Right sleeve,
position 1
Right sleeve,
position 1
Den emblem,
position 2
(Webelos
Scout only)
4˝
Shoulder Seam
Left sleeve,
position 1
Left sleeve,
position 2a
4˝
Right sleeve,
position 3
Optional
Webelos Scout Right Sleeve
(named dens)
Left sleeve,
position 2
Right sleeve,
position 2
Left sleeve,
position 3
Right Sleeve
Left Sleeve
Cub Scout
Program Identification
U.S. flag emblem, cloth, red, white, and blue,
No. 103; Cub Scout, Cub Scout leader; right
sleeve, position 1. New uniforms have this
emblem already sewn in the correct position.
Only the BSA-issued flag may be worn. The flag
orientation of the BSA uniform flag meets
U.S. flag code.
Council shoulder emblem, cloth;
Cub Scout and Cub Scout leader; left sleeve,
position 1.
Unit number, cloth, white on red, Nos. 10400
through 10408 (last digit indicates the unit
number for 0 through 8); for unit number 9, order
No. 10406. Cub Scout and Cub Scout leader;
left sleeve, position 2, touching council shoulder
emblem if veteran unit bar is not worn. Multipledigit numbers may be special-ordered—2-digit,
No. 10409; 3-digit, No. 10410; 4-digit, No. 10411.
Founder’s Bar, No. 610129; worn directly
under unit number.
Lone Scout emblem, cloth, red and black on
tan, No. 621122; Lone Cub Scout, left sleeve,
position 2 (in place of unit number).
Veteran unit bars, cloth, Cub Scout and Cub
Scout leader, left sleeve, position 2a; 25 years,
No. 133; 30 years, No. 50006; 35 years, No. 50007;
40 years, No. 50008; 45 years, No. 50009;
50 years, No. 105; 55 years, No. 194; 60 years,
No. 195; 65 years, No. 196; 70 years, No. 197;
75 years, No. 107; 80 years, No. 198; 85 years,
No. 138; 90 years, No. 50010; 95 years, No. 50011;
100 years, No. 50012.
Unit number with veteran bar, cloth, unit
number with veteran bar embroidered above the
numerals. Special-ordered 2-digit unit number,
No. 10412; 3-digit, No. 10413; 4-digit, No. 10414.
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Cub Scout Insignia
CUB SCOUT INSIGNIA
Den number, gold on blue, Nos. 10701 through 10724 (last two digits indicate the den number);
Cub Scout, Webelos Scout, or den leader, right sleeve, position 2, immediately below and touching
the U.S. flag.
Webelos den emblem, right sleeve, position 2; optional (see the “Boy Scout Insignia” section,
page 25).
Bolo tie, No. 830; Cub Scout leader, optional wear with open-collar shirt.
Not more than five medals may be worn at a
time, pinned in a single row immediately
above the seam of the left pocket.
World Crest
National Summertime
Pack Award pin
Medals worn here
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
/8"
3
Cub Scout Outdoor
Activity Award
TEMPORARY
PATCH
Left pocket,
position 3
Left pocket,
position 4
Recruiter strip
RECRUITER
Left pocket,
position 2
RIGHT POCKET
/8"
3
WEBELOS SCOUT
LEFT POCKET
(blue or tan shirt)
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Left pocket,
position 1
LEFT POCKET
/8"
3
WEBELOS SCOUT
LEFT POCKET
(blue or tan shirt)
WEBELOS SCOUT
LEFT POCKET
(tan shirt)
Cub Scout Insignia
Cub Scout Advancement
Note: Cub Scout advancement badges must be attached directly to the uniform.
Bobcat badge, cloth, blue
and gold, No. 370; Cub Scout,
left pocket, position 1.
Bear badge, cloth, green,
gold, and brown, No. 374; Cub
Scout, left pocket, position 3.
Bobcat metal miniature
pin, No. 41; parents, nonuniform wear.
Bear metal miniature pin,
No. 604962; parents, nonuniform wear.
Tiger badge, cloth, orange
and black, No. 620079; Cub
Scout, left pocket, position 4.
Webelos badge (oval),
cloth, blue and gold on tan
oval, No. 80375; Webelos
Scout, left pocket, centered.
Tiger metal miniature pin,
No. 620556; parents, nonuniform wear.
