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Troop 374
Advancement Basics
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Scouting overview: mission, aims, and methods
Four steps to Advancement
Rank awards
Scoutcraft, Woodcraft, Campcraft
Merit badges
Helpful advice
Questions and Answers (hopefully)
Resources
Boy Scouts of AmericaMission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Scout Oath Scout Law
“ On my honor I will do my bestTo do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. ”
“A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent
Aims of the Scouting Program
Character developmentCitizenship trainingMental and physical fitness
Every activity in Scouting should supportone or more of these aims.
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Methods of Scouting
Scouting ideals Patrol methodAdvancementAssociation with adultsOutdoorsLeadership developmentUniformPersonal growth
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Four Stepsin Boy Scout Advancement
1. The Scout learns.2. The Scout is tested.3. The Scout is reviewed.4. The Scout is recognized.
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Scouts are directly involved in the first two stepsScoutmasters and Committee Members in all 4 steps
Rank Awards:Scouting's Trail to Eagle
Scout
Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Star
Life
Eagle
Boy Scout Handbook Page 14
Scoutcraft – Preparing for Scouting’s adventures and life
Woodcraft – Understanding, appreciating, and caring for nature while you travel and live in the outdoors
Campcraft – Learning skills useful along the trail, in camp and beyond
Scoutcraft:
o Leadership
o Citizenship
o Fitness
o First Aid
o Aquatics
Boy Scout Handbook Pages 43-201
• Self-leadership
• Forming, researching, and achieving your vision
• Leading others in your troop, your family and your community
• Stages of leadership
• Making good choices
• How citizenship began
• Our nation’s history
• Your rights and duties as a citizen
• The American Flag
• Your community and you
• Serving your community
• Knowing your state, your nation, and the world
• Envisioning physical fitness
• Completing the steps to better fitness
• Tenderfoot fitness checklist
• Stretching
• Healthy eating and the food guide pyramid
• Maintaining the proper weight
• Getting enough sleep
• Taking care of and protecting your body
• Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and drugs
• Staying mentally awake and morally straight
• The goals of first aid and why first aid is important
• Personal and group first-aid kits
• First-aid method
• Basic first-aid techniques
• First aid for hurry cases
• Moving an ill or injured person
• BSA Safe Swim Defense
• Learning to swim
• Basic strokes
• BSA swimmer test
• Floating
• Water rescues
• Aquatics opportunities
Woodcraft:
o Nature
o Leave No Trace
Boy Scout Handbook Pages 203-257
• Ecosystems
• Understanding and indentifying plants
• Identifying and obsevring wildlife
• Tracking and stalking
• Features of weather
• Stars and constellations
• Taking care of the environment
• Scouting trail to outdoor ethics
• Using Leave No Trace
• Beyond Leave No Trace
Campcraft:
o Hiking
o Camping
o Cooking
o Navigation
o Tools
Boy Scout Handbook 259-415
• The Scout Basic Essentials
• Food and water for the a hike
• Making a trip plan
• Appropriate clothing
• Leave No Trace hiking
• Pace
• Trail manners
• Cross-country hiking
• Hiking and weather safety
• Staying found
• Overnight camping
• Scout camps
• Planning a camping trip
• Choosing a backpack
• Choosing a campsite
• Choosing a tent
• Making your bed outdoors
• Keeping clean
• Protecting camp food
• Beyond campouts
• Planning your meals
• Food for the outdoors
• Menus
• Eating kits
• Cook kit
• Stoves and campfires
• Sharing kitchen duties
• Cleaning up after meals
• Meals
• Cooking aluminum foil
• Cooking without utensils
• Making meals into special events
• Keeping a cooking notebook
• Measuring
• Tools of navigation
• How to use a compass
• Using maps and compasses on hikes, bike trips, and other Scout adventures
• Global Positioning Ststem (GPS) receivers
• Finding directions using the stars, the sun, and the moon
• Compass game
• Orienteering courses
• Navigating your way forward
• Whipping and fusing rope ends
• Tying knots
• Lashings
• Using and caring for pocketknives, saws, and axes
• Building, lighting, and managing campfires
• Camp stoves
Scout, Wood and Camp craft Developing Skills For a Lifetime
Scout
Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Boy Scout Handbook
Where does a Scout learn these skill?
•Troop meetings, campouts, summer camp, school, home…
How long will it take?
•12-24 months, each Scout has his their own pace…
Rank Awards:Scouting Trail to Eagle
Star – 4 months
Life – 6 months
Eagle – 6 months
Demonstrate Scout Spirit
Earn Merit Badges
Service Project
Leadership
Boy Scout Handbook
Scout Spirit – Making the Scout Oath, and Scout Law part of your life. “You prove that you have caught this spirit by the way you help in your patrol, troop, home, school, church or synagogue, and community and habits of caring for your own things and protecting the properties of others.”
Merit Badges – Earn 21
Service Projects – Support your community
Leadership - Patrol or Troop, sharing knowledge and offering guidance and encouragement to others.
Merit Badges:Their Role in Advancement
Merit badges are integral to the advancement program.
Any Scout may earn them at any time, including qualified Venturers and Sea Scouts.
Merit badges are required for Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks.
A total of 21 are required for Eagle.
Some merit badges are “elective”; some are “required.”
Twelve specific merit badges are required for Eagle, with 13 required beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
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Four Stepsin Boy Scout Advancement
1. The Scout learns.2. The Scout is tested.3. The Scout is reviewed.4. The Scout is recognized.
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Merit badge counselorsare directly involved in the first two steps.
Broad Range of Subjects
AgribusinessArts and craftsBusiness and industryCommunicationsConservationHobbiesNatural science
Personal developmentPhysical scienceProfessionsPublic serviceSportsTradesTransportation
More than 130 merit badges in 14 subject areas:
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Benefits of Merit Badges
Contribution to the aims of Scouting: citizenship, character, and fitness
Development of confidence,self-reliance, and social skills
Physical fitness and healthy lifestyles
Career and hobbies choices may result
Exposure to positive role models: You!
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Merit Badge OpportunitiesDuring troop meetings. 3-4 merit badges are held during the Scouting year.
Merit badge clinics. 2-3 clinics are offered annually: LDS, Raleigh MBU, NCSU…
Summer camp. This should not be the primary focus of first year Scouts. Rank programs are priority. Merit badges secondary
With a Buddy and Counselor and other adult (2 deep leadership).
Helpful AdviceRead your Scouts handbook, it has the answers.
Your Scout should develop good record keeping habits. Notebook, handbook, Advancement coordinator…
Update handbook and merit badge progress routinely with the Advancement coordinator. Troop 374 maintains electronic records using Troopmaster. Handbooks and notebooks can be lost forever, electronic records can be reproduced forever!
Questions?
Resources• Guide to Advancement, No. 33088• BSA’s Guide to Safe Scouting, No. 34416• Merit badge pamphlets• Boy Scout Requirements, No. 33216• Boy Scout Handbook, No. 34554
For More InformationOther advancement presentations available at:www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/resources.aspx