Each pack, troop and crew is responsible for keeping its own records and reporting advancement to the local council service center. This is done on an Advancement Report form. One copy is kept by the troop and two are sent to the council with an order for badges and awards. It is best that this form be submitted at least monthly so that troop records remain current and Scouts are able to receive their awards quickly after earning them.
Awards cannot be purchased or awarded until the Advancement Report has been filed with the council office. This is why it is important to keep current with Advancement Report filings. Without the proper filing of an Advancement Report, your Scouts are not officially credited for the awards and advancements that they earn.
A Troop/Team Record Book, to be maintained by the troop scribe, is available
at the Scout Shop.
Computer-generated Advancement Reports may be used. If used, two copies of the computer-generated report must be submitted to the council service center.
You may get the online form by CLICKING HERE. This is the
standard advancement form for all levels of Scouting. If you use this you must
submit it to the Council Service Center 3 hole punched and one copy on yellow
paper. BSA # 34403 This form is able to be filled out using Adobe Acrobat
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING ADVANCEMENT REPORTS
Please follow these instructions when completing your Advancement Report to insure proper recording of your Scouts' advancement.
Advancement Procedures
Packs. After Den Advancement Reports, No 33847, are received from den
leaders, this form is completed for the entire pack.
Troops/Teams. All Boy Scouts or Varsity Scouts ready for advancement must
appear personally before a board of review composed of at least three members.
An advancement report must be sent to the council service center immediately
following each board of review. This report must be signed by at least three
members of the board of review, including its chairman.
Crews/Ships. Venturers/Sea Scouts should give their advancement applications
to their Advisor or Skipper who, in turn, takes them to the post committee for
approval, then prepares, signs and forwards this advancement report to the
council service center.
Only MEMBERS with unexpired membership certificates can be credited with advancement. Awards are not available to members of units whose charters have expired.
Fill in name and only one advancement award or merit badge on each line, but list all of one member's advancement consecutively.
List names of Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, or Venturers who are applying for Eagle Scout or Sea Explorers applying for Quartermaster and attach applications to this report.
The pack, troop, or team advancement committee member should interview boys who are not advancing. List these boys' names on the bottom of the form.
No Boy Scout advancement may be earned by female Venturers or by a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or male Venturer who has reached the age of 18.
Sea Explorers may earn Quartermaster through age 20.
Each merit badge counselor must be registered as a merit badge counselor with the BSA.
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