Cub Scout and Boy Scout Awards

The primary objective of this program is to stimulate Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturer interest in the ideals of the movement and to promote activity that will result in personal fitness, self-reliance, knowledge of wood lore, and a practical understanding of conservation. Chartered unit participation is most desirable; however, provisional groups are eligible. This award does not apply if any other is available for a trip. The new patch is shown to the right above the older patch.

• Select a suitable trail or waterway.
• Adult leaders older than 21 must make the entire trip.
• If the trip is five hundred miles or more from homes of group members (local council camp excepted) or crosses national boundaries and into the territory of other nations, a National Permit Application, No 34419, is necessary. For trips and overnight camps less than five hundred miles, use a Local Tour Permit Application, No. 34426.

1. Make complete and satisfactory plans for the trip, including the possibilities of advancement.
2. Cover the trail or canoe or boat route of not less than 50 consecutive miles (a maximum of 10 miles per day); take a minimum of 5 consecutive days to complete the trip without the aid of motors. (In some areas pack animals may be used.)
3. During the time on the trail or waterway, complete a minimum of 10 hours each of group work on projects to improve the trail, springs, campsite, portage or area. If after checking with recognized authorities, it is not possible to complete 10 hours each of group work on the trail, a similar project may be done in the unit's home area ( There should be no unauthorized cutting of brush or timber.)
4. Unit or tour leader must then file a 50-Miler Award application with the local council service center. This application gives additional details about planning the trip.

1. Participate in a pack, district, or council celebration commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. (This could be a Blue and Gold Banquet.)
2. With an adult family member, talk to someone who was living in 1930 when Cub Scouting was founded. Find out what life was like for that person as a child - games played, subjects studied in school, family pastimes, and such. Draw a picture illustrating one of these activities.
3. With your den or family members, take part in a skit, song, or ceremony or tell a story about the history of Cub Scouting or the values it represents.
4. Make a puppet showing one of the characters from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. You can learn about these characters in the Cub Scout handbooks. Use your puppet in a puppet show.
5. Draw an illustration of the United States flag as it looked in 1930. Explain what changes have been made in the flag since then and why. Tell how you can show respect for the flag.
6. Participate in a pack, district or council derby. Decorate your entry to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting.
7. Choose a sport from the Cub Scout Academics & Sports program. Learn about someone who has played this sport during the past 75 years. Play the sport with your den, pack, friends, or family.
8. Learn how some methods of transportation have changed in the past 75 years. Create a model or sculpture of one means of transportation that was used in 1930.
9. List five methods of communication commonly used today. Tell how many of these existed in 1930. Use one method of communication to invite a non-Scouting friend to a 75th Anniversary activity and invite him to join.
10. Design a greeting card for the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. Send the card to a friend or relative, with a note telling item about your favorite Cub Scout activities and why Cub Scouting is important to you.

1. Participate in a pack, district, or council celebration commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. (This could be a Blue and Gold Banquet.)
2. Create posters, fliers, or other media to promote 75th Anniversary celebration events at three den, pack, district, or council events.
3. Serve on a committee in your pack, district, or council to plan an event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting (different from activity 1).
4. Learn about a game that boys played in 1930. Teach the game to Cub Scouts at a den meeting, pack meeting, camp, or district activity, or to a group of leaders at a training event or roundtable.
5. Using materials that would have been available in 1930, teach a craft to Cub Scouts at a den meeting, pack meeting, camp, or district activity, or to a group of leaders at a training event or roundtable.
6. Learn a song that was popular in 1930. Teach the song to Cub Scouts at a den meeting, pack meeting, camp, or district activity, or to a group of leaders at a training event or roundtable.
7. Take photographs or write an article about how your den, pack, district, or council is celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. Submit to a local newspaper for publication.
8. Create a costume and wear it to tell a story about the history of Cub Scouting to Cub Scouts at a den meeting, pack meeting, camp, or district activity, or to a group of leaders at a training event or roundtable. (Resources include youth handbooks and Cub Scout Leader Book.)
9. Invite a career professional (firefighter, police officer, banker, retail professional, etc.) to speak at a Cub Scout activity or training event, highlighting how his/her profession has changed in the past 75 years.
10. Read Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book to familiarize yourself with the characters Baden-Powell incorporated into Cub Scouting.

1. Participate in a pack, district, or council celebration commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. (This could be a Blue and Gold Banquet.)
2. Invite another family to attend a 75th Anniversary event or activity to learn more about Cub Scouting and how to join.
3. Visit a business, landmark, or other site or structure in your community that is at least 75 years old. Talk to a representative about how the location has changed in the past 75 years.
4. As a family, make a list of household items that would not have existed 75 years ago. Discuss what might have been used instead and how life was different without these items.
5. Bake a cake, pie, cookies, or other dessert using ingredients that would have been available 75 years ago. Decorate the dessert with a Cub Scout theme.
6. Start a family scrapbook or add to an existing one. Include photographs or memorabilia from at least six different Scouting activities.
7. Make a family time capsule with each family including items that represent what is important to him or her. Decide on a future date on which to open the capsule together.
8. As a family, read an article together from Boy's Life magazine (accessible via the Internet at www.boyslife.org). Talk about how this article would have been different had it been written 75 years ago.
9. Draw a family time line going back at least 75 years. Include significant dates such as birthdays, weddings, and when family members joined Scouting. Mark 1930 as the year Cub Scouting began.
10. Find a picture or photograph of the Cub Scout uniform in 1930. Discuss how the uniform has changed. Have each family member draw a picture of what they think the Cub Scout uniform might look like 75 years in the future.

1. Participate in a pack, district, or council celebration commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting. (This could be a Blue and Gold Banquet.)
2. Conduct an open house or recruiting event (an indoor event or help outdoors at a local park or other facility) to introduce new families to Cub Scouting and emphasize how Scouting's values have remained constant throughout Cub Scouting's 75-year history.
3. Take part in a parade or other community event through which your pack can promote the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting.
4. Conduct a pack derby in which boys are encouraged to decorate entries with a 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting theme.
5. Using the history of Cub Scouting as the theme, conduct an outdoor campfire program.
6. Conduct a pack service project, such as Good Turn for America, that promotes and reinforces the concept of 75 years of Cub Scouts helping others. As a pack, contribute at least 75 hours of service.
7. Work with your chartered organization to recognize Cub Scouting's 75th Anniversary in the organization's correspondence, newsletter, or other media.
8. Prepare a photo display for your chartered organization or other community location, highlighting activities of your pack today and in years past. This may also include photos from other family members who were in Scouting.
9. Appoint a pack historian to document pack events during the 75th Anniversary celebration. The historian may add to an existing scrapbook or history or may begin a scrapbook or other record that the pack can build on in the future.
10. At your chartered organization, local park, or other community site, plant a tree to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting.

