not know if she was a registered Venturer or not, but the temporary transition rules clearly state that any work done (including nights of camping) while a registered Venturer or Sea Scout but prior to becoming a registered member of Scouts BSA do not count.

It is relevant because it was work that she did prior to joining a Scouts BSA troop. All requirements must be completed after joining a Scouts BSA troop. You and I disagree, and that is fine. We will agree to disagree.

The temporary transition rules very clearly state that "all requirements must be completed while the individual is a registered member of Scouts BSA, or after achieving the First-Class Rank in Scouts BSA (as specified in the BSA Guide to Advancement, an individual after earning First Class Rank in Scouts BSA may transfer primary membership to Venturing or Sea Scouts and continue to work on Eagle Scout requirements)." All requirements means all requirements. The part about "after earning First Class Rank in Scouts BSA" refers to how Scouts can transfer their membership from a troop to a V

Like @Eagle94-A1 said, if you are with a troop, then you would typically wear the green on tan unit numerals (at least, according to the current BSA Guide to Awards and Insignia). However, some troops do their own thing. Cub Scout packs and Venturing crews usually wear the white on red unit numerals. Also, there are 2 different shads of green for shoulder loops. One shade of green is for troops, the other is for Venturing. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/07/30/different-colors-scouting-shoulder-loops-mean/

@ArmyScout Are you with a Cub Scout pack or a Scouts BSA troop?

Coffee trucks??? Which Scout camps have coffee trucks? We have to brew our own if we want it before breakfast! 🤣