TRAINING AWARDS AND TRAINING RECOGNITIONS FOR ADULT LEADERS IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. Awards & Recognitions in the Scouting Program

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1 TRAINING AWARDS AND TRAINING RECOGNITIONS FOR ADULT LEADERS IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA November 2013

2 Awards and Recognitions This presentation identifies the training awards and training recognitions that can be presented to those individuals that provide adult leadership at all levels in the various programs of the Boy Scouts of America. Those in the Scouting program have the permission of the author to use this power point presentation for the purpose of illustrating to the Scouting community the awards and recognitions that are available to adult Scouters. This presentation is based upon information available as of November 2013.

3 Awards and Recognitions TABLE OF CONTENTS Training Awards Individual Scouting Service Awards

4 Awards and Recognitions A square knot is the symbol that is worn on the Scouting uniform for many of the awards that are included in this presentation. In addition, the recognition for some of the awards may include an emblem suspended from a ribbon that is worn around the neck, an emblem that is suspended from a ribbon and pinned to the uniform, a pin, beads, or a device that is attached to a square knot. As applicable, the square knot, device, pin, or emblem is displayed in the upper right of the slide.

5 Training Awards

6 Den Leader Training Award The criteria for this award includes completing training (For example: This is Scouting, Youth Protection, and basic training for selected den leader position.), performance requirements that are specific to this Scouting position, as well as a minimum tenure of one year. This award can be earned by: Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Den Leaders. The award can be earned once for each of the four den leader experiences. The applicable device is worn on the square knot.

7 Scout Leader Training Award The criteria for this award includes completing training (For example: This is Scouting, youth protection, and leader specific training for your position.), performance requirements that are specific to the Scouting position in which the individual is registered, as well as a minimum tenure of two years. This award can be earned as a Boy Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader, Venturing Leader, Sea Scout Leader, Varsity Scout Leader, Roundtable Commissioner Staff, or District/Council Committee members, with the applicable program device worn on the square knot. This award can be earned once as the unit leader in each Scouting Program, once on a roundtable commissioner staff, and once as District/Council Committee member.

8 Scouter s Key Award The criteria for this award includes completing training (For example: This is Scouting, youth protection, and leader specific training for your position.), performance requirements that are specific to the Scouting position in which the individual is registered, as well as a minimum tenure of three years. The awards can be earned while serving as a Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, Venturing Crew Advisor, Sea Scout Skipper, Varsity Scout Coach, Commissioner, District Committee Member or Council Executive Board Member. The applicable program device may be worn on the square knot. This award can be earned once as the unit leader in each Scouting Program, once as a commissioner, and once as District/Council Committee member.

9 Arrowhead Honor Award The Arrowhead Honor Award is a prerequisite for the Commissioner s Key, Distinguished Commissioner Award, and the Doctorate of Commissioner Science Award. The requirements for this award include training specific to your commissioner position, as well as completing performance criteria that are specific to your commissioner position.

10 Doctorate of Commissioner Science The purpose of this award is to recognize those active commissioners that complete a standardized program of training, that includes the preparation of a thesis or project, and the award of the Doctorate of Commissioner Science Degree from a College of Commissioner Science. There are performance, tenure, education, and training requirements that must also be satisfied.

11 Philmont Training Center Masters The purpose of this award is to offer continuing educational opportunities so that Scouters have incentives to return, over a number of years, to take advanced training at the Center, and to be able to take their knowledge back to units, districts, councils, and council clusters, as well as, area, regional, national and international venues in order to benefit Scouts and Scouters. The requirements for this award are to attend a training course at the Philmont Training Center, attend a second course or teach a course at Philmont Training Center, recruit three people to attend a training course at PTC, and teach a Scouting course in your district, council, area, region, or other Scouting venue. A device is available for completing additional recruiting and teaching requirements.

12 Wood Badge Wood Badge is an advanced training program in the skills of leadership for all adult leaders in the Boy Scouts of America. This training program is conducted in two parts. The first is an advanced outdoor training experience that is presented over two long weekends, or as a week-long course. The second part is the application phase, during which the leaders apply the skills that they learned to their specific Scouting position. This second phase is commonly referred to as working your ticket. Upon successful completion of both phases, the Scouter is recognized with Wood Badge beads, neckerchief, and woggle. Created in 1919 at Gilwell Park, Wood Badge became an integral part of the training program of the BSA in 1948.

13 Wood Badge Staff Scouters that have served as a member of a Wood Badge staff are permitted to wear three Wood Badge Beads. Those Scouters that have served as a Wood Badge Course Director are permitted to wear four Wood Badge beads.

