Pin Placement

[Hawk]

Is there an appropriate location on the adult B.S. uniform for the mentor pin presented by an Eagle scout to an adult?

[milwscout580]

I wonder if it was made for "civilian wear", so it wouldn't go on the uniform. But my friend received one, and he wears it on his collar.

[scoutldr]

The "book answer" to the original question is "no". It is for civilian wear only, as are the other "parent's pins" for rank. I often see scouters wearing little wolf pins or second class pins representing their sons' ranks. That's not "according to Hoyle" as us old folks say.

[Hawk]

Thank you for the replies. I had a feeling it might be for civilian wear as you said but I thought I'd ask. I wear mine on my uniform only at Court of Honors. I don't want the boys who gave them to me to think I just stuck them in a box somewhere and forgot about them. I want them to know how much they mean to me. So with that in mind I'll take my chances with the uniform police:)

 

Thanks again.

[scoutldr]

I think it would be really cool to incorporate it into a hand-whittled wood or leather neckerchief slide! Just a thought ... that would be "legal"...

[Gold Winger]

Back in my son's Cub Scouting days, I wore my parent pins on a neckerchief slide.

[Hawk]

What great ideas of making a slide to hold the pins but please don't stop there. How about some neat ideas of things to carve to hold them. One idea I had was to make a compass with pins mounted at N, S, E & W. Please, keep the ideas coming.

 

Thanks

[John-in-KC]

I wear my Eagle Scout Dad pin on my Wood Badge name leather.