Unit Leaders can order the following items when requirements have been fulfilled for the special Cub Scout 75th Anniversary Awards

This program may not be available year to year. Check with your council or national headquarters for the latest news. The Antarctic Scout joins a team of scientists conducting research during the Antarctic summer. This assignment adds value to the research team by providing assistance in accomplishing the team's missions. As a support member, the scout assists the scientists in the daily activities required to successfully conduct their field research projects. This includes any task from cooking and camp chores to scientific analysis of collected samples. Historically, the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts have alternated years sending an Eagle Scout or Gold Award winner to Antarctica. These are journals from past Antarctic Boy Scouts: Benjamin Pope, 2005-2006 Antarctic Scout Brad Range, 2003-2004 Antarctic Scout Tim Brox, 2001-2002 Antarctic Scout

These are the requirements for candidates for the Boy Scouts of America participation in the National Science Foundation and BSA scientific project to Antarctica.

• The candidate must be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
• The candidate must have had a minimum of three years' membership in the BSA.
• The candidate must be a high-school graduate and must be at least age 17 1/2 and not yet 21.
• The candidate must have earned the Eagle Scout rank.
• The applicant must be available for training during the month of September.

The BSA Boardsailing award has been developed to introduce Scouts to basic boardsailing skills, equipment, and safety precautions; to encourage the development of skills that promote fitness and safe aquatic recreation; and to lay a skill and knowledge foundation for those who will later participate in more advanced and demanding activities on the water. Boardsailing BSA is well suited as a program feature for older Scouts at summer camp.

1. Review the BSA guidelines for boardsailing and explain steps you have taken to follow each of the eleven guidelines found in Section V of Camp Program and Property Management, No. 20-920.(See below)
2. Explain precautions to be taken for boardsailing on each of the following:
   1. Lakes
   2. Rivers
   3. Ocean or bay areas
What is hypothermia? Describe to your counselor the symptoms of hypothermia. What special considerations in preventing hypothermia are necessary for boardsailing?
3. Properly rig and prepare the sailboard you are using. Point out and explain the function of each of the following: uphaul, outhaul, downhaul, cleat, leach, tack, clew, foot, skeg, centerboard, wishbone boom, universal, luff, and center of effort. Explain how to steer the sailboard.
4. Demonstrate your ability to uphaul the sail, find the neutral position to the wind (sail luffing), and control the board's position with foot movement.
5. With supervision from your instructor, sail a course that involves beating, reaching, and running. Change tack by coming about.

1. A responsible adult must supervise all board-sailing activities. The supervising adult must be experienced and qualified in water safety (BSA Lifeguard, Red Cross Advanced Lifesaving, or YMCA Senior Lifesaver) and must be an experienced board sailor or use assistants with such qualifications.
2. Only persons who have successfully completed the official BSA swimmers test in the current year may participate in a board-sailing activity.
3. All participants must present evidence of fitness assured by a complete health history from a physician, parent, or legal guardian. The adult supervisor should adjust all supervision, discipline, and protection to anticipate any potential risks associated with individual health conditions. In the event of any significant health condition, an examination by a physician should be required by the adult supervisor.
4. All participants should receive instruction in boardsailing skills and safety from an experienced board sailor.
5. All persons must wear an approved U.S. Coast Guard personal flotation device (type II or III recommended) at all times while participating in a board-sailing activity.
6. No one sails alone; always have a buddy on the water (in a boat or on another board). Board sailors must stay within view and easy rescue range of lookout in an appropriately equipped rescue boat.
7. No board-sailing at night, at dusk, or in rough water. Weather and water conditions must be known and understood in advance of any board-sailing activity, and weather forecasts should be studied. Exposure suits are recommended for cool water or cool weather.
8. Avoid swimming areas, fishermen, and underwater diving activity. Use designated board-sailing beaches when available. Stay out of traffic or channels that have heavy traffic.
9. All equipment should be safety checked and repaired as needed before each use.
10. When in difficulty, a person should stay with the board and not attempt to swim ashore.
11. All participants should know, understand, and follow the rules and procedures for safe board-sailing. The supervisor should encourage the individual exercise of good judgment and self-discipline, and assure that safety rules are fairly and constantly enforced.

Conservation has always been an integral part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts have rendered distinguished public service by helping to conserve wildlife, energy, forests, soil, and water. Past generations of Scouts have been widely recognized for undertaking conservation Good Turn action projects in their local communities.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• local City Works department
• Audobon Society
• Trout Unlimited

• Plant shrubs to provide food and cover for wildlife.
• Conduct stream improvement projects to prevent erosion.
• Plant tree seedlings as part of a managed forestry plan.
• Assist a local agency with a trout stream restoration project.
• Develop a nature trail in a public park.

The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Boy Scouts to 'think globally' and 'act locally' to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to make youth members aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment. The design of the badge incorporates the panda logo of the World Wildlife Fund, which sponsers the Award on a worldwide basis with the fleur-de-lis, which is found on or as the basis for many nation's Scouting emblems. The World Conservation Award is earned by Scouts and Venturers in many other nations outside of the United States.

• Environmental Science
• Soil and Water Conservation OR Fish and Wildlife Management
• Citizenship in the World

The BSA Family Award program offers activities to help strengthen all families - whether two-parent, single-parent, or nontraditional. This program helps families accomplish worthy goals while building and strengthening relationships among family members. All family members are encouraged to participate and may earn the award. Some packs, through a volunteer family program chair, actively encourage and support families pursuing this award. If your pack does not promote and support the family program, your family may still participate on its own. The BSA Family Activity Book (available at your local council service center) gives all the requirements as well as step-by-step instructions for earning the BSA Family Award.

To earn the award, a family must complete 10 activities within a 12-month period. The family chooses one activity in two topics in each of the following categories:

• Learning Through Fun and Adventure
• Strengthening Family Relationships
• Developing Personal Strengths
• Teaching Responsibility
• Handling Difficult Situations

When a family has completed the requirements, all family members are eligible to receive an award certificate, patches for uniform wear, and/or pins for non-uniform wear.
The patch is a temporary emblem to be displayed centered on the right pocket or on a patch vest.

