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Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards
Recognition awards are available to Cub Scout leaders who complete training, tenure, and performance requirements. These awards are presented by the local council. All of the awards require the completion of Fast Start Training, Basic Leader Training for the position, Youth Protection training, and participation in roundtables or a pow wow or University of Scouting. Some require additional supplemental training. One or two years of registered service in the appropriate position is a requirement for each award, and tenure used for one award may not be used for another.
Tiger Cub Den Leader Award
Tenure
Complete one year as a registered Tiger Cub den leader (or coach)
Training
- Complete Tiger Cub Den Leader Fast Start training.
- Complete This Is Scouting and Tiger Cub Den Leader Specific Training.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
- During your tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.
Performance
Do all of the following:
- Help conduct a Tiger Cub roundup for your pack with at least five new Tiger Cub boy/adult teams recruited.
- Contact the host team each month and provide support as needed for one year.
- Coordinate Tiger Cub den participation in three pack activities.
- Graduate a Tiger Cub den into Cub Scouting with at least 60 percent of Tiger Cubs becoming Cub Scouts.
- Report on the progress of Tiger Cub dens at 75 percent of pack leader meetings.
Cub Scout Den Leader Award
Tenure
Complete one year as a registered Cub Scout den leader.
Training
- Complete Cub Scout Den Leader Fast Start training.
- Complete This Is Scouting and Cub Scout Den Leader Specific Training.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
- During your tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.
Performance
Do five of the following:
- During at least one program year, have a minimum of 50 percent of the Cub Scouts in your den earn the rank for their grade or age (Wolf or Bear).
- At least once, reregister a minimum of 75 percent of the eligible members of your den as a part of pack rechartering.
- Graduate a minimum of 60 percent of the eligible members of your den into Webelos Scouting.
- Have an assistant den leader or second adult who regularly meets with your den.
- Have a den chief who regularly meets with your den.
- Take leadership in planning and conducting a den service project.
- Conduct at least three den meetings per month, nine months per year, or follow an optional plan approved by the pack.
- Participate with your den in a Cub Scout day camp or Cub Scout resident camp experience.
- Hold regular den meeting and den activity planning sessions with your assistant den leader.
Webelos Den Leader Award
Tenure
Complete one year as a registered Webelos den leader.
Training
- Complete Webelos Den Leader Fast Start training.
- Complete This Is Scouting and Webelos Den Leader Specific Training.
- Complete outdoor training for Webelos den leaders.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
- During your tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.
Performance
Do seven of the following:
- During at least one program year, have a minimum of 50 percent of the Webelos Scouts in your den advance in rank (Webelos badge or Arrow of Light Award).
- At least once, reregister a minimum of 75 percent of the eligible members of your den as part of a pack rechartering.
- Graduate a minimum of 60 percent of the eligible members of your Webelos den into Boy Scouting.
- Have an assistant den leader or second adult who regularly attends your den?s meetings and activities.
- Have a den chief who regularly meets with your den.
- Take leadership in planning and conducting two Webelos overnight campouts or other outdoor den activities each year.
- Assist in planning and conducting a Webelos den/Boy Scout troop joint activity.
- Take leadership in planning and conducting a Webelos den service project.
- Conduct at least three Webelos den meetings per month, nine months per year, or follow an optional meeting plan approved by the pack.
- Participate with your den in a Webelos day camp or resident camp experience.
- Hold regular den meeting and den activity planning sessions with your assistant den leader.
Cubmaster Award
Tenure
Serve as a registered assistant Cubmaster for one year and a registered Cubmaster for one year, or serve as a registered Cubmaster for two years.
Training
- Complete Cubmaster Fast Start training.
- Complete This Is Scouting and Cubmaster Specific Training.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
- During each year of tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout Leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.
Performance
- As a Cubmaster or assistant Cubmaster in a pack, earn the national Quality Unit Award at least twice.
- Earn the National Summertime Pack Award at least once.
- Plan and conduct pack meetings during each year registered as Cubmaster.
Pack Trainer Award
Tenure
Complete two years as a registered pack trainer.
Training
- Complete Fast Start training for the pack committee.
- Complete This Is Scouting and be familiar with and able to explain the key elements of Leader Specific Training for all volunteer positions in the pack.
- Complete Youth Protection Training.
- Participate in a trainer development conference.
Performance
- Participate in a Cub Scout leader pow wow or university of Scouting (if your council conducts them) during each year of tenure for this award.
- Have Cub Scout roundtable staff certify your attendance for at least 30 percent of the roundtables during each year of tenure for this award.
- Attain 100 percent trained leadership within the pack for the committee chairman, Cubmaster, and all den leaders.
- Have a working plan in place for delivering Fast Start training to new leaders within 48 hours of their joining your pack.
- Have a working plan in place for helping leaders who have not taken basic training to attend This Is Scouting and Leader Specific training.
- Keep and update training records of all leaders in your pack.
- During the pack annual program planning meeting, be available to answer questions about training courses.
- Review ongoing pack leadership training status and provide leaders with updates on any available supplemental training.
Cub Scouter Award
Tenure
Complete two years as a registered adult leader in a Cub Scout pack.
Training
- Complete Fast Start training, if available for your position.
- Complete This Is Scouting and specific training for any Cub Scouting position.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
- During each year of tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout Leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.
Performance
Do five of the following:
- Assist in planning a pack program that results in advancement in rank by a minimum of 50 percent of pack members each year.
- Serve as an adult leader related to a pack that earns the national Quality Unit Award.
- Serve as leader of a blue and gold dinner, pinewood derby, space derby, raingutter regatta, field day, picnic or other Cub Scout pack activity.