Webelos colors, red, yellow,
and green tabs, No. 452; pack
option for wear by Webelos
Scouts, right sleeve, under and
touching U.S. flag. If den
number is worn, under and
touching den number. With
either option, colors cover
Journey to Excellence insignia
and den emblem. If colors are
worn, adventure pins are worn
on the tabs.
Arrow of Light badge,
cloth, gold and blue on tan,
No. 44; Webelos Scout, below
left pocket; metal pin, No.
463; Webelos Scout, below
left pocket.
Wolf badge, cloth, red, gold,
and gray, No. 371; Cub Scout,
left pocket, position 2.
Webelos badge (diamond),
cloth, blue and gold diamond,
No. 43; optional for Webelos
Scouts who have not earned
the Tiger badge, left pocket,
position 4.
Wolf metal miniature pin,
No. 30; parents, nonuniform wear.
Webelos metal miniature
pin, No. 153; parents,
nonuniform wear.
Arrow of Light metal
miniature pin, No. 115;
parents; nonuniform wear.
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Cub Scout Adventure Loops and Pins
Adventure Loops, worn on navy blue Cub Scout belt only. The blue belt may be worn with the
Webelos tan uniform (see page 14).
Adventure Pins, Webelos Scout, worn on the Webelos colors or on the Webelos cap.
Tiger Required Adventure Loops
Backyard
Jungle
Games
Tigers Play
My Family’s
Duty to God
Team
Tiger
Tiger
Bites
Tigers
in the Wild
No. 619913
No. 619917
No. 619918
No. 619914
No. 619915
No. 619916
Tiger Elective Adventure Loops
Curiosity,
Intrigue, and
Magical Mysteries
Earning
Your Stripes
Family
Stories
Floats
and Boats
No. 619921
No. 619925
No. 619922
No. 619928
Good
Knights
Rolling
Tigers
Sky Is
the Limit
Stories
in Shapes
No. 619923
No. 619920
No. 619926
No. 619927
Tiger-iffic!
Tiger: Safe
and Smart
Tiger
Tag
Tiger
Tales
Tiger
Theater
No. 619924
No. 619919
No. 619929
No. 619930
No. 619931
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Call of
the Wild
Council
Fire
Duty to God
Footsteps
Howling at
the Moon
Paws on
the Path
Running
With the Pack
No. 619932
No. 619933
No. 619937
No. 619934
No. 619935
No. 619936
Wolf Elective Adventure Loops
Adventures
in Coins
Air of
the Wolf
Code of
the Wolf
Collections
and Hobbies
Cubs
Who Care
No. 619948
No. 619938
No. 619939
No. 619940
No. 619941
Digging in
the Past
Finding
Your Way
Germs
Alive!
Grow
Something
Hometown
Heroes
No. 619942
No. 619943
No. 619945
No. 619944
No. 619947
Motor
Away
Paws
of Skill
Spirit of
the Water
No. 619950
No. 619949
No. 619946
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Cub Scout Insignia
Wolf Required Adventure Loops
Bear Required Adventure Loops
Bear
Claws
Bear
Necessities
No. 619951
No. 619952
Fellowship
and Duty Fur, Feathers,
to God
and Ferns
No. 619956
No. 619953
Grin and
Bear It
Paws
for Action
No. 619954
No. 619955
Bear Elective Adventure Loops
Baloo
the Builder
A Bear
Goes Fishing
Bear
Picnic Basket
Beat of
the Drum
Critter
Care
No. 619957
No. 619961
No. 619959
No. 619958
No. 619965
Forensics
Make It
Move
Marble
Madness
Roaring
Laughter
Robotics
No. 619962
No. 619963
No. 619964
No. 619967
No. 619968
Salmon
Run
Super
Science
A World
of Sound
No. 619966
No. 619969
No. 619960
Webelos Required Adventure Pins
Cast
Iron Chef
Duty to
God and You
First
Responder
Stronger,
Faster, Higher
Webelos
Walkabout
No. 619984
No. 619988
No. 619985
No. 619986
No. 619987
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Building a
Better World
Camper
Duty to
God in Action
Scouting
Adventure
No. 619971
No. 619972
No. 619974
No. 619973
Webelos and Arrow of Light Elective Adventure Pins
Adventures
in Science
Aquanaut
Art
Explosion
Aware
and Care
Build It
No. 619989
No. 619970
No. 619983
No. 619990
No. 619991
Build My
Own Hero
Castaway
Earth
Rocks!
