
In the past, those persons would receive a Certificate of Heroism from the local Council. The Heroism Award is presented to Scouts and Scouters that have saved a life at little or no personal risk.Submit a recommendation with this Nomination Form.ĭescription: Red on red knot on white background with white border. Key in the difference between this award and the Heroism awards is that the action need not involve saving life, but must employ some aspect of Scouting learning or skills in the execution. The Merit Medal honors Scouts, Venturers and Scouters that have performed some act of meritorious service above and beyond what is normally expected of a youth or adult member of the Boy Scouts of America.Complete four of the following electives: sailing, engine, radio, boat maintenance, electricity, navigation, drill, piloting, rigging, yacht racing crew.ĭescription: Gold on Blue knot on tan background with tan border. Complete the 11 special skills required for Quartermaster, which include: Present a talk on Sea Scouting and complete a service project.

Attend at least 75 percent of ship meetings and activities for 18 months. Must lead a discussion on 'participating citizenship' and submit a paper on the 'World Brotherhood of Scouting.' Show a crew review committee you have met the requirements for the Venturing Silver Award.ĭescription: Dark blue knot on white background with white border.Participate in the Ethics in Action program, including Ethical Controversies activities and an Ethics Forum.Demonstrate leadership, including successfully completing the Venturing Leadership Skills Course.Be proficient in emergency preparedness, including earning Standard First Aid and CPR certification, and knowing and using BSA Safe Swim Defense.Earn the Venturing Gold Award, which includes knowing and living the Venturing Oath, service, personal development, and 12 months' tenure.The award will take at least 12 months to earn and all work must be completed before the Venturer's 21st birthday.
MEDAL OF HONOR 2010 EMBLEMS PATCH
The award patch is worn as a Boy Scout - adults wear the square knot symbol.ĭescription: Silver knot on dark green and white background with silver border. The Eagle Scout award is the highest youth rank in scouting.

For this reason, some people prefer to place knots right-justified with the pocket edge. Additional knots are placed directly above the first row with bottom edge touching top edge of the existing knots.įrom the diagram, you can see that as additional knots are earned, single and double knots on a row need to be resewn. The next two knots are placed on both sides of the first knot in a straight row of three knots. The first knot should be placed with its bottom edge touching the top seam of the pocket flap. The square knots are to be worn centered directly above the left shirt pocket. The knot images on the rest of this page all show the correct knot direction. The diagram here shows how the knots would look to someone looking at the shirt. The rope loop over the rope ends always is to the wearer's right. The award is usually in the form of a certificate and many awards also include a medallion or other memento.Ī knot emblem does have left and right sides. The square knot device is displayed on the uniform to denote that the wearer has received the corresponding award.