The BSA Family Activity Book is the primary resource for the BSA Family Award program. It is filled with suggested activities to enhance the children's personal development and enrich and strengthen the family. The BSA Family Activity Book is divided into five categories that include several topics of interest to families. Each topic contains suggested activities for a family to do together. These activities could include going on field trips; telling stories; doing arts and crafts projects; playing games; participating in family discussions; or making lists, charts, and scrapbooks.

Most of the ideas in the BSA Family Activity Book will be useful during family meetings or gatherings. However, parents will also find ways to incorporate them into daily life. Many ideas may be adapted for use while riding in a car and during mealtimes, and may provide things to occupy children when they say there is "nothing to do." In short, parents may use the ideas and activities to meet their own family's needs and interests.

Included with most topics are recommended books for adults and children to read together. One can find these (or other books) at a local public library. Adults and children may take turns reading aloud. There are many wonderful books to help explain or illustrate any topic the family explores.

The BSA Family Activity Book is available at your local council service center or wherever Scouting merchandise is sold. Visit www.scoutstuff.org to find a list of Scouting retailers in your area.

The BSA Lifeguard patch is worn on the right side of your BSA swimsuit, not on your scout uniform. Download the Application Form

1. AGE REQUIREMENT: To enroll in the BSA Lifeguard course you must be at least 14 years of age or have completed the eighth grade.
2. PREREQUISITES: To enroll in the BSA Lifeguard course, you must
   1. Swim 400 yards. Jump feet first into water over your head and swim continuously for 400 yards in a strong manner. The 400 yards shall consist of a minimum of 50 yards of elementary backstroke; 50 yards of breaststroke; 50 yards of front crawl or trudgen; and 50 yards of sidestroke.
   2. Surface dive. Perform both a feet-first and a head-first (tuck or pike) surface dive in 8 to 10 feet of water and recover a 10-pound weight on each dive.
   3. Float. Demonstrate the ability to rest by floating.
   4. Dive. Perform a long, shallow dive.
3. AQUATIC SKILLS: Perform each of the following aquatics skills:
   1. Perform a long, shallow dive into deep water and swim an approach stroke 25 yards in 20 seconds or less.
   2. Throw a line for accuracy 10 yards, three times in one minute. The line may be weighted, unweighted, or attached to a ring buoy.
   3. Perform a rescue of a swimmer using a watercraft common to your area. Explain how other watercraft can be used to perform a rescue. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different craft in making rescues.
   4. Perform each of the following rescues with the aid of a rescue tube:
      1. Perform a swimming extension rescue. Using a front approach, swim with the rescue tube 15 yards to a distressed swimmer; extend the rescue tube to the victim; have the victim grasp it; and tow the victim back to the starting point in the water.
      2. Perform an active drowning victim rear rescue. Using a rear approach, swim with the rescue tube 15 yards to a conscious/active but not struggling victim; Place the victim on the tube by using a scooping technique and tow the victim back to the starting point.
      3. Perform a passive drowning victim rear rescue. Using a rear approach, swim with the rescue tube 15 yards to face down victim; squeeze the rescue tube between your chest and the victim's back, role the victim face up and tow the victim back to the starting point in the water.
      4. Perform a passive drowning victim front rescue. Approach a face-down, unconscious victim from the front; Reaching across the rescue tube, grasp the victim's wrist and rotate the victim into the rescue tube. Clamp the victim to the tube with your other arm and tow the victim back to the starting point.
      5. Perform a submerged victim rescue. Approach until you are over the victim and do a feet-first surface dive. Using the rescue tube between your chest and the victim's back, move the victim to the starting point.
   5. Perform a swimming rescue of a distressed or active victim using a flotation aid other than a rescue tube. Demonstrate an appropriate entry and approach stroke for 15 yards and then tow the victim to the starting point.
   6. Perform a stride jump into water at least 9 feet deep; swim 15 yards to an unconscious victim; use a front surface approach; position the victim for a wrist tow; and use a wrist tow to return the victim to the starting point in the water.
   7. Perform a long shallow dive into water at least 9 feet deep; swim 15 yards to beyond the victim; position the victim in either a single- or double-armpit tow; and tow the victim to the starting point in the water.
   8. Perform a compact jump into water at least 9 feet deep; using a rear approach swim 15 yards to an active victim; contact the victim and level the victim using a single- or double-armpit tow; position the victim in a cross-chest carry; and return to the starting point in the water.
   9. Perform the following defenses and escapes:
      1. Wrist-grip escape
      2. Rear head-hold escape
      3. Front head-hold escape
   10. Remove the victim from the water using each of the following techniques, in the appropriate circumstances:
       1. Lift from the water using a backboard and two lifeguards
       2. Walking assist
       3. Beach drag
   11. Perform an ease-in entry in shallow water and approach a victim who is facedown on the surface and simulating a spinal injury. Turn the victim to a face up position and support the victim at the surface.
   12. Perform an ease-in entry in deep water and approach a victim who is floating facedown on the surface and simulating a spinal injury. With a rescue tube, turn the victim to a face up position and, maintaining contact, swim with the victim to a corner of the pool or the shallow end of the pool. Repeat without a rescue tube.
   13. As a team member, participate in a back-boarding procedure in shallow water.
   14. Demonstrate the proper use of mask, snorkel, and fins.
4. FIRST AID AND CPR:
   1. Show evidence of the ability to perform the skills and a knowledge of basic first aid.
   2. Show a knowledge of the procedures for the universal precautions for blood borne pathogens.
   3. Hold current certification in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or the National Safety Council.
5. EXAMINATION:
   1. Demonstrate an understanding of aquatics program and emergency management skills by correctly answering 80 percent of the questions in a written or oral exam on theory and knowledge (standard BSA Lifeguard examination).
6. SUPERVISED LIFEGUARDING: Serve as a lifeguard, under supervision, for at least two swimming activities (2 to 3 hours total).

1. Only someone currently certified as BSA Aquatics Instructor or as BSA Lifeguard Counselor may train the completion of BSA Lifeguard requirements
2. Training as BSA Lifeguard is valid for 3 years from the date of application.
3. All requirements must be met - no substitutions or omissions are permitted.
4. The completed application is sent to the local council service center where BSA Lifeguard emblems may be purchased.
5. To qualify for BSA Lifeguard, the candidate must complete the BSA Lifeguard course consisting of a minimum of 30 hours under the direction of either a BSA Lifeguard Counselor or a BSA Aquatics Instructor. The course for the BSA Lifeguard is in the BSA Lifeguard Counselor Guide.

