I am a parent volunteer in our boys Troop. Additionally I am involved as a MB counselor and participate in Boards of Reviews. Recently I have been working towards a grater understanding of the National Outdoor Awards Program. I am planning on rolling this out to our Troop, but have many questions regarding interpretations of requirements. I am seeking a SME for questions on the program. Does such a resource exist? I have read a smatter of discussions on the award, however there seems to be a collective opportunity to interpret many of the requirements differently. Here is one example.
The Riding segment. requirement is
1 Earn First Class.
2 In this case earn the cycling MB (Rode option) A for 150 miles + an additional 100 miles.
3 Complete 200 miles of riding of riding activities under the auspices of the BSA. Including the miles in requirement 2.
** A Gold devices can be earned for each additional 100 miles of riding set forth in requirement 3.
Here are the questions. A First Class scout earned the cycling MB with 150 miles + the additional 100 miles they met the requirements for 1 & 2. Is this correct? Since the scout rode 250 miles they have also earned requirement 3. Is this correct as well? Finally I am suggesting that a gold device is earned with each incremental 100 miles above 200 miles as stated in requirement 3. Does this sound correct?
So for a Scout to earn the cycling segment they would need to ride 250 miles. (Road Option) + to earn 2 additional Gold devices they would need an additional 150 miles for a total of 400 miles.
I included the exact requirements in this post for your guidance.
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I am a parent volunteer in our boys Troop. Additionally I am involved as a MB counselor and participate in Boards of Reviews. Recently I have been working towards a grater understanding of the National Outdoor Awards Program. I am planning on rolling this out to our Troop, but have many questions regarding interpretations of requirements. I am seeking a SME for questions on the program. Does such a resource exist? I have read a smatter of discussions on the award, however there seems to be a collective opportunity to interpret many of the requirements differently. Here is one example.
The Riding segment. requirement is
1 Earn First Class.
2 In this case earn the cycling MB (Rode option) A for 150 miles + an additional 100 miles.
3 Complete 200 miles of riding of riding activities under the auspices of the BSA. Including the miles in requirement 2.
** A Gold devices can be earned for each additional 100 miles of riding set forth in requirement 3.
Here are the questions. A First Class scout earned the cycling MB with 150 miles + the additional 100 miles they met the requirements for 1 & 2. Is this correct? Since the scout rode 250 miles they have also earned requirement 3. Is this correct as well? Finally I am suggesting that a gold device is earned with each incremental 100 miles above 200 miles as stated in requirement 3. Does this sound correct?
So for a Scout to earn the cycling segment they would need to ride 250 miles. (Road Option) + to earn 2 additional Gold devices they would need an additional 150 miles for a total of 400 miles.
I included the exact requirements in this post for your guidance.
Thanks in advance
Mark
National Outdoor Awards Program 11-3-20.txt