Ranks & Advancement

Click here for Scouting.org videos for Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, and First Class

advancement requirements.  Watch and learn, (by clicking on the badge)then demonstrate to your

patrol leader and get that signoff!

 

Troop 221 adults offer these merit badges

see Mr. Jones to get a counselor and get started now!

American Business    American Heritage     Archeology     AutomMechanics     Aviation     Backpacking

Bird Study     Camping    Canoeing     Chemistry     Climbing     Communications     Cit. Community

Composite Materials     Computers     Cooking     Cycling     Dentistry     DogCare     Drafting

Electricity     Electronics      Energy     Engineering   Entrepreneurship     Env. Science

FamilyLife     FarmMechanics     Fingerprinting     FireSafety   FirstAid     Fishing     Forestry

Golf     Hiking      HomeRepairs     InsectStudy     Leatherwork     MammalStudy     Medicine

Metalworking     Motorboating     Music     Cit.Nation     Nature     NuclearScience

Orienteering     Painting    PersonalFitness    PersonalMgmt     Pioneering  

Plumbing     PublicSpeaking     Pulp&Paper     Railroading     Reading     ReptileStudy

Riflery      Safety    Salesmanship     Scholarship     Shotgun     SmallBoatSailing

SnowSports     SpaceExploration     Sports     Surveying     TruckTransportation

WaterSkiing     WaterSports     Whitewater     WildernessSurvival  

Woodworking    Cit. World

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The Troop provides an advancement review process that allows a scout's progress to be assessed. The process also allows the scout to assess the Troop, providing feedback to the scoutmaster and board of review members. This process is depicted in a bubble chart. This review process is described in the Orientation Guide.

kWhen you feel you are ready to advance, see Asst. Scoutmaster Snebold to begin your review process, preferably at the first of the month.  He will check your records to make sure the requirements are met. A Review Panel will assess your achievements and schedule a Scoutmaster Conference, followed by a Board of Review.  This process may take approx. 3 weeks.

Advancement into the upper ranks involves a positions of responsibility.  Current and future scout leaders can review

each position's requirements in the JuniorLeadershipBooklet

Eagle Candidates please click here

Who To See:

  • To procure a Troop 221 Requirements Checkoff List, see Mr. Snebold.
  • To sign up for a scoutmaster conference for the rank of Scout,Tenderfoot, Second Class, or First Class, bring your Troop 221 Requirements Check Off List and see Mr. Snebold.   New for First Class 2007 "Invite a Friend" requirement: Log on to www.thescoutzone.org and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page for Tell A Friend and send the e-card.  Easy!!
  • To sign up for a scoutmaster conference for the rank of Star, Life, or an Eagle Palm, see Mr. Lynch.
  • To sign up for a scoutmaster conference for the rank of Eagle, see Mr. Vitello.

Frequently asked questions:

 

- Where do I get a Blue Card for a merit badge or find a counselor for a merit badge?

Answer: See Mr. or Mrs. Jones

- Who can sign off on the Troop 221 Requirement Check List as a scout completes the requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class?

Answer: Any scout that is "Trained", that is, any scout that has completed JLT (Junior Leader Training), can sign off the Check List. The scouts that are trained are the Senior Patrol Leader, any Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, any Patrol Leader, any Troop Guide or any scout that has served in one of these positions and has a "Trained" patch on his uniform sleeve.

Additional Information for:

Tenderfoot rank: Parent/guardian should sign off Substance Abuse requirement #8

Scout rank: Parent/guardian should sign off "How to Protect Your Child from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide" requirement

Second Class rank: Only Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster may sign off the "Lighting a Stove" requirement

Second Class and First Class Orienteering: Only the adult leaders of the Orienteering hikes/activities may sign off the requirements

- When will my Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review be held? They are held once each month, usually before or after the troop meeting: 7 PM to 7:30 PM OR 8:30 PM to 9 PM.

- How do I earn Service Hours?

Answer: Go talk to Scoutmaster Vitello. He must approve a Service Project BEFORE you perform the work. Mr. Vitello has approved many Service Projects over the years, including RAM House, Adopt-A-Highway Cleanups, and helping with previous Eagle Projects. Check with Mr. Vitello FIRST! A service project is good for a max of 2 service hours. You will therefore need to work on 3 service projects to collect the 6 hours necessary for advancement.  But don't stop at 2 hours, because we still count the extra time towards Service Project Centurion awards! Click Here for some ideas for service projects.