The Centennial Quality Awards program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils, areas, and regions for achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in America at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America. The Centennial Quality Award is named in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The award began in 2007 and continues until 2010. Each year that you qualify, you will qualify to receive recognition for that year. There was a red background in 2007, a white background in 2008, a blue background in 2009, and 2010 will have a red, white, and blue background. Special note: If earned all four years, a special distinction will be available to recognize groups who qualify in 2010. The award patch is displayed on the uniform's right sleeve below the patrol emblem or den numeral. Only the most recent year's patch is worn, not a string of past year patches.

The BSA National Strategic Plan is guided by five pillars supported by measurable, specific goals. The plan requires immediate and continued attention to each pillar. Each year there will be an emphasis on one of the pillars.

• 2006—Emphasized research in guiding our movement.
• 2007—Focused on helping every local council to become fiscally sound.
• 2008—Launch a campaign to engage 1 million new volunteers.
• 2009—Salute chartered organizations and strategic alliances and highlight our tradition of service.
• 2010—Celebrate our 100th anniversary.

See BSA Info page for award details, commitment forms, achievement forms, order forms, and FAQ pages.

The Boy Scouts of America's Crime Prevention Program assists neighborhoods and communities in their efforts to prevent crime by emphasizing youth, family, and community. The Crime Prevention Award Recognitions consisting of patches, wallet cards, certificates, and pins are available. All participants, including those not registered in Scouting, are eligible to earn the Crime Prevention Award provided they fulfill the requirements of the two phases outlined below and detailed on the application form.

January, 2007: I contacted BSA National about this award after hearing from someone that they could not get the patch locally. BSA replied that the Crime Prevention emblem IS in stock, however, this is a restricted item and can only be obtained through your local council. If your council does not have this in stock, they can order it. It is item #04189.

Phase I-Youth and Family
Youth and family members fulfill this phase of the award by completing the activities outlined on the application form for this phase, and having a parent and/or unit leader sign the application form afterward.

Phase II-Youth and Unit
This phase of the award is completed by:

1. Securing the approval of a unit leader for a crime prevention project, either an original project or a project of a neighborhood- or community-based organization;
2. Participating with your unit, den, patrol, friends, family, neighborhood, or community in the crime prevention project; and
3. Having a parent and/or unit leader sign the application form afterward.

Once both phases have been completed, the unit leader must sign the application. Awards may be purchased at the local council service center.

Download the Cub Scout Application Form
or the Boy Scout Application Form.

Information for the Parent or Unit Leader

Youth
When working on crime prevention with youth, help them learn the importance of the following:

• Settle arguments with words, not fists or weapons. Do not stand around and watch while others are arguing; violence often spreads into groups of bystanders.
• Learn safe routes and good places to find help in the neighborhood. Trust your feelings; if you sense danger, get away fast. Report any crimes or suspicious actions or individuals to the police, school authorities, or parents.
• Do not open the door to anyone you do not know and trust. Never go anywhere with someone you do not know and trust.
• Whenever you leave home, tell parents, relatives, or other responsible adults where you are going, who you will be with, and when you expect to be home.
• Do not use alcohol or other drugs.
• Stick with friends who are not violent and who do not use alcohol or drugs. Avoid known 'trouble spots' and difficult situations.
• If someone tries to abuse you or touch you inappropriately, yell no, get away, and tell a trusted adult.
• Get involved in making your neighborhood safer. Join with your neighbors, neighborhood associations, and local schools in these efforts.
• Help teach younger children how to avoid being victims of crime. Set a good example for them, and explain why it's important to be safe.

Family
Addressing crime prevention through families is one of the most effective ways to combat the problem. Here are some important topics for family or one-on-one discussion:

• Children need to feel that someone cares enough to protect them. Adults need to set limits, rules, and standards for children. Discuss the reasons for and importance of these boundaries.
• Children need to talk about violent situations they might witness or be involved in. How might such violent situations be avoided? How can children prevent such situations from happening to themselves or their family and friends? What is a loving and supportive environment, and how is it created?
• Why is it important to be trustworthy? How does someone earn a reputation for trustworthiness? How does someone lose that reputation, and what does it feel like? Discuss how one small violation of trust can lead to larger ethical compromises.
• Is it right to 'narc on' someone you know? How does silence allow crime to flourish? Discuss ways to tell the truth about someone else's actions without suffering reprisals. Give examples.
• It can be difficult to develop a sense of respect and appreciation for one's family, community, and world. Discuss focusing on positive things-not just problems.

The following strategies and projects can involve individuals or whole families in preventing crime:

• Don't keep or temporarily place weapons where children have access to them. A parent's attitude and example can be extremely influential when it comes to weapons.
• Get to know neighbors and help your children develop trust with them. Increase the awareness of everyone in your neighborhood of situations that could attract crime - for example, empty houses, open garage doors, unaccompanied children.
• Stay in touch with your children and have them stay in touch with you. Teach them how to contact you and how to find another trusted adult any time they need help.
• Offer the use of your home as a refuge and a reliable source of help for children who are frightened or need assistance.
• Organize, join, or participate in your neighborhood's or community's crime watch efforts. Help educate others about crime prevention.

Neighborhood/Community
When you focus on community crime prevention, consider participating in the following programs:

• Neighborhood watch
• Child identification
• The McGruff program
• Safety for the elderly
• Local police or sheriff's department initiatives
• Church- or school-based anticrime initiatives

Consider these suggestions for crime prevention projects:

• Work with local schools and parks to establish drug-free, weapon-free zones. Build a partnership with police. Focus on solving problems instead of reacting to crises.
• Help develop community pride by cleaning up the neighborhood. Involve the whole community. Contact the departments of public works or parks and recreation for specific ideas, guidance, or suggestions.
• Build a phone list of local organizations that offer counseling, job training, guidance, and other services that provide positive options to at-risk youth and families. Distribute the list in your neighborhood using local libraries, recreation centers, and other facilities.

Conservation has always been an integral part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts have rendered distinguished public service by helping to conserve wildlife, energy, forests, soil, and water. Past generations of Scouts have been widely recognized for undertaking conservation Good Turn action projects in their local communities.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• local City Works department
• Audobon Society
• Trout Unlimited

• Plant grasses, trees, shrubs, and ground cover to stop soil erosion.
• As a den or pack, adopt a park and keep it clean.
• Organize or participate in a recycling program.
• Participate in a beach or waterfront cleanup. Record the items collected and determine the possible harmful effects to wildlife.
• Establish a nature trail, plant vegetation, or carry out other needed projects as requested by the camp ranger at a local BSA camp property.