Engineer
Fix It
No. 619992
No. 619994
No. 619995
No. 619996
No. 619975
Game
Design
Into
the Wild
Into the
Woods
Looking Back,
Looking Forward
Maestro!
No. 619981
No. 619976
No. 619977
No. 619978
No. 619979
Moviemaking
Project
Family
Sportsman
No. 619982
No. 6199197
No. 619980
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Cub Scout Insignia
Arrow of Light Required Adventure Pins
Cub Scout Pack Badges of Office
Badges of office are worn on the left sleeve, position 3, except as noted.
Pack committee chair,
cloth, gold on blue, No. 18059.
Pack trainer, cloth, gold on
blue, No. 80378.
Webelos den leader, cloth,
gold on blue, No. 460.
Pack committee, cloth,
gold on blue, No. 379.
Tiger den leader, cloth,
orange and gold on blue,
No. 620554.
Assistant Webelos den
leader, cloth, gold on blue,
No. 462.
Cubmaster, cloth, silver on
blue, No. 383; Unit Leader
Award of Merit gold star
version, No. 610094.
Assistant Cubmaster,
cloth, gold on blue, No. 381.
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Cub Scout den leader,
cloth, gold on blue, No. 376.
Assistant Cub Scout den
leader, cloth, gold on blue,
No. 375.
Assistant denner shoulder
cord, gold single-strand,
No. 385; Cub Scout and Webelos
Scout; over left shoulder.
Denner shoulder tab, felt,
gold, No. 369; Cub Scout and
Webelos Scout former denners;
on left shoulder.
Cub Scout Participation and Achievement
Not more than five medals may be worn at a time, pinned in a single row immediately above the
seam of the left pocket.
Pinewood derby medals,
with red, white, and blue
ribbons; Cub Scout, above
left pocket: blue, No. 610204;
red, No. 610205; white,
No. 610206.
Raingutter regatta medals,
with red, white, and blue
ribbons; Cub Scout, above
left pocket: blue, No. 610207;
red, No. 610208; white,
No. 610209.
Space derby medals,
with red, white, and blue
ribbons; Cub Scout, above
left pocket: blue, No. 610210;
red, No. 610211; white,
No. 610212.
Cub Scout activity
medals, with blue and gold
ribbon; Cub Scout; above
left pocket: Bronze, No. 934;
Silver, No. 935; Gold, No. 936.
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Cub Scout Insignia
Denner shoulder cord,
gold double-strand, No. 368;
Cub Scout and Webelos Scout;
over left shoulder.
Cub Scouting Outdoor Ethics Awareness
Award, No. 618280; Cub Scouts; worn as a
temporary patch on right pocket.
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award,
cloth emblem, No. 14235; worn on right pocket
flap. Each successive time the award is earned,
a Wolf track pin, No. 14236, may be added to
the flap.
National Summertime Pack Award,
rank-coordinated pins: Tiger, No. 14332; Wolf,
No. 14333; Bear, No. 14334; Webelos Scout,
No. 14335; worn centered on right pocket flap.
Whittling Chip emblem, No. 8598;
Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts; not for
uniform wear.
1910 World Crest Ring emblem,
No. 619748; youth members and adult leaders;
worn around World Crest emblem.
Messengers of Peace emblem,
No. 615442; youth members and adult leaders;
worn around World Crest emblem.
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SHOULDER EPAULETS AND LOOPS
Shoulder
Seam
Right sleeve,
position 1,
just below
shoulder seam
Left sleeve,
position 1
Left sleeve,
position 2a
4"
Right sleeve,
position 2
Left sleeve,
position 2
Right sleeve,
position 2a
Left sleeve on
pocket flap above
badge of office
Right sleeve,
position 3
4" or touching
National Honor
Patrol Award
Left sleeve,
position 3 (on the
small pocket)
Right Sleeve
Left Sleeve
(Official Uniform Shirt)
Left Sleeve With Pocket
(Official Shirt)
Boy Scout Program Identification
U.S. flag emblem, cloth, red, white, and blue,
No. 103; Boy Scout and Boy Scout leader, right
sleeve, position 1, just below shoulder seam.
New uniforms have this emblem already sewn in
the correct position. Only the BSA-issued flag
may be worn. The flag orientation of the BSA
uniform flag meets U.S. flag code.
Council shoulder emblem, cloth;
Boy Scout and Boy Scout leader, left sleeve,
position 1, just below shoulder seam.