14 Seabadge Seabadge is an advanced training experience for adult leaders in the Sea Scouting program. The purposes of the Seabadge experience are: to improve the understanding of leadership, management and motivational skills among Sea Scout adult leaders, and to provide management, leadership, and presentation skills and tools to leaders so that they may use and share them with others in their day-to-day Sea Scout activities.

15 Seabadge Underway Seabadge Underway is an advanced leadership training course for adult leaders in the Sea Scouting program that is conducted with the participants carrying out the roles of Sea Scout youth aboard a vessel that is underway. It is the mission of this course to provide basic training for adult leaders in the Sea Scouting program in order to teach and prepare members of their ship for the safe operation of a Sea Scout vessel underway in moderate conditions.

16 Powder Horn Powder Horn is a high adventure course that is designed to teach Venturing, Boy Scout, and Varsity Scout leaders how to safely conduct high adventure outdoor activities that are fun and challenging. The course is also intended to help adult leaders to use their resources to guide their units to have successful high adventure programs.

17 Individual Scouting Service Awards

18 Unit Leader Award of Merit This award can be presented to a Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Coach or Advisor. The unit committee is responsible for nominating the unit leader for this award. For Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Venture crews, the nomination must include an endorsement by the senior patrol leader, team captain, or crew president. The nominee must complete certain performance, tenure, and training requirements prior to the nomination being submitted. The applicable program device may be worn on the square knot. This award can be earned once as the unit leader in each Scouting Program.

19 Commissioner Award of Excellence in Unit Service Presented after two consecutive years of active service as a unit commissioner, completion of the commissioner basic training program. Other requirements include the visiting each unit at least six times per year, six additional contacts with each unit per year, charter presentations to units, Journey to Excellence progress reviews, participation in at least one commissioner service training activity, as well as other performance criteria.

20 William D. Boyce New Unit Organizer Award This award is presented to the one individual that is responsible for organizing a new Cub Scout Pack, Boy Scout Troop, Sea Scout Ship, or Venture Crew. The award is presented once the unit has been active for at least one year after the original charter was issued.

21 BSA Alumni Award This award is to encourage participation and work in council alumni relations programs; areas of work include alumni identification/promotion, alumni engagement, personal participation, and personal education. All requirements for this award must have been completed after June 1, 2009 (unless the individual is a NESA member).

22 Awards and Recognitions This awards and recognitions presentation was originally prepared by Charles A. Spitz, AIA, NCARB in 2010 to complete a requirement for the Doctorate of Commissioner Science Award. This presentation is based upon information available as of November Please send any additions or corrections to wlbjayhawk@aol.com

23 Awards and Recognitions Those in the Scouting program have the permission of the author to use this power point presentation for the purpose of illustrating to the Scouting community the awards that are available to adult Scouters. Every attempt has been made to make this presentation accurate. The author requests that he be notified of any item that needs to be corrected. Charles A. Spitz, AIA, NCARB This presentation is based upon information available as of November 2013.

24 Thank you! There have been many Scouters that have taken time out of their busy schedules to review the many early editions of this power point presentation, and to provide comments that have helped to greatly improve this presentation. To each of you, thank you!

25 Professional and Scouting Biographies of Charles A. Spitz, AIA, NCARB

26 Bachelor of Architecture University of Kansas Master of City and Regional Planning Rutgers University United States Naval War College Registered Architect Lieutenant Commander, United States Coast Guard Reserve (Retired) Monmouth Council Executive Board Member Assistant Council Commissioner Sea Scouting Monmouth Council International Representative Monmouth Council Commodore National Council Representative Monmouth Council Awards and Recognitions Committee Chair Monmouth Council Endowment Committee Member Northeast Region Area 5 Committee Member Northeast Region Area 5 Vice President Marketing Northeast Region Area 5 Awards and Recognitions Committee Chair Northeast Region Liberty Flotilla Committee Member

27 Arrow of Light Eagle Scout Distinguished Eagle Scout James E. West Fellowship Award 1910 Society Award Founder s Circle Award Second Century Society Award Order of the Arrow Legacy Founding Fellowship Award NESA Legacy Founding Fellowship Award Order of the Condor Award Baden Powell Fellow Award Baden Powell Benefactor Circle Award Scouter s Training Award BSA Alumni Award Commissioner s Key Council Executive Board Key International Scouter Award Wood Badge Course Director Seabadge Trident Venturing Leadership Award Distinguished Commissioner Award Doctorate of Commissioner Science Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award BPO Elks Marvin M. Lewis Award Military Order of the World Wars BSA Square Knot Award Vigil Honor District Award of Merit Silver Beaver Award Silver Antelope Award Sixty year Scouting Veteran