johnnylaw101 10 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I saw a District Commish over the weekend with a Recruiter patch just below his right pocket. Can adults earn this patch ? Link to post Share on other sites
nolesrule 61 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 The online Insignia Guide only has the Recruiter strip listed under "Cub Scout Participation and Achievement" as insignia worn by a Cub Scout and "Boy Scout Participation and Achievement" as insignia worn by a Boy Scout. The listing in the Boy Scout section has a link to the scoutstuff.org site where the item description is "For youth members who recruit another youth member. " I could find nothing in the guide regarding scouters.(This message has been edited by nolesrule) Link to post Share on other sites
emb021 16 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 AFAIK, adults don't wear recruiter patches. Was this a recruiter STRIP or a recruiter PATCH. If it was a strip, it goes below the pocket, if its a larger size patch, it should go on the pocket. Link to post Share on other sites
johnnylaw101 10 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Per the last question: Is was a Recruiter Strip and underneath the Right Pocket. I thought only scouts could earn, but there it was on a District Commissioner. Link to post Share on other sites
le Voyageur 72 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 The answer is no. It's a youth award...and any trained, and experienced DC would know better. I've a feeling this DC has never done a stint as a UC.... Link to post Share on other sites
tgrimstead 11 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Actually it depends on Council. Our council gives them to any scout or scouter who brings a new scout in. Link to post Share on other sites
SeattlePioneer 144 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 As a district membership chair, I wear the Recruiter strip proudly! I encourage youth and adults top earn the recruiter strip by recruiting new youth. Personally, I think it's NUTZ to discourage people, adultsa included, from earning and wearing this award! Link to post Share on other sites
tgrimstead 11 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Oops, need to correct myself. " Scout or Scouter earns the recruiter strip from our council." Link to post Share on other sites
suzisk8 12 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I have been wearing one because I am the Membership and Recruitment chair. I point it out to the boys all the time, "look at what you can earn if you recruit a friend." Which reminds me, I have a certain Wolf that I have to bug because he told me he wanted to earn that strip, lol. Seattle, I was just appointed District Membership Sub-committee to await nomination next spring. I was debating if I should put that Recruiter Strip on my "new" District shirt (thank goodness for cheap closeouts on scoutstuff.org, I bought a bunch of ladies shirts super cheap and then took them to a tailor friend of mine, they look good). Thanks, I will proudly put it on because I am helping my DE with fall recruitment in our big (distance wise) district. Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 It's a youth award. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards_Central/RecruiterStrip.aspx Link to post Share on other sites
SeattlePioneer 144 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hello suzisk8, Congratulations on your appointment! Assuming that the "Recruiter" strip is a youth award, I think it's an excellent example of where leaders may wish to use the BSA as a guide to running their program, rather than as binding rules. If I need to sew something on to my uniform to make my program work, I'm going to sew it on. Link to post Share on other sites
Basementdweller 608 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 spit my coffee all over my laptop....... I have recruited a couple of hundred scouts.....never even dawned on me to wear one???? But why would an adult want too????? Link to post Share on other sites
Twocubdad 665 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yeah, Base, you're going to want to clean that up. Do we get one for every Scout we recruit? Gonna need a bigger shirt. Actually, I'd wonder about any ol' Tom, Dick or Harry wearing one. But suzisk8 situation I don't have a problem with it whatsoever. If it helps you bring more Scouts into the program, go for it. Link to post Share on other sites
Cito 12 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think for us as adults, recruiting is our responsibility. I'll "recruit" 20-30 boys this year along with a handful of adults. I think your behavior will illustrate that you're a recruiter. For a boy to recruit someone its a bonus. My 7 year old son wears the recruiter strip because he invited one of his friends to join and the boy did. He's working on another boy now. The alumni knot is sort of an adult recruiter strip but has IIC and some other unrelated stuff to it. Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutBox 11 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I need to promote this award more in my troop. I think awarding boys who recruit would help get the word out more about membership. Link to post Share on other sites
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