- Give leadership to a promotional effort that results in at least 60 percent of pack families subscribing to Boys' Life magazine.
- Develop or update a Tiger Cub or Cub Scout den activity book listing local places to go, things to do, costs, distances, etc., for the five Tiger Cub areas, or for at least 12 Cub Scout themes.
- Give leadership to planning and conducting a pack service project.
- Organize participation of a pack in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.
- Help conduct two annual pack Friends of Scouting campaigns.
- Serve as a leader for members of your pack attending a Cub Scout day camp or resident camp.
Boy Scout Leader Training Awards
The Boy Scout Leader's Training Award and the Scoutmaster's Key are training awards that recognize training, tenure, and performance.
Boy Scout Leader's Training Award
Training
- Complete Fast Start Orientation training.
- Complete This Is Scouting.
- Complete Basic Leader Training for your position.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
Complete a total of two years as a registered adult Boy Scout leader.
Performance
Do five of the following:
- Participate in a support role for five overnight campouts.
- Help with two annual unit and/or district Friends of Scouting campaigns.
- Serve on the staff of a council or district training event.
- Participate in a supplemental training course at either the local council or national level.
- Participate actively in three troop parents' nights or courts of honor.
- Help supervise and support a troop money-earning project.
- Serve as a merit badge counselor for at least five Scouts.
- Successfully complete Wood Badge training.
- Fulfill requirements of a troop committee function as described in the Troop Committee Guidebook.
- Assist actively in a Webelos den for six months.
- Participate in six Boy Scout leader roundtables.
- Help organize or reorganize a Scout troop.
Roundtable Staff Training Award
Click Here for application.Scoutmaster's Key Requirements
Training
- Complete Fast Start Orientation training.
- Complete This Is Scouting.
- Complete Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training.
- Complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills.
- Participate in one supplemental training course either at a local council or national level.
- Participate in at least six Boy Scout leader roundtables a year.
- Conduct troop leadership training at least three times, as outlined in the Troop Leadership Training manual.
- Participate as an adult in youth leader training by either serving on the staff or attending the Scoutmaster orientation session of the council National Youth Leadership Training course.
- Earn the Boy Scout Leader's Training Award.
- Complete Youth Protection training.
Complete three years of registered tenure as a Scoutmaster within a five-year period (can include the tenure used to earn the Scouter's Award).
Performance
At least twice during the three-year period, serve as Scoutmaster of a troop that earns the national Quality Unit Award.
Roundtable Commissioner's Key
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Click Here for application.Doctorate Commissioner Science Award
The Doctorate Commissioner Science Award is award to a Commissioner upon completion of a standardized program leading to the completion of a thesis or project and the award of the Doctorate of Commissioner Science from a College of Commissioner Science.
The College of Commissioner Science program is designed to have a commissioner learn, through a series of training classes, followed by work experiences to ensure a quality program throughout Scouting. This training will take a number of years to complete. The commissioner finalizes his/her training with an approved thesis or project for the benefit of the Scouting program. This assists both new commissioners as they learn, and seasoned commissioners as they train others.
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James West Fellowship Award
The James West Fellowship Award is probably the one award that sparks the most misunderstanding when spotted on a uniform. Some folks immediately assume that the award was simply purchased, which is not accurate. This award is presented to individuals based on a contribution of $1000 or more to the local Council's West Fellowship Fund. Only registered Scouters or youth members receive and wear the square knot.
The money may be given by a group of Scouters or individual Scouter to honor a fellow Scouter, as a memorial on the death of a Scouter, or to recognize an achievement. For example, a group of Scouters could put the money together to recognize the outstanding efforts of an individual who spent years doing publicity work for a local Council through newsletters, press releases, web pages, etc., for which there is no official recognition. The award can also be given to an individual who makes a contribution on his/her own behalf. Regardless of the source of funding, the award is used by BSA to generate badly needed funds to support critical local Council and national programs which have suffered major losses due to diversion of funding for national-level resolutions of risk-management issues.
William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award
Description
The William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award is presented to recognize volunteers who organize one or more traditional Scouting units. The award may be worn on the adult uniform. The award is a square knot placed over the three colors representing the three phases of our program—Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. A volunteer can earn the knot by organizing one traditional unit, and a program device can be earned for up to three additional units organized.
The award recognizes volunteers for organizing traditional units after March 1, 2005.
The award is administered by the Relationships Division and will be presented by the local council.
Requirements:
- With the approval of the district committee chair, the volunteer serves
as the organizer and completes the successful organization of one new traditional
unit (Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Varsity team or Venturing crew). - The volunteer organizes the unit by following all procedures as published
in the “New Unit Organization Process” (No. 34196), particularly ensuring that
new unit leadership is trained, a program for the new unit is organized and
in operation, the new unit committee is functioning, a unit commissioner is
assigned, all paperwork for the new unit is completed and processed, and the
unit charter is presented to the chartered organization. - The Boy Scouts of America realizes that quite often several individuals
help to organize a new unit. However, for this award, only one volunteer can
be recognized as the organizer for a new unit. - To further recognize the volunteer’s effort for organizing additional new
units, a program device can be earned and worn on the new-unit organizer knot.
The program device represents the type of unit organized (a Cub Scout pack,
Boy Scout troop, Varsity team, or Venturing crew.) The knot and up to three
program devices may be worn in recognition for organizing up to four new traditional
units. Multiple program devices for organizing units in the same program may
be earned and worn. - The new-unit organization award recognizes volunteers for organizing traditional
units after March 1, 2005.
Recognition Items
- New-Unit Organizer Award Certificate
- New-Unit Organizer Award Uniform Insignia
- Square Knot
- Program devices to recognize additional new units organized
- “Organizer” lapel pin for civilian wear
