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Alec27

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Morning All, 

Where can I find the info about what awards my troop leaders currently hold, such as award knots, service pins, recognitions, etc.  One of my Scouters, a man that has been with our Troop for almost 2 decades is a very modest gentleman.  He has served as SM, ASM, UAC, CC, COR and only wears the bare minimum on his Class A.  I'm trying to figure out if he has been awarded things in the past and is just too modest to wear them on his uniform, or maybe nobody over the years nominated him for anything through the council.  If the ladder is the case, I'd really love to put him in for the awards he rightfully should have.  Is there a way that I can see what awards or recognitions he has earned / been given somewhere in my.scouting, or SB or somewhere else.  I have pretty good access to those platforms as a Troop Admin and UAC.  Thank You All !  

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35 minutes ago, Alec27 said:

Morning All, 

Where can I find the info about what awards my troop leaders currently hold, such as award knots, service pins, recognitions, etc.  One of my Scouters, a man that has been with our Troop for almost 2 decades is a very modest gentleman.  He has served as SM, ASM, UAC, CC, COR and only wears the bare minimum on his Class A.  I'm trying to figure out if he has been awarded things in the past and is just too modest to wear them on his uniform, or maybe nobody over the years nominated him for anything through the council.  If the ladder is the case, I'd really love to put him in for the awards he rightfully should have.  Is there a way that I can see what awards or recognitions he has earned / been given somewhere in my.scouting, or SB or somewhere else.  I have pretty good access to those platforms as a Troop Admin and UAC.  Thank You All !  

You must call your Council Registrar to ask this info.  The Registrar has access to all recorded adult awards.

Depending on how you sell it ( :p ) your Registrar might not provide the info directly (like a list).  That is, for example, you may only be able to ask, "Does our Unit Leader have the "Award of Merit'"?  The Registrar may tell you Yes or No, and then you can move forward on that info.

In fact, that is the course I would recommend... Pick an award you think your leader qualifies for 

https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/what-cub-scouts-earn/adult-awards-and-recognition/

Scouter's Training Award

https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Scouters-Training-Award-for-Scout-BSA-Leaders.pdf

Scoutmaster's Key

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-054_WB.pdf

Unit Leader Award of Merit

https://www.scouting.org/programs/venturing/venturing-awards-and-advancement/leadership/unit-leader-award-of-merit/

District Award of Merit

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33720.pdf

etc, etc, etc

Be advised, your leader has been around long enough that he may have an award already, but it is not recorded.  That's OK!  Recognize him again, and work with the Registrar to make sure it is recorded!! 

Or, you could pick an award, and ask him if he has it.  If he says yes, work with them to figure out an award date and ask the Registrar to put it in his record.

Thank you for doing this!!

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On 2/24/2023 at 9:16 AM, InquisitiveScouter said:

You must call your Council Registrar to ask this info.  The Registrar has access to all recorded adult awards.

Depending on how you sell it ( :p ) your Registrar might not provide the info directly (like a list).  That is, for example, you may only be able to ask, "Does our Unit Leader have the "Award of Merit'"?  The Registrar may tell you Yes or No, and then you can move forward on that info.

In fact, that is the course I would recommend... Pick an award you think your leader qualifies for 

https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/what-cub-scouts-earn/adult-awards-and-recognition/

Scouter's Training Award

https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Scouters-Training-Award-for-Scout-BSA-Leaders.pdf

Scoutmaster's Key

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-054_WB.pdf

Unit Leader Award of Merit

https://www.scouting.org/programs/venturing/venturing-awards-and-advancement/leadership/unit-leader-award-of-merit/

District Award of Merit

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33720.pdf

etc, etc, etc

Be advised, your leader has been around long enough that he may have an award already, but it is not recorded.  That's OK!  Recognize him again, and work with the Registrar to make sure it is recorded!! 

Or, you could pick an award, and ask him if he has it.  If he says yes, work with them to figure out an award date and ask the Registrar to put it in his record.

Thank you for doing this!!

Mostly true; some awards are obscure, I have one that seems to be very rare and my registrar does not know how to enter it into my record; the registrar acknowledges that I have it, that my physical paperwork is correct; however, the registrar has no idea how to enter it into the system now that scoutnet is gone. 

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