1. Participate in a nature hike in your local area. This can be on an organized, marked trail, or just a hike to observe nature in your area.
2. Participate in an outdoor activity such as a picnic or park fun day.
3. Explain the buddy system and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation.
4. Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible by being prepared for the event.
5. Complete an outdoor service project in your community.
6. Complete a nature/conservation project in your area. This project should involve improving, beautifying, or supporting natural habitats. Discuss how this project helped you to respect nature.
7. Earn the Summertime Pack Award.
8. Participate in a nature observation activity. Describe or illustrate and display your observations at a den or pack meeting.
9. Participate in an outdoor aquatic activity. This can be an organized swim meet or just a den or pack swim.
10. Participate in an outdoor campfire program. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony.
11. Participate in an outdoor sporting event.
12. Participate in an outdoor Scout's Own or other worship service.
13. Explore a local city, county, state, or national park. Discuss with your den how a good citizen obeys the park rules.

The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Cub Scouts to 'think globally' and 'act locally' to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to make youth members aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment. The Cub Scout version of the World Conservation Award can be earned by Wolf, Bear, or Webelos Scouts, but not by Tigers. This is considered a 'temporary patch' and should be displayed centered on the right pocket. It can be sewn on or displayed in a plastic patch holder hung from the pocket button.

• Complete achievement #7 - Your Living World
• Complete all Arrow Points in 2 of the following 3 Electives:
  • #13 - Birds
  • #15 - Grow Something
  • #19 - Fishing
• Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above

• Complete achievement #5 - Sharing Your World with Wildlife
• Complete all requirements in 2 of the following 3 electives:
  • #2 - Weather
  • #12 - Nature Crafts
  • #15 - Water and Soil Conservation
• Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above.

• Earn the Forester activity badge.
• Earn the Naturalist activity badge.
• Earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.
• Participate in a den or pack conservation project.

A boy scout that is serving as a den chief wears the Blue/Gold den chief braid. If serving as a Webelos den chief, he wears the Blue/Gold/Red braids. Once he has earned the Den Chief Service award, he can wear the Red/White/Blue den chief award braids. All braids are worn on the left shoulder, under the epaulet and under the arm.

1. Serve the pack faithfully for 1 full year.
2. Attend a den chief training (if available within year of service) OR be trained by the assistant Cubmaster and den leader.
3. Know the purposes of Cub Scouting.
4. Help Cub Scouts achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting.
5. Be the activities assistant in den meetings.
6. Set a good example by attitude and uniforming.
7. Be a friend to the boys in the den.
8. Take part in weekly meetings.
9. Assist the den at the monthly pack program.
10. Know the importance of the monthly theme.
11. Meet as needed with the adult members of the den, pack or troop.
12. Complete FOUR of these projects:
    1. Serve as a staff member of a Cub Scout special event, such as a Scouting show, bicycle rodeo, etc.
    2. Serve as a staff member of a Cub Scout Day camp or resident camp.
    3. Advance one Boy Scout rank.
    4. Assist in recruiting three new Cub Scouts.
    5. Assist three Webelos Scouts to join a troop.
    6. Help to plan and carry out a joint pack-troop activity.
    7. Recommend to your Scoutmaster another Boy Scout to be a den chief.

Den Chief

Webelos Den Chief

Eagle Palms are awarded for continued leadership and skills development (merit badges) after the Eagle Scout rank has been earned. These palms help keep the Eagle Scouts active within the unit, contributing to the leadership of the unit, and assisting with the growth of the other Scouts within the unit. Eagle palms are pinned to the Eagle Award ribbon for Boy Scouts - they are not displayed on the uniform. Adult Eagle Scouts can display them on their ribbon or pinned to their Eagle Scout square knot patch.

1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least three months after becoming an Eagle Scout or after award of last Palm.
2. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life.
3. Make a satisfactory effort to develop and demonstrate leadership ability.
4. Earn five additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle or last Palm. Merit badges earned any time since becoming a Boy Scout may be used to meet this requirement.
5. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference.
6. Complete your board of review.

When a member has fulfilled the requirements, a completed application is submitted to the council. Upon approval, an Emergency Preparedness pin is awarded. The pin may be worn on civilian clothing or on the uniform, centered on the left pocket flap. The award may be earned more than once; for instance, as a young person advances through the ranks and is capable of more complex preparedness activities, but only one pin may be worn. Download the award application form

Tiger Cub Requirements

1. Complete Tiger Cub Achievement 3-Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe. This achievement covers a family fire plan and drill and what to do if separated from the family.


2. Complete Tiger Cub Elective 27-Emergency! This elective helps a Tiger Cub be ready for emergencies and dangerous situations and has him discuss a family emergency plan with his family.


3. With your parent or guardian's help, complete one of these three activities.
   • Take the American Red Cross First Aid for Children Today (FACT) course.
   • Join a safe kids program such as McGruff Child Identification, Internet Safety, or Safety at Home.
   • Show and tell your family household what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

Wolf Cub Scout Requirements

1. Complete Wolf Cub Scout Achievement 9*-Be Safe at Home and on the Street. This is a check of your home to keep it safe.
2. Complete Wolf Cub Scout Elective 16*-Family Alert. This elective is about designing a plan for your home and family in case an emergency takes place.
3. With your parent or guardian's help, complete one of the following activities that you have not already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub:
   • Take American Red Cross Basic Aid Training (BAT) to learn emergency skills and care for choking, wounds, nose bleeds, falls, and animal bites. This course includes responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse, and more.
   • Make a presentation to your family on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.
   • Join a Safe Kids program such as McGruff Child Identification program. Put on a training program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

* Achievement and elective numbers could change; the achievement or elective title determines what the requirement is.

Bear Cub Scout Requirements

1. Complete Bear Cub Scout Achievement 11*-Be Ready. The focus of this achievement is the best way to handle emergencies.
2. Make a small display or give a presentation for your family or den on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.


3. With your parent or guardian's help, complete one of the following activities that you have not already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub or Wolf Cub Scout:
   • Take American Red Cross Basic Aid Training (BAT) to learn emergency skills and care for choking, wounds, nose bleeds, falls, and animal bites. This course includes responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse, and more..
   • Put together a family emergency kit for use in the home.
   • Organize a safe kids program such as McGruff Child Identification program. Put on a training program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

* Achievement and elective numbers could change; the achievement or elective title determines what the requirement is.

