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BSA TROOP 993Scout AdvancementLast Updated: 04/15/08 |
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Advancement Opportunities
Troop Merit Badge ClassesNew Scout Training
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Boy Scout advancement is much more challenging and difficult than Cub Scout
or Webelos advancement, and it requires much individual effort and initiative. It also emphasizes leadership and service as much as badges and skills. Achieving First Class takes more effort than earning the Webelos Arrow of Light award. And becoming an Eagle Scout is a crowning achievement of youth earned by only about 4-5% of all Scouts. Advancement requirements for all Scout ranks are in the Scout Handbook and our website. To advance, a Scout must be active, must do his best to live by the Scout Law and Promise, practice leadership, give service to others, learn Scout skills (mostly in the outdoors), and earn merit badges (primarily from adult counselors other than his parents). After completing all requirements for a rank, a Scout meets with the Scoutmaster in a "Scoutmaster Conference." Finally, he meets with the troop committee
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a Board of Review . What can you do to help your son take full advantage of the Boy Scout Advancement method? Make sure your son attends our weekly meetings, monthly campouts and summer camp! Offer constant encouragement and support. Know what your son needs for his next rank. Be active in Scouting with him, and strongly encourage him to attend as many Scout activities as possible, because only active Scouts advance.
The information on this page is only intended as an aid for the Scouts in Troop 993 of Mt. Vernon, VA. The final authority for any and all information should always be the current edition of the BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK and other official publications of the BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA. Scouts, Scouters and Merit Badge Counselors are encouraged to purchase or borrow from the Troop Library their own copies to use for future reference Two of the sites mentioned above are:
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