Consolidation of Cub leader knots

[click23]

From the latest national training update http://scouting.org/training/trainingupdates.aspx

 

"The national councils awards committee recently conducted a review of the hundreds of awards presented to Scouts and adults in the BSA. Many recommendations were made to simplify and update procedures, and the awards themselves.

 

Among the recommendations was the update of some awards and/or the knots that represent them on the uniform. These include the training awards and the Cub Scouting awards.

 

For example, to give the award the same recognition as the other top unit leader awards, the Cubmaster Award will become the Cubmasters Key and use the Scouters Key knot. The Cub Scouter and Pack Trainer Awards will use the Scouters Training Award knot. The Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Webelos Den Leaders Awards will use the Den Leaders Award knot. Devices to be worn on the knots will be available to indicate which awards, and for which program awards were earned.

 

Scouters who have earned the awards will still be able to wear the old knots as long as they are available.

 

The training team is currently reviewing and updating the requirements for the awards. So watch here for news, but we expect the details in early 2012."

 

I have long thought that something like this should be done. Why have 7 knots for Cub leaders(including the Unit Leader Award of Merit) versus 3 for Boy Scout Leaders and 4 for Venturing leader(including the Venturing Leadership Award, which will become a youth only award next year). So next year Cubs will have four awards, and the other two programs will have three(This message has been edited by click23)

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http://www.scouter.com/forums/viewThread.asp?threadID=331566

[click23]

Opps, How did I miss that.