Webelos Scout Requirements

1. Earn the Readyman activity badge from the community badge group.
2. Build a family emergency kit, with an adult family member participating in the project. Here is a Emergency Kit Checklist to help.
3. With your parent or guardian's help, complete one of the following that you have not already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub or Wolf or Bear Cub Scout:
   • Take a first aid course conducted by your local American Red Cross chapter.
   • Give a presentation to your den on preparing for emergencies.
   • Organize a training program for your Webelos den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

Boy Scout and Varsity Scout Requirements

1. Participate in creating an emergency plan for your home and for your troop or team's Scouting activities. Be sure you know thedetails of both emergency plans.
2. Earn the First Aid or the Emergency Preparedness merit badge.
3. With your troop or team, including its adult leaders, participate in emergency preparedness training conducted by community emergency preparedness agencies.

Venturer Requirements

1. Complete all of the Emergency Preparedness core requirement number 4 (page 17, Ranger Guidebook).
2. Do one of the following:
   • Complete the First Aid core requirement (page 16, Ranger Guidebook This may be fulfilled either by completing the standard American Red Cross first aid course When Help Is Delayed or by completing the American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Course.
   • With your crew, including its adult leaders, participate in emergency preparedness training coordinated by community emergency preparedness agencies.

Unit Volunteer Scouter Requirements

This award is available to all registered Scouters who serve a unit, including all leaders and committee members.

Do any three of the following:

• Develop an emergency preparedness program plan and kit for your home and be sure all family members know the plan.
• Participate actively in preparing an emergency plan of action for your Scouting unit meeting place. (This includes all locations where you might have a meeting.)
• Put together a unit emergency kit to be kept at your unit meeting location. (This includes all locations where you might have a meeting.)
• Take a basic first aid/CPR course, or participate as an active volunteer in a community agency responsible for disaster preparedness.

Council/District Volunteer Scouter Requirements

Do any three of the following:

• Develop an emergency preparedness program plan and kit for your home and be sure all family members know the plan.
• Take a basic first aid/CPR course.
• Participate as an active volunteer in a community agency responsible for emergency disaster preparedness.
• Participate actively in developing an emergency preparedness program for a council or district activity. Example: a camporee, Scouting show, fun day, etc.

Resources

• http://www.ready.gov
• Local chapter of the American Red Cross (emergency procedures and training)
• Other local disaster relief agencies
• Local law enforcement agencies (McGruff and other safe kids programs)
• For youth requirements and electives, see the program book for that rank or part of the Scouting program.

Program Items

All Emergency Preparedness BSA items are available to local councils as Supply items, though the National Distribution Center.

• Emergency Preparedness BSA pin, No. 00540 (civilian wear/uniform, centered on left pocket flap). Awarded when requirements are met. Only one pin may be worn.
• Emergency Preparedness BSA information pocket card, No. 32185
• Emergency Preparedness BSA support recognition certificate (8' x 10'), No. 32186

This certification grants a Scout the right to carry matches and build campfires. There is a wallet card and patch available.

1. Read and understand fire use and safety rules from the Boy Scout Handbook.
2. Secure necessary permits (regulations vary by locality).
3. Clear all flammable vegetation at least 5 feet in all directions from fire (total 10 feet).
4. Attend to fire at all times.
5. Keep fire-fighting tools (water and/or shovel) readily available.
6. Leave fire when it is cold out.
7. Subscribe to the Outdoor Code and Leave-No-Trace.

Good Turn for America is a collaboration between the Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, and thousands of other community organizations that focuses the power of volunteerism on important community issues. The three main issues addressed are: hunger, lack of adequate shelter, and poor health

• Inspire youth and adult leaders in and out of Scouting to higher levels of service and volunteerism.
• Provide additional program experiences to help youth members learn qualities of good citizenship and gain a sense of belonging to and being needed in their communities.
• Build service collaborations with community organizations across every community in the country.
• Affirm the BSA as the nation's leading collaborating organization in community service.
• Heighten our nation's awareness of BSA's service commitment to all communities and citizens.

1. Scouting for Food Activities in Collaboration With The Salvation Army or Other Local Organizations. As unbelievable as it may seem, hunger remains a significant problem in the United States. In fact, one in five children in this country faces hunger. Hungry children, even those who experience only mild malnutrition during the critical stages of their development, may suffer irreparable harm.
   The BSA is concerned about hunger and helping community agencies provide food for the needy.
2. Scouting for Shelter Activities in Collaboration With Habitat for Humanity or Other Local Organizations.
   The Urban Institute estimates that 3.5 million people in the United States, 1.35 million of them children, will experience homelessness during the course of a year. The need for simple, decent housing continues to grow in American communities.
   The BSA is concerned about shelter to the needy and improving the quality of life of those who must live in group homes or shelters.
3. Scouting for Healthy Living Activities in Collaboration With the American Red Cross or Other Local Organizations.
   Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. It is a major risk factor for the number one cause of death: heart disease. Heart disease can be reduced by proper exercise and diet. Our children are being raised in an increasingly sedentary society, and obesity is a major health concern for youth. One out of five obese youth develops diabetes. Some researchers predict that today's children will be the first generation of Americans whose life expectancy will actually be shorter than that of their parents. The culprit, they say, is the health problems associated with obesity.
   The BSA is an organization that has always been concerned about the physical fitness and good health of Americans.

 
 
It takes a bit of work to ge through the 'paperwork' to receive the patches for this award. 

 

• One designated person in each unit should contact a local council executive to get a unit-specific ID number. This ID allows the unit to access the www.goodturnforamerica.org web site and enter project hours.
 

• Once project data is entered, the unit designee prints a certificate from the web site.
 

• The certificate is presented to the local Scout Shop to allow the unit to purchase appropriate patches and segments.
 

• The patches are presented to scouts at an appropriate ceremony.
 

 
 

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To earn the Historic Trails award, members of your unit must plan and participate in a historic activity. See a list of Approved Historic Trails at the national BSA site.

1. Locate a historic trail or site and study information relating to it. (This information may be obtained from an adult historic society, public library, or from people living near the trail or the site.)
2. Hike or camp 2 days and 1 night along the trail or in the vicinity of the site.
3. Cooperate with an adult group such as a historic society to restore and mark all or part of this trail or site. (This may be done during the hike or overnight camp.) Or cooperate with such a group to plan and stage a historic pageant, ceremony, or other public event related to this trail or site : such event should be large enough to merit coverage by the local press.
4. Your unit leader must then file the Historic Trails Award Application with your council service center.

