Troop 486 Advancement

The Troop 486 Trail To First Class program is designed to provide guidance to our first year Scouts until they reach the rank of First Class.  The program is coordinated by ????? with several counselors who work with the Scouts.

The responsibilities of the adults is to insure that the Scouts perform the needed requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class with goal of reaching First Class one year from their join date.

The TFC committee has approved for publication a formal list of the activities which are used for the 5 required activities for Second Class Rank and the additional 5 activities for First Class Rank.  For the list please click HERE.

Key TFC documents:

• Home first aid kit for First Aid Merit Badge

• Personal first aid kit for Second Class requirements

The Troop 486 First To Life program is designed to provide guidance to our Scouts who have reached First Class until they reach the rank of Life.  The program is coordinated by Mr. Robert Ryan with several counselors who work with the Scouts.  

The responsibilities of the adults is to insure that the Scouts who have reached First Class continue with their Scouting career to Life where the Life To Eagle program takes over.   Scouts are offered merit badge programs throughout the year.

Links

Are you a First Class Scout?

About The Program

The Troop 486 Road To Eagle program is designed to provide guidance to our Scouts who have reached the rank of Life.  The program is coordinated by with several counselors who work with the Scouts.

The responsibilities of the counselors is to insure that the Scouts perform the needed requirements in order and that all necessary paperwork is completed on time.  Additionally, they look after Scouts who are approaching their 18th birthday to insure that they get all requirements (including active participation and Scout Spirit) are completed.

Life Scout & Parent Meeting

The next semi-annual Life Scout and Parent meeting will be held ????????? at the ???????. Click to request more information.

Links:

Troop 486 Eagle Roll Eagle Project Idea List Eagle Project Book (RTF) Eagle Project Book (PDF) Eagle Rank Application Troop 486 Eagle Check List Updated 11-28-2005 Eagle Project Resource Guide Eagle Scout Organization Site BSA NY Area Project Ideas

Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook Fact Sheet: Eagle Scouts National Eagle Scout Association "Soar With Eagles" Guide Book Eagle Project Ideas Eagle commendation letters Eagle resources on MacScouter Eagle Scout Scholarship Applications

Troop 486 conducts boards of review the Monday night following ???.  Scheduling for the board is done the week prior to the board.

The procedure for scheduling your board is to first, see ??? to confirm all requirements for your rank have been met.  Second, meet with Mr. Kemp to get your name on the list.

On Sunday evening you will usually be called to inform you of the time of your board.  The first boards begin about 7:00pm and the last board usually begins about 9:00pm.  If you have special time requirements please notify ??? at the time you put your name on the list.

Remember that all requirements must be met before a board can be scheduled.  This includes your Scoutmaster Conference.

If you are in the Trail To First Class program, see ??? to schedule a Scoutmaster Conference.  If you are in the First to Life program, see ??? or your assigned counselor to schedule a conference.  If you are on your way to Eagle, see ???.

Several sites have been dropped from this list because they disappeared from the web.  Any sites which readers may find which should be added should be sent to the David Walker.

Merit Badge Research Center	Personal Fitness Worksheet (from Merit badge.org)
Merit Badge Counseling
Guide to MB counseling
BSA Merit Badge Page
Merit Badge Wiki

The Eagle board is comprised of representatives of the district and one or more leaders from our troop.

The troop committee recently clarified our definition of participation for Scout Spirit, a requirement for each scout rank.  

In summary, the policy defines Tenderfoot through First Class participation by the requirements of the badge, namely skills only for Tenderfoot, 5 activities for Second Class and 5 more activities for First Class.

Beginning with Star, the requirement will be 50% participation in all troop activities for the rank required time prior to taking the Board of Review.  As an example, Star rank requires 4 months in the First Class rank.  For the 4 months prior to taking the Star Board of Review, the Scout must have 50% participation of meetings and 50% of campouts.  This period is 6 months for Life and 6 months for Eagle.

Any question about this policy can be discussed with the troop committee.