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Troop 783 has an advancement process that checks the
Scout's advancement requirements, tracking his advancement dates, night,
miles, service hours and where he is in the quest for Eagle. With the
help of many volunteers, this process runs smoothly and is rewarding for
the Scout. The advancement process is outlined below:
1. The Scout completes all the
requirements for the rank and has his Patrol leader, Senior Patrol Leader,
Assistance Senior Patrol Leader, or Eagle Scout initial the requirements.
NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO SIGN OR INITIAL SCOUT BOOKS.
2. Once all requirements for that rank are
completed, the Scout goes to the Advancement Chairperson and gets a
Rank Advancement
Form to fill out. Once the Rank Advancement form is completed and the Patrol Leader signature has been obtained, the Scout then goes to the Troop Service & Participation Chairperson who will review the Scout’s Troop activity participation and service hours recorded.
The Scout will then see the Advancement Chairperson to review Scout Spirit (Troop meeting attendance), and confirm that all rank requirements have been met.
3.
In conjunction with the Advancement Chairperson, the Scout then schedules a Scoutmaster conference for that rank.
4. If the rank advancement is not for
Eagle, then either the Scoutmaster or an Assistant Scoutmaster will
conduct the conference. They will verify all initials in the Scout's book,
advancement paperwork and perform the conference. If there are
questionable initials, the paperwork is not correctly filled out or
not approved or the Scout fails to live up to the Scout Oath, they will have
to reschedule another Scoutmaster Conference no sooner than 14 days.
5. If the rank advancement is for Eagle,
only the Scoutmaster will perform the conference. He will verify all
initials in the Scout's book, advancement paperwork, review the Scout's
Eagle Book and perform the conference. If there are questionable initials,
the paperwork is not correctly filled out or not approved or the Scout fails
to live up to the Scout Oath, they
will have to reschedule another Scoutmaster Conference no sooner than 14
days.
6. Once the Scout passes the Scoutmaster
conference, the Scout can then schedule a Board of Review. Note:
Scoutmaster conferences and Board of Reviews WILL NOT be held the same
night for the Scout. After your Scoutmaster conference the information to schedule your Board of Review will be attached to the front of your Rank Advancement Form. An e-mail will get you a spot in the queue of boys needing Boards of Review. A phone call or preferably an in-person confirmation to the Board of Review Chairperson by the Scout himself is required to confirm your Board of Review appointment.
7. At the Board of Review, the Scout will
present their Scout Book and advancement paperwork, will be in full Class
A uniform including sash, say the Oath and Law, the 10 essentials
correctly, and then tie all required knots for that level of advancement.
Then the Board of Review will begin. If the Scout fails a Board of Review,
they will have to reschedule
another Board of Review no sooner than 14 days.
Board of Review members CAN NOT be parents of the Scouts being reviewed or
the Scoutmaster.
8. The Board of Review will ask questions
of the Scout and if they pass, the Board of Review will sign the
advancement form. The Scout will then present the signed advancement
form to the Advancement Chairperson and rank advancement will be awarded at
the next Court of Honor, although the rank badge will be presented to the Scout at the conclusion of that evening’s meeting.
9. If the Board of Review is for Eagle and
the Scout passes, the signed paperwork will then be taken to the
Scoutmaster and the Scout and the Scoutmaster will review the Scouts
paperwork and the Scoutmaster will sign or not sign the Eagle Application
form. If the Scout wants to appeal the Scoutmaster or Board of Review
decision, they may contact the Los Angeles Council and have the review
process take place without Troop 783 procedures.
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