• To educate Boy Scouts about citizenship in relation to conservation and to involve them in community activities relating to environmental issues
• To offer a mechanism by which Scouts can develop positive attitudes toward their environment and community while being exposed to interesting career opportunities
• To provide the opportunity to honor Boy Scouts for their significant contributions toward keeping America beautiful

1. Merit badges. Earn three merit badges from the following list of twelve: Citizenship in the Community, Communications, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry, Gardening, Geology, Landscape Architecture, Nature, Plant Science, Public Speaking, Soil and Water Conservation.
2. Community service project. In addition to earning the merit badges, a Boy Scout is required to perform a community service project. The project should involve a minimum of eight hours of time, two of which must involve management planning, with the other six consisting of carrying out the project. It should help keep America beautiful and benefit the community either physically or financially. One way to do this is to plan the community service project as part of Keep America Beautiful Week or Public Lands Day.

1. Develop and help maintain a community garden.
2. Build a nature trail for use as an outdoor classroom or for community enjoyment.
3. Develop a recycling project that involves your whole troop (i.e., newspaper and/or bottle collection).
4. Conduct a survey of local storefronts. Determine areas where litter has accumulated. Work with storeowners to help improve conditions.
5. Plan and make a presentation to elementary students about the importance of conserving natural resources. Take students on a nature walk, pointing out natural resources.
6. Conduct soil and water conservation activities on a heavily used trail to prevent erosion. Record your activities.


7. Construct water facilities and plant vegetation that will provide food and shelter for wildlife in appropriate places.
8. Adopt a park, block, vacant lot, etc. Erect signs urging others not to litter or vandalize. Protect a flower bed or plant species with fencing. Remove litter and debris. Build picnic tables or fix up old ones, paint benches, etc.
9. Research which plant species are native to your area, and plant and maintain a community wildflower garden. Include descriptive and educational signs for the public.
10. Organize an anti-litter poster competition among junior and senior high schoolers. Arrange for businesses to donate awards for the winners and recruit community judges. Include media coverage. Get local businesses and schools to display the posters.
11. Become involved in a local environmental/recycling issue. Attend public meetings, talk to public officials, and make a report to your troop about what you have learned. Decide how you want to become involved in resolving the issue and spend your project time educating your fellow citizens as to your viewpoint and assisting your 'side' in its campaign.
12. Establish and maintain a bird sanctuary.
13. Find out which birds, animals, and fish are native to your area. Write an article on the importance of maintaining proper balance between man and nature. Take steps to maintain habitat areas for this wildlife.

The International Activity Award is awarded to registered Youth and Adult Leaders involved in heightening awareness and cultural exchange with Scouts from other countries. The patch is worn centered on the right pocket since it is a temporary emblem.

The specific requirements for earning this recognition are up to individual councils to define. BSA National has published some Suggested Criteria but you should check with your council for exact requirements.

• Mid-America Council
• Trans-Atlantic Council
• National Capital Area Council
• Circle Ten Council
• San Diego-Imperial Council
• Detroit Area Council
• Sam Houston Area Council

For wear by scouts and scouters that have completed an international exchange program. The patch is worn centered on the right pocket since it is a temporary emblem.

International Youth Exchange Emblem requirements:

1. Participate for at least five days in a group exchange program, visiting a Scout group in another nation.* This visit can involve home hospitality, joint camping with the host group, or another joint activity.
2. Participate for at least five days in a group exchange program, hosting a Scout group from another nation in
   your community.* This can involve home hospitality, joint camping with the guest group, or another joint activity.
3. Plan activities, as both host and guest, that will provide both parties opportun-ities to learn about each other’s countries, cultures, and Scout associations.
4. Exchange groups must be at least patrols or crews of six to eight Scouts or Venturers with two adult leaders.

Youth and adult members (Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts, plus Scouters in all programs) may wear this strip if they show their knowledge of a foreign language or the sign language for the hearing impaired.

• Carrying on a 5-minute conversation in this language.
• Translating a 2-minute speech or address.
• Writing a letter in the language (Does not apply for sign language)
• Translating 200 words or more from the written word.

The BSA Kayaking Award Patch is not worn on the scout uniform. It is worn on the left side of the swim trunks. Download the Kayaking Application Form and the Kayaking Information Page

1. Before fulfilling the following requirements, successfully complete the BSA Swimmer test.
2. Do the following:
   1. Describe various types of kayaks and how they differ in design, materials, and purpose.
   2. Name the parts of the kayak you are using for this exercise.
   3. Demonstrate how to choose an appropriately sized kayak paddle and how to position your hands.
3. Do the following:
   1. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
   2. Demonstrate how to select and properly fit a PFD.
   3. Explain the importance of safety equipment such as PFDs, air bags, grab loops, and helmets.
4. Demonstrate your ability to aid yourself and others in the event of a capsize:
   1. Capsize your kayak in water at least seven feet deep, perform a wet exit if necessary, and swim the boat to shore.
   2. With assistance, if needed, ready the capsized craft for use.
   3. Show how to approach a capsized paddler in your kayak and tow him to shore.
   4. While upright in your kayak, right a capsized kayak, empty it of water, and assist the paddler aboard without returning to shore.
5. As a solo paddler, demonstrate the following:
   1. Entering and launching a kayak from shore or dock.
   2. Landing or docking and exiting a kayak.
   3. Forward stroke
   4. Sweep stroke
   5. Reverse sweep
   6. Draw stroke
   7. Rudder stroke
   8. Back stroke
6. As a solo paddler, do the following:
   1. Paddle forward in a reasonably straight line.
   2. Move the kayak sideways to the right and to the left.
   3. Pivot 360 degrees to the right and left.
   4. Stop the kayak.

Leave No Trace is a plan that helps people to be more concerned about their environment and to help them protect it for future generations. Leave No Trace applies in a backyard or local park (frontcountry) as much as it does in the wilderness (backcountry). Leave No Trace is an awareness and an attitude rather than a set of rules. We should practice Leave No Trace in our attitude and actions wherever we go.

