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Members of the Boy Scouts of America who earned a religious emblem through another youth agency such as the Girl Scouts of the USA, Camp Fire USA or a Sunday school group may wear the emblem on their BSA uniform. They may also wear the square knot insignia without a device. [13]
Powder Horn was available to Venturing, Boy Scouting and Varsity Scouting leaders [3] until it was retired in 2024. Adult leaders of Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scouting program can take Seabadge, which is offered by four BSA Regions in two or three locations each year. [4] Additional high-level adventure programs are available at Philmont ...
The Silver Antelope Award is a distinguished service award presented by Scouting America for outstanding service to young people. From 1942 to 2021 it recognized service within one of the geographical regions of Scouting America. Beginning in 2022, with a reorganization of Scouting America, it is presented for service in a Council Service ...
Cub Scouts is a Scouting America program available to coeducational children from kindergarten through fifth grade (or 5 to 10 years of age) and their families. Its membership is the largest of the five main Scouting America divisions (Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring and Sea Scouting).
Merit badges are awards earned by members of Scouting America, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. [1] The purpose of the merit badge program is to allow Scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or vocation.
Requirements vary, depending on position, but all requirements basically amount to creation and/or maintenance of a quality Scouting program. The award may be earned as the Scouter's Training Award for Cub Scouts, Scouter's Training Award for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scout Leader Training Award, Venturing Leader Training Award, Sea Scout Leader Training Award or Roundtable Staff Training Award.
Beginning in 2022, as a result of the reorganization of the National Council, they are presented on behalf of Scouting America's Council Service Territories. Completed nomination forms are submitted to local councils for Scout executive approval, then submitted electronically to the National Court of Honor.
As of 2025, 46 women have received the award. As of 2025, there have been 878 individual recipients and three group recipients for a total of 881 distinct awards. The group recipients are the 2001 award to The Oak Ridge Boys, the 2011 award to Gail and Dale Coyne, and the 2022 award to the Survivors of Abuse in Scouting.