Troop 693 Rank Requirement Signoff Process Update (9/11/2016)
Quick Summary:
We have made some changes in the way Scouts will have requirements signed off at meetings, starting 9/12/16.
1) Scouts must fill out a slip of paper with their name, the rank and requirement number they would like to signoff, as well as the page in the Boy Scout Handbook on which the material is referenced (where applicable).
file: T693 Rank Rqmt Signoff Request.pdf.
2) At the end of the Troop Meeting, there will be tables setup in the back of the MPR with an ASM available to sign off any requirement. The Scouts will form a single line, and another ASM will be directing Scouts to a table when space is available. We ask that all adults move their conversations either outside or to the classroom that the Troop has available for side meetings. We want to have a quiet place for the Scouts to demonstrate their knowledge and readiness to complete Rank Requirements.
3) The ASMs will record signoffs in the Scout Handbooks as usual, but also on a log sheet that will be given to the Advancement Team for input into Scoutbook.
More detail information: T693 Advancement Signoff Process
We have made some changes in the way Scouts will have requirements signed off at meetings, starting 9/12/16.
1) Scouts must fill out a slip of paper with their name, the rank and requirement number they would like to signoff, as well as the page in the Boy Scout Handbook on which the material is referenced (where applicable).
file: T693 Rank Rqmt Signoff Request.pdf.
2) At the end of the Troop Meeting, there will be tables setup in the back of the MPR with an ASM available to sign off any requirement. The Scouts will form a single line, and another ASM will be directing Scouts to a table when space is available. We ask that all adults move their conversations either outside or to the classroom that the Troop has available for side meetings. We want to have a quiet place for the Scouts to demonstrate their knowledge and readiness to complete Rank Requirements.
3) The ASMs will record signoffs in the Scout Handbooks as usual, but also on a log sheet that will be given to the Advancement Team for input into Scoutbook.
More detail information: T693 Advancement Signoff Process
BSA Requirement Update (2016)
Q. Do all youth have to switch to the new requirements on January 1?
A. No. Boys registered in a troop, team, crew, or ship on or prior to Dec. 31, 2015, may choose to switch on Jan. 1, 2016. For those who choose not to switch right away, here are the rules:
A. No. Boys registered in a troop, team, crew, or ship on or prior to Dec. 31, 2015, may choose to switch on Jan. 1, 2016. For those who choose not to switch right away, here are the rules:
- Boys registered in a troop on or before Dec. 31, 2015, who are working on Tenderfoot through First Class ranks, may continue to use the old requirements through 2016, but they must convert to the new requirements upon attaining the First Class rank.
- Boys registered in a troop, team, crew, or ship on or before Dec. 31, 2015, who have completed the First Class rank may complete the rank they are currently working on with the old requirements through 2016, but then must convert to the new requirements for subsequent ranks.
- Any boy registering in a troop for the first time on or after Jan. 1, 2016, must use the new requirements.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, new requirements must be used for all ranks earned.
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