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
3. Dispose of Waste Properly
4. Leave What You Find
5. Minimize Campfire Impacts
6. Respect Wildlife
7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors

1. Recite and explain the principles of Leave No Trace.
2. On three separate camping/backpacking trips demonstrate and practice the principles of Leave No Trace.
3. Earn the Camping and Environmental Science merit badges, OR share with a Scouter your understanding and knowledge of the Camping and Environmental Science merit badge pamphlets.
4. Participate in a Leave No Trace related service project.
5. Give a 10-minute presentation on a Leave No Trace topic approved by your Scoutmaster.
6. Draw a poster or build a model to demonstrate the differences in how we camp or travel in high-use and pristine areas.

1. Recite and explain the principles of Leave No Trace.
2. On three separate camping/backpacking trips demonstrate and practice the principles of Leave No Trace.
3. Share with another Scouter or Venturing leader your understanding and knowledge of the Camping and Environmental Science merit badge pamphlets.
4. Actively assist (training, advice, and general supervision) a Scout in planning, organizing, and leading a service project related to Leave No Trace.
5. Assist a minimum of three Scouts in earning the Leave No Trace Awareness Award.
6. Plan and conduct a Leave No Trace awareness for Scouts, Venturers, Scouters, or an interested group outside Scouting.

Leave No Trace is a plan that helps people to be more concerned about their environment and to help them protect it for future generations. Leave No Trace applies in a backyard or local park (frontcountry) as much as it does in the wilderness (backcountry). We should practice Leave No Trace in our attitude and actions wherever we go. Understanding nature strengthens our respect toward the environment. When boys and leaders complete the requirements they may purchase a Cub Scout Leave No Trace temporary patch (No. 08797). Both the publication and patch are available through local councils.

1. Plan ahead
2. Stick to trails
3. Manage your pet
4. Leave what you find
5. Respect other visitors
6. Trash your trash

1. Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.
2. On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.
3. Boys in a Tiger Cub den complete the activities for Achievement 5, Let's Go Outdoors; boys in a Wolf den complete Requirement 7, Your Living World; boys in a Bear den complete Requirement 12, Family Outdoor Adventures; boys in a Webelos den earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.
   
4. Participate in a Leave No Trace - related service project.
5. Promise to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.
6. Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

The BSA Mile Swim patch is to be worn on the left side of swim trunks. It is not to be worn on the scout uniform.

1. Explain how regular exercise contributes to good health and why swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
2. Tell what precautions and procedures a swimmer and escort must follow for distance swimming over open water.
3. Under the supervision of a currently qualified certified aquatics instructor, BSA or equivalent, participate in 4 hours of training and preparation for distance swimming (1 hour a day maximum).
4. Swim 1 mile (1,600 meters) over an approved, measured course.

The National Camping Award is both an annual and a cumulative award for units which receive a ribbon for the troop flag. Individuals, scouts, and scouters can also qualify for a cumulative patch by participating in campouts with their families, or patrols as well as unit campouts. Any combination of unit and individual campouts can be used to qualify for the individual cumulative award. Use the National Camping Award Form to record its campouts and apply for awards. An individual can use the National Camping Individual Award Form to record his campouts and apply for awards.

• 10 days and nights of camping - Unit Award Number 17831
• 20 days and nights of camping - Unit Award Number 17832
• 30 days and nights of camping - Unit Award Number 17833
• 50 days and nights of camping - Unit Award Number 17834

• 100 days and night of camping - Unit award Number 17827
• 250 days and night of camping - Unit award Number 17828
• 500 days and night of camping - Unit award Number 17829
• 1000 days and night of camping - Unit award Number 17830

• 100 days and nights of camping - Patch Number 00296
• 250 days and nights of camping - Patch Number 00297
• 500 days and nights of camping - Patch Number 00298
• 1000 days and nights of camping - Patch Number 00299

The National Den Award recognizes dens that conduct a quality, year-round program. Service projects, Cub Scout Academics and Sports, field trips, character development, and Cub Scout camping are areas that are emphasized. Dens earn the award as a team, not as individual den members. The recognition is a ribbon for the den flag or den doodle.

• Have at least 50 percent of the den's Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, or Webelos Scouts attend two den meetings and one pack meeting or activity each month of the year.
• Complete six of the following during the year:
  1. Use the denner system within the den.
  2. In a Tiger Cub den, use shared leadership and rotate the boy/adult host team.
  3. Have 50 percent of the den go on three field trips per year. A field trip may be used in place of a den meeting.
  4. As a den, attend a Cub Scout day camp, Cub Scout or Webelos Scout resident camp, or a council family camping event with at least 50 percent of the den membership.
  5. Conduct three den projects or activities leading to a Character Connections discussion.
  6. As a den, participate in at least one of the Cub Scout Sports programs.
  7. As a den, participate in at least one of the Cub Scout Academics programs.
  8. Have 50 percent of the den participate in a den conservation/resource project.
  9. Have 50 percent of the den participate in at least one den service project.

The very best patrols exhibit enthusiasm, teamwork, and camaraderie - that special spark known as patrol spirit. The National Honor Patrol Award is given to patrols whose members make an extra effort to have the best patrol possible. Your patrol can earn the award by doing the following over a period of three months. Your patrol may earn multiple award patches by meeting the requirements in additional 3 month time periods.

• Have a patrol name, flag, and yell. Put the patrol design on equipment and use the patrol yell. Keep patrol records up-to-date.
• Hold two patrol meetings each month.
• Take part in at least one hike, outdoor activity, or other Scouting event.
• Complete two Good Turns or service projects approved by the patrol leaders' council.
• Help two patrol members advance in rank.
• Have at least 75 percent of members in full uniform at troop activities.
• Have a representative attend at least three patrol leaders' council meetings.
• Have eight members in the patrol or experience an increase in patrol membership.

In recognition of the Order of the Arrow's heritage of service, the National Order of the Arrow Committee created a new three-year Leadership in Service Program which was announced at the 2004 NOAC. The Order strives to strengthen Scouting's foundation of service by further fostering in Arrowmen the ethic of servant leadership. By promoting and rewarding service that benefits the Boy Scouts of America's outdoor program, and the communities in which Scouts reside, the Order will be acting to support Scouting at the most important level.

• Give 8 hours of service participating in a lodge, chapter, or council service project benefiting a local council camp (lodge induction weekends do count). Service may be split over two or more events.*
• Give 6 hours of service doing a community service project planned and run by the lodge or chapter.**

*Working as camp staff does not fulfill the council service requirement.
**Lodges are encouraged to use the OA's Lodge Community Service Guide to aid them in planning community service projects.