johnnylaw101 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I saw a District Commish over the weekend with a Recruiter patch just below his right pocket. Can adults earn this patch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolesrule Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 The online Insignia Guide only has the Recruiter strip listed under "Cub Scout Participation and Achievement" as insignia worn by a Cub Scout and "Boy Scout Participation and Achievement" as insignia worn by a Boy Scout. The listing in the Boy Scout section has a link to the scoutstuff.org site where the item description is "For youth members who recruit another youth member. " I could find nothing in the guide regarding scouters.(This message has been edited by nolesrule) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emb021 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 AFAIK, adults don't wear recruiter patches. Was this a recruiter STRIP or a recruiter PATCH. If it was a strip, it goes below the pocket, if its a larger size patch, it should go on the pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylaw101 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Per the last question: Is was a Recruiter Strip and underneath the Right Pocket. I thought only scouts could earn, but there it was on a District Commissioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le Voyageur Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 The answer is no. It's a youth award...and any trained, and experienced DC would know better. I've a feeling this DC has never done a stint as a UC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrimstead Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Actually it depends on Council. Our council gives them to any scout or scouter who brings a new scout in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattlePioneer Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 As a district membership chair, I wear the Recruiter strip proudly! I encourage youth and adults top earn the recruiter strip by recruiting new youth. Personally, I think it's NUTZ to discourage people, adultsa included, from earning and wearing this award! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrimstead Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Oops, need to correct myself. " Scout or Scouter earns the recruiter strip from our council." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzisk8 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I have been wearing one because I am the Membership and Recruitment chair. I point it out to the boys all the time, "look at what you can earn if you recruit a friend." Which reminds me, I have a certain Wolf that I have to bug because he told me he wanted to earn that strip, lol. Seattle, I was just appointed District Membership Sub-committee to await nomination next spring. I was debating if I should put that Recruiter Strip on my "new" District shirt (thank goodness for cheap closeouts on scoutstuff.org, I bought a bunch of ladies shirts super cheap and then took them to a tailor friend of mine, they look good). Thanks, I will proudly put it on because I am helping my DE with fall recruitment in our big (distance wise) district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FScouter Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 It's a youth award. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards_Central/RecruiterStrip.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattlePioneer Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hello suzisk8, Congratulations on your appointment! Assuming that the "Recruiter" strip is a youth award, I think it's an excellent example of where leaders may wish to use the BSA as a guide to running their program, rather than as binding rules. If I need to sew something on to my uniform to make my program work, I'm going to sew it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementdweller Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 spit my coffee all over my laptop....... I have recruited a couple of hundred scouts.....never even dawned on me to wear one???? But why would an adult want too????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocubdad Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yeah, Base, you're going to want to clean that up. Do we get one for every Scout we recruit? Gonna need a bigger shirt. Actually, I'd wonder about any ol' Tom, Dick or Harry wearing one. But suzisk8 situation I don't have a problem with it whatsoever. If it helps you bring more Scouts into the program, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cito Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think for us as adults, recruiting is our responsibility. I'll "recruit" 20-30 boys this year along with a handful of adults. I think your behavior will illustrate that you're a recruiter. For a boy to recruit someone its a bonus. My 7 year old son wears the recruiter strip because he invited one of his friends to join and the boy did. He's working on another boy now. The alumni knot is sort of an adult recruiter strip but has IIC and some other unrelated stuff to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutBox Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I need to promote this award more in my troop. I think awarding boys who recruit would help get the word out more about membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now