purcelce 11 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Need an official ruling... Can time spent as an ASM qualifiy as tenure for the SM key? Link to post Share on other sites
Bob White 20 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 No Link to post Share on other sites
purcelce 11 Posted February 5, 2004 Author Share Posted February 5, 2004 thanks Bob Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 95 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 However, SAs may earn the Scouter's Award. Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 That was fast. Eamonn Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmaster Ron 12 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 What's the Scouters award? and S.A.'s? Link to post Share on other sites
purcelce 11 Posted February 5, 2004 Author Share Posted February 5, 2004 Next question. ASM was acting SM due to SM gone for 6 months due to the job. SM moved and ASM took over as SM. Does the time the ASM was acting SM count toward the award? Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 The Scoutmaster's Key award requires 3 years tenure as a Scoutmaster. "Acting" doesn't count. The Boy Scout leader's training award requires two years tenure as a registered adult Boy Scout leader, any position or combination of Boy Scout positions. Link to post Share on other sites
acco40 95 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 The BSA uses two letter position codes for most (all?) volunteer positions. Scoutmaster => SM Asst. Scoutmaster => SA Cubmaster => CM Committee Member => MC etc. The Scouter's Award, correctly termed the Boy Scout Leader Training Award, is an award for SM, SA or MC positions. On must be trained for their position, two year tenure and assorted other req's. Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Old Guy 11 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 "The BSA uses two letter position codes for most (all?) volunteer positions. " What about Merit Badge Counselor? That's a "42" :-) "Asst. Scoutmaster => SA" However, most of us just call them "ASM." Link to post Share on other sites
KA6BSA 10 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Of course there are other ways to get the same Key award (medal and knot) but as a commissioner or committee member with your district or round table. Same 3 year tenure but different requirements for each different position. About ASMs... I always thought for a position so vital and important to a troop's well-being that it was a whimpy title with the emphasis always on the Assistant. It would actually sound better to use to the official BSA designation of Scoutmaster Assistant. I know, we are so used to ASM it is unlikely ever in this universe that we will change. Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Old Guy 11 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 " It would actually sound better to use to the official BSA designation of Scoutmaster Assistant." Huh? In my patch box, I don't have a single patch that says "Scoutmaster Assistant." In my many Scoutmaster Handbooks, it doesn't use that term either. However, the BSA way of writing it is "assistant Scoutmaster." Link to post Share on other sites
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