Varsity Scout Insignia VARSITY SCOUT VARSITY SCOUT LETTER PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION

Varsity Scout shoulder loop, cloth, blaze, No. 00681, Varsity Scout and Varsity Scout leader, worn on official uniform shirt. Varsity Scout letter, cloth No. 00047; Varsity Scout, worn on right breast of jacket or bottom front of merit badge sash. Varsity strip, cloth, red on tan, No. 00018, above Boy Scouts of America strip or above interpreter strip, right pocket. Varsity Scout letter bar, No. 02701. Gold bar is worn on the Varsity Scout letter to represent each additional letter awarded.

VARSITY SCOUT TEAM BADGES OF OFFICE

Team committee chairman, cloth, Team captain, cloth, No. 02721; Varsity No. 02727; Varsity Scout leader, left Scout, left sleeve, position 3 of official sleeve, position 3 of official uniform uniform shirt. shirt. Team cocaptain, cloth, No. 02722; Varsity Team committee, cloth, No. 02726; Scout, left sleeve, position 3 of official Varsity Scout leader, left sleeve, uniform shirt. position 3 of official uniform shirt. Program manager, cloth, No. 02725; Team Coach, cloth, No. 02723; Varsity Scout, left sleeve, position 3 of Varsity Scout leader, left sleeve, official uniform shirt. position 3 of official uniform shirt. Squad leader, cloth, No. 02720; Varsity Assistant team Coach, cloth, No. 02724; Scout, left sleeve, position 3 of official Varsity Scout leader, left sleeve, position uniform shirt. 3 of official uniform shirt.

Note: The Varsity Scout uniform is the official field uniform of the Boy Scouts of America with distinctive blaze- color shoulder loops. The Varsity Scout jacket and the Varsity Scout cap may be worn with the Varsity Scout uniform. For placement of insignia on the field uniform, see page 16.

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VENTURING PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION

Shoulder loops, green ribbon, No. 00678, Venturer and Venturing adult, on shoulder epaulets worn on the Venturing spruce green uniform shirt. Not to be worn on Boy Scout khaki uniform.

VENTURING'BSA Unit number, cloth, white on red, Nos. U.S. flag emblem, cloth, red, white, and 10400 through 10408 (last digit indicates blue, No. 00103, Venturer and Venturing Venturing emblem, cloth, No. 04038, the unit number for 0 through 8); for unit adult, right sleeve. New uniforms have this Venturer and Venturing adult, right number 9, order No. 10406. Venturer or emblem already sewn in the correct sleeve, position 2 of official uniform Venturing adult wearing traditional position. shirt. uniform, left sleeve, position 2, touching Boy Scout advancement, earned Boy Council shoulder emblem, cloth, No. 16- council shoulder patch. Multipledigit Scout rank recognition, may be worn on (last three digits indicate the council numerals may be specialordered-2-digit, the Venturing uniform. See the Boy Scout number), Venturer and Venturing adult, No. 10409; 3-digit, No. 10410; 4-digit, No. section for guidelines. left sleeve, position 1, just below shoulder 10411. seam.

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Bronze Award, cloth-covered bar, Venturer, above left pocket, no more than five per row.

Venturing Leadership Skills Course (VLSC) emblem, No. 04194, is available for all Venturers who have completed the Arts and Hobbies, maroon on white, Venturing Leadership Skills Course. The No. 04200B emblem is worn on the left sleeve, position 4. Gold Award, gold medal suspended from white cloth ribbon, No. 04187, above left pocket. (Also available for field wear, white cloth-covered bar, No. 04220A.)

Sports, yellow on white, No.04200C Silver Ranger Bar for field wear, No. 04184A, worn on left pocket flap. Youth Ministries, purple on white, No. 04200D Venturing Silver Award, cloth, silver Ranger Award, silver medal suspended knot on green and white, green from white and green cloth ribbon, background to the wearer's right, No. No.04184, above left pocket. Medal may 05027, above left pocket. be worn on left pocket. Sea Scout, blue on white, No. 04200E

Outdoor, green on white, No.04200F Venturing Leadership Award, council, blue and white ribbon with pendant, No.

