How do I use BSA Internet advancement?
How do I use BSA Internet advancement?
To Use BSA Internet Advancement:
- Select members from your existing roster.
- Review, update, or add ranks, merit badges, and/or awards.
- Access an online review unit roster feature and the unit advancement summary.
- Print an advancement report with a unit awards summary to assist in purchasing.
What is advancement report?
A Unit Advancement Report is an official BSA form that lists the name of each Scout who earned an award, the name of the award(s) earned, and the date each Scout earned each respective award.
How do I get an advancement report from Scoutbook?
In Scoutbook, users create a PO and generate an advancement report by creating a PO. When an Advancement Report is generated in Internet Advancement, the report will automatically include all advancement items from any open PO in Scoutbook, allowing users to remove items if they want to.
What is advancement in scouting?
Advancement is the process by which youth members of the Boy Scouts of America progress from rank to rank and is the method by which we promote and encourage the ongoing involvement and commitment that keeps members coming back for more.
Is Scoutbook an official record?
Blue Cards as “Official Record” for Eagle Board of Reviews.
How do I use Scoutbook merit badges?
Go to your dashboard in Scoutbook, and in the My Merit Badge Counseling select Edit Merit Badges for Counselors. Then click on the badge you counsel, and if the Scout shows under Choose Scout you are connected.
What is a BSA board of review?
The board of review is a chance for adults to talk with the Scout about what he’s done, what he’s learned, how has it helped him in his advancement and how he’s enjoying the program. It’s an essential part of the Boy Scouting experience, and it’s required for every rank from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout.
How do I make a PO in Scoutbook?
Step 2: Scroll down and click “reports” and the menu will expand. Step 3: Click “Needs Purchasing.” Step 4: Select all the items you want to add to your purchase order then press “Create Purchase Order.” Step 5: You’ll be on a screen with your order.
How do I print blue cards from Scoutbook?
To print blue cards, click on your unit. Click on Print Blue Card, from the next screen you can print blue cards for any Scout over a range of dates.
Is Scouting illegal?
Scouting has been banned in certain nations and remains banned in some of them. Scouting was changed into a regime loyal Scoutlike organization or banned in nearly all communist countries, most fascist countries, and some other countries with authoritarian regimes such as Afghanistan under the Taliban, Malawi and Iran.
Do you need blue cards for Eagle Scout?
In order to become an Eagle Scout, you’ll need to have earned 13 Eagle-required merit badges and 8 other merit badges, for a total of at least 21 merit badges. Keep those merit badge blue cards handy, because you might need to show proof that you’ve completed these challenging tasks!
Where can I buy a BSA advancement report?
When it’s time to buy advancement/awards from our Scout Shop, you can print the required official BSA Unit Advancement Report from the Internet Advancement platform or Scoutbook (you can also generate a Purchase Order in Scoutbook, email it to the shop, and then have your awards ready for purchase when you arrive).
What are the advancement procedures for Boy Scouts?
Advancement procedures: Packs. After den advancement reports are received from den leaders, this form is completed for the entire pack. Troops. All Scouts who are ready for advancement appear before a board of review composed of at least three members.
Can a Boy Scout sell a unit advancement report?
But the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) doesn’t allow our Scout Shop to sell you an award or advancement without proof that your Scout (s) actually earned them. That “proof” is a form called the Unit Advancement Report. If you have a Unit Advancement Report, you can buy Scout advancement/awards at the Shop.
When did the BSA retire Internet advancement 1.0?
BSA has retired Internet Advancement 1.0. This was the Internet portal used from 2006 to May 23, 2019 – RIP Internet Advancement 1.0.
