Advancement Progress
District Advancement Goals
A unit’s program must provide advancement opportunities. By participating in the unit program, the Scout will meet the requirements for rank advancement.
Cub Scouts: It is the goal of this district that each Cub Scout advance one rank each year. Even though the Webelos Scouts are in their Dens for 1-1/2 years they are expected to earn the Webelos Badge and Arrow of Light.
Boy Scouts: It is the goal of this district that each troop should average one rank advancement for each scout each year. We believe this is attainable if you consider that each new Scout is expected to advance to the rank of First Class in his first year as a Scout. Once First Class is achieved it is anticipated that each Scout should be able to earn enough merit badges to advance at least one rank every 18 months. Which should average about one rank per Scout in the Troop each year.
Quality Unit: In order to achieve Quality Unit status the Pack and Troop are required to establish advancement goals and to achieve those goals during the upcoming year. The goals established are to be reviewed and accepted by the unit commissioner/district representative.
District Advancement Report
The District Advancement Committee reviews the advancement progress of the units and determines advancement ratios for each unit.
The information used to determine the ratios is taken from the Advancement Reports submitted by the unit when acquiring badges and awards. Reporting advancement is discussed in “The Paper (Computer) Trail” section of these guidelines.
Units will be placed in one of three categories:
- Category 1 – Good Advancement (Green)
- Category 2 – Some Advancement (Yellow)
- Category 3 – Poor or No Advancement (Red)
The category criteria is defined at the bottom of the report page.
It is anticipated that Category 3 units may be contacted by members of the advancement staff to discuss unit advancement.
To find your unit’s advancement standing:
for Boy Scouts, click here
for Cub Scouts, click here
If you feel that the information indicated may not be correct, verify that your unit has submitted Advancement information to the Council.