Bar holders, Bronze awards can 04220; regional, green and white ribbon Silver Award, silver medal suspended be used with a one-ribbon bar holder, No. with pendant, No. 04221; national, red and from white and green cloth rtbbon, No. white ribbon with pendant, No. 04222. 04027; two-ribbon bar holder, No. 04028; or 04186, above three-ribbon bar holder, No. 04029. left pocket. .

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Crew committee, cloth, No. 04219, Crew Committee chair, cloth, No. Secretary, cloth, No. 04211, Venturer, Venturing adult, left sleeve, position 3. 04225, Venturing adult, left sleeve, left sleeve, position 3. position 3.

Advisor, cloth, No. 04040, Venturing Treasurer, cloth, No. 04218, Vice president, cloth, No. 04216, Advisor, left sleeve, position 3. Venturer, left sleeve, position 3. Venturer, left sleeve, position 3.

Associate Advisor, cloth, No. 04042, President, cloth, No. 04215, Venturer, Venturing adult, left sleeve, position 3. left sleeve, position 3. Venturing Insignia-31 Sea Scout Insignia

SEA SCOUT PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION

Sea Scouts, BSA, black cloth, No. 04125; white cotton cloth, No. 04126; red letters Sea Scout youth jumper collar insignia, on tan cloth, No. 04127; Sea Scout and white cloth, No. 04146; black cloth, No. adult leader, above right pocket. Sea Scout cap button, silver, small, 04147, Sea Scout, corners of the jumper No. 04156, worn on Sea Scout leader's collar. cap. Sea Scout coat button, silver, large, No. 04155. worn on Sea Scout leader's coat.

Sea Scout leader insignia, miniature pin, No. 04134, Sea Scout leader, placed on Sea Scout leader hatband, No. front of braid extension for leader's cap; 04154. metal miniature lapel pin, No. 04135, Sea Scout and leader, civilian wear.

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Boatswain, black cloth, No. 04062; white Boatswain's mate, black cloth, No. Crew leader, black cloth, No. 04058; white cloth, No. 04063; Sea Scout, left sleeve, 04060; white cloth, No. 04061; Sea Scout, cloth, No. 04059; Sea Scout, left sleeve, position 3. left sleeve, position 3. position 3.

Assistant crew leader, black cloth, No. Purser, black cloth, No. 04069; white Storekeeper, black cloth, No. 04064; white 04056; white cloth, No. 04057; Sea Scout, cloth, No. 04070; Sea Scout, left sleeve, cloth, No. 04065; Sea Scout, left sleeve, left sleeve, position 3. position 3. position 3.

Specialist, black cloth, No. 04072; white Yeoman, black cloth, No. 04123; white Skipper, black cloth, No. 04095. Sea cloth, No. 04073; Sea Scout, left sleeve, cloth, No. 04124; Sea Scout, left sleeve, Scout adult, both sleeve cuffs. position 3. position 3.

Mate or ship committee member, cloth, one star, blue, No. 04098. Ship Sea Scout adult, both sleeve cuffs.

LEADER METAL INSIGNIA

Skipper Mate/ship Council Regional National committee officer officer officer

Metal insignia is worn in place of sleeve patch. On white uniform shirt, place on black epaulet cover with base of anchor pointed toward shoulder. On khaki uniform, crown of anchor should be placed % inch from the tip of the collar on the diagonal. Available only from the Venturing Division. Note: Wood Badge beads and Order of the Arrow pocket flaps are not worn on Sea Scout youth or adult uniforms.

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Apprentice badge of rank, black cloth, Able badge of rank, black cloth, No. Ordinary badge of rank, black cloth, No. 04142; white cloth, No. 04145; Sea 04140; white cloth, No. 04143; Sea Scout, No. 04141; white cloth, No. 04144; Sea Scout, left pocket. left pocket. Scout, left pocket.

Small-boat handler bar, metal, No. 04052, Qualified seaman bar, metal, No. 04053, Sea Scout, left pocket. Sea Scout, left pocket.

Quartermaster badge of rank, black cloth, No. 04121; white cloth, No. 04122; Sea Scout, both sleeve cuffs. Adults wear square knot.

SEAL double-dolphin pin, metal, Sea Scout, left pocket, available only through the Venturing Division.

Quartermaster Award, ribbon and pendant, No. 04148, Sea Scout, left pocket, available only through the Venturing Division; patch, No. 04100, Sea Scout, left pocket; embroidered knot, blue on white, No. 05009, Scouter, above left pocket; miniature lapel pin, No. 04051, Sea Scout, civilian wear.

