Boy Scout Advancements
BOY SCOUT AWARDS & ADVANCEMENTS
EAGLE SCOUT LETTER TO SCOUT LEADERS: This letter, from John Meyers, is for all Scout Leaders who are advising Scouts working on their Eagle Rank. For almost 3 years John has had the responsibility of reviewing and approving Scout’s Eagle Projects for Thunderbird District. He has had the opportunity to meet some really great Scouts with a variety of interesting projects. He has seen some well-organized project write-ups and some that were not as organized. With each project, he has taken the time to read the projects, make comments and explain the reason for the additional information required. This letter is to make you aware of the things he sees that you as Scout Leaders can do to help your Scouts reach their goal of becoming Eagle Scouts.
For those of you who have been helping the boys for years and have extensive knowledge, thank you. You make John's job easier and the Scout’s understanding of the process better!
MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR INFORMATION:
2011 ADVANCEMENT NEWS:
2011 BOY SCOUT ADVANCEMENT & MERIT BADGE CHANGES: - Effective 2011. All the Rank and Merit badge requirement Changes can be viewed by clicking on this link: 2011 Merit Badge Changes
A new edition of Boy Scout Requirements ( #33216 - SKU#34765) was released in mid January, 2011, and new pamphlets were issued in 2010 for 11 merit badges, including the new Geocaching, Scouting Heritage, and Inventing merit badges and revised editions for Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Astronomy, Horsemanship, Model Design and Building, Nuclear Science, Soil and Water Conservation, and Music (see below). The new Boy Scout Requirements booklet has a minor addition to Life rank requirement 4, a clarification to Eagle rank requirement 6, and major revisions to 3 merit badges, minor changes to 2 merit badges, and the requirements for the 3 new merit badges which were released in 2010.
The Boy Scouts of America has also issued a definitive definition of "Active":
A Scout will be considered "active" in his unit if he is
1. Registered in his unit (registration fees are current)
2. Not dismissed from his unit for disciplinary reasons
3. Engaged by his unit leadership on a regular basis (informed of unit activities through Scoutmaster conference or personal contact, etc.
4. In communication with the unit leader on a quarterly basis.
(Units may not create their own definition of active; this is a national standard.)
If the Scout does not initiate communication, the unit leader is to contact the Scout and ask if the youth wishes to remain in Scouting. If the answer is negative, then the unit leader should no longer communicate with the Scout. If the answer is affirmative, the unit leader should provide the unit calendar. After six months of non participation, the unit leader may cease to contact with the youth and drop the Scout from the unit at recharter time.
The Scout may return to the unit at any time while on the unit charter. At any time a Scout is dropped from a charter, the youth may re-apply to a unit for readmission; the acceptance of the application is at the discretion of the unit. The youth would be reinstated at the rank and level that can be documented by either the Scout or the unit.
MERIT BADGE PAMPHLET REVISIONS - BSA issued new editions of ALL of the merit badge pamphlets on August 1, 2008. The primary change to most of the pamphlets was the introduction of color photographs and diagrams, and new covers. The actual text and requirements, in most cases did not change from the previous editions. In some cases, however, the new editions do contain new information, and new requirements. If the copyright date in the new pamphlet is not 2008 or later, the text in the pamphlet, including the requirements, did not change, only the cover and illustrations. Merit Badge Requirements Index
2011 RANK CHANGES: Life & Eagle
DISCONTINUED HISTORICAL MERIT BADGES: Carpentry, Pathfinder, Signaling, Tracking
These four Historical Merit Badges could only be earned during calendar year 2010, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.Scouts may no longer earn these badges and may not use them towards advancement unless they were completed by December 31, 2010. Advancement Reports for these badges must have been submitted by March 31, 2011.
NEW Merit Badges: Geocaching, Inventing, Robotics, Scouting Heritage
REVISED Merit Badges: Archery, Astronomy, Horsemanship, Music, Nuclear Science, Sports
Diocese of Joliet Scouting Information
Contact: Deacon Rod Accardi, Scout Chaplain / E-mail:
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/ 630-933-6634
Anything related to the purchase of Boy Scout Scout Religious medals should be referred to:
Nancy Ferencik, Diocese of Joliet, Administrative Assistant, Youth Ministry Office,
St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center, 402 S. Independence Blvd., Romeoville, IL 60446
815-834-4048 /
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Boy Scout Religious medal program workbooks are available at the Council Scout Shops.
Scuba Diving Merit Badge: The Boy Scouts of America Announces the Scuba Diving Merit Badge. The Scuba Diving merit badge pamphlet is available at our Norris & Deicke Service Centers.
- Scuba Merit Badge - Info Flier