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The following items are described and pictured on pages 23 and 24:

Boardsailing, BSA BSA Aquatics Instructor Canoe base loon, BSA Lifeguard worn on left side of Long Cruise badge, white cloth, No. Conservation Good Turn Award 50- jacket or jac-shirt 04136; blue cloth, No. 04139, Sea Scout above pocket. Miler Award High-adventure bases and Sea Scout adult leader, left sleeve, position 4; Long Cruise are, red cloth, No. High adventure emblem Historic 04137; white cloth, No. 04138. Trails Award Hornaday Award Mile Swim, BSA Philmont Scout Ranch Snorkeling, BSA

Philmont bull, worn on left side of jacket or jac- shirt above pocket.

Quality Unit, cloth, youth member and leader, right sleeve, position 3. See your local council for specific year numbers. Only the most recently earned Quality Unit emblem may be worn.

Sea base conch shell, worn on back of jacket or jac-shirt.

RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS FOR VENTURERS

Religious emblem square knot, cloth, silver knot on purple, No. 05007, may be worn by youth or adult members who God and life earned the knot as a youth, above left Salvation Pope Pius XII, Roman Catholic, bar pocket. Cloth, purple knot on silver, No. Army 05014, may be worn by adult members pin, ribbon, and medal, Venturer, above presented with the recognition, above left left pocket. pocket. Adults may wear both knots if they satisfY qualifying criteria. See note on page 46. God and life Living Faith--Lutheran, bar pin, red Episcopal ribbon and medal; God and Life-- Protestant, bar pin, green ribbon and medal; God and Life--Episcopal, bar pin, God and life Protestant red ribbon and medal; God and Life- Salvation Army, bar pin and medal; Venturer, above left pocket.

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Alpha Omega-Eastern Orthodox God and Country-First Church of Christ Scientist Open Word Award-General Church of the New Jerusalem Dharma-Hindu In the Name of God-Islamic Compassionate Father-Meher Baba Life and World, Community of Christ, device worn on ribbon, Etz Chaim, Jewish, bar pin, ribbon, and God and Country-Moravian Venturer, above left pocket. medal, Venturer, above left pocket. God and Country-Polish National Catholic Spirit of Truth-Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Sangha-Buddhist Good Life-Zoroastrian Good Servant-Churches of Christ The following awards may be earned Notes: 1. See also pages 25-26. by Boy Scouts and Venturers: On My Honor-Church of Jesus Christ of 2. For additional information on religious Saint Mesrob-Armenian Apostolic Latter-day Saints emblems, write for religious emblems programs Church of America (Western Prelacy) Ararat-Armenian Church of America poster. No. 5-206C. from the Relationships Division, 5326, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 Unity of Mankind-Baha'i West Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079. Irving. TX 75015-2079.

VENTURING LEADER RECOGNITIONS

Seabadge, pin, restricted, No. 04097, presented by a region to a fully trained Sea Scout adult leader, left pocket flap. A knot, No. 05527, is also available.

Scouter's Key/Skipper's Key, green Scouter's Training Award/Sea ribbon with broad white stripe, pendant, Scouting Leader Training Award, No. 00924. Trained Sea Scout Skipper green ribbon with narrow stripe, pendant, Trained Leader emblem. No. 00280, is wears pendant with Sea Scout device, No. No. 00922. Trained Sea Scout adult available for all leaders who have 00931. Trained Venturing Advisor wears leader wears pendant with Sea Scout completed the Basic Leader Training pendant with Venturing device, No. 00940. device, No. 00931. Trained adult program appropriate to their positions. The Devices may also be worn on embroidered Venturing leaders wear pendant with emblem is worn immediately below and square knot. See note on page 46. Venturing device, No. 00940. Devices touching the emblem of office for which it may also be worn on embroidered square was earned. Elected Venturers who have Advisor Award of Merit, cloth knot, knot. See note on page 46. completed the crew officers' seminar may white on tan, No. 05001, above left wear the Trained Leader emblem beneath pocket with Venturing device, No. their badge of office. 00940; certificate, No. 25-014. Note: The Trained Leader emblem may be worn only in connection with the emblem of office for which basic training has been completed.

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