Unit number, cloth, green on tan, Nos. 10400
through 10408 (last digit indicates the unit
number for 0 through 8); for unit number 9,
order No. 10406. Boy Scout and Boy Scout
leader, left sleeve, position 2, touching council
shoulder emblem if veteran unit bar is not
worn. Multiple-digit numbers may be specialordered—2-digit, No. 10409; 3-digit, No. 10410;
4-digit, No. 10411.
Veteran unit bars, cloth, Boy Scout and
Boy Scout leader, left sleeve, position 2a;
25 years, No. 133; 30 years, No. 50006;
35 years, No. 50007; 40 years, No. 50008;
45 years, No. 50009; 50 years, No. 105;
55 years, No. 194; 60 years, No. 195; 65 years,
No. 196; 70 years, No. 197; 75 years, No. 107;
80 years, No. 198; 85 years, No. 138; 90 years,
No. 50010; 95 years, No. 50011; 100 years,
No. 50012.
Unit number with veteran bar, cloth, unit
number with veteran bar embroidered above
the numerals. Special-ordered 2-digit unit
number, No. 10412; 3-digit, No. 10413; 4-digit,
No. 10414.
National Honor Patrol Award, cloth,
No. 367; Boy Scout; beneath patrol emblem
of qualifying patrol, right sleeve, position 2a.
Circles patrol emblem if earned more than once.
Lone Scout emblem, cloth, red and black on
tan, No. 621122; Lone Boy Scout, left sleeve,
position 2 (in place of unit number).
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Boy Scout Insignia
BOY SCOUT INSIGNIA
Neckerchief slide, No. 601; Boy Scout and
Boy Scout leader, worn with troop neckerchief.
Bolo tie, No. 618; Boy Scout and Boy Scout
leader, worn with open-collar shirt.
Order of the Arrow identification, lodge
insignia fits the exact size and shape of right
pocket flap and may not extend beyond this size
and shape in any way. Order of the Arrow
membership emblem, No. 604942, suspended
from right pocket button. Appropriate OA honor
sash worn over right shoulder—under epaulet of
uniform shirt—diagonally across chest to left
waist. The Order of the Arrow sash and the merit
badge sash may not be worn at the same time.
See page 31.
BSA emblem, cloth, No. 320; Boy Scout and Boy
Scout leader, worn on left pocket of jac-shirt and over
left breast of jacket.
Jac-shirt, on left pocket
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Jacket, over left breast
Alien
Beaver
Black Mamba
Bobwhite
Bull
No. 618716
No. 10206
No. 618722
No. 10209
No. 618724
Bulldog
Computer Geek
Coyote
Dragon
Eagle
No. 618725
No. 618726
No. 618727
No. 10211
No. 10212
Falcon
Flaming Arrow
Fox
Game Master
Knight
No. 618728
No. 10213
No. 10215
No. 618731
No. 618733
Lightning
Native American
Ninja
Old Goat
Owl
No. 10221
No. 618734
No. 618735
No. 618736
No. 10223
Phoenix
Rattlesnake
Robot
Scorpion
Shark
No. 618737
No. 10230
No. 618739
No. 10233
No. 10234
Squirrel
T. rex
Viking
Wolf
Zombie
No. 618740
No. 618741
No. 10237
No. 10239
No. 618743
Blank
No. 10240
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Boy Scout Insignia
Patrol emblem, cloth, 31 different emblems including one blank to make your own design; Boy
Scout, right sleeve, position 2. See specific emblem for correct number. Optional for Webelos Scouts if
Webelos dens are named.
PATROL EMBLEM
Not more than five medals may be worn at
a time, pinned in a single row immediately
above the seam of the left pocket.
Above right
pocket
Above left pocket
Medals
worn here
Right
pocket flap
Left pocket,
centered
Right pocket,
centered
Right Pocket
28 | Boy Scout Insignia
Left Pocket
Arrow of Light badge,
cloth, gold on tan with blue
frame, No. 44; metal pin,
No. 463; Boy Scout, below
left pocket.
Second Class rank, cloth,
gold on tan, No. 417; metal
pin, No. 14; Boy Scout,
left pocket.
Star rank, cloth, gold on tan,
No. 419; metal pin, No. 92;
Boy Scout and Venturer,
left pocket.
Second Class metal
miniature pin, No. 120;
parent, nonuniform wear.
Star metal miniature
pin, No. 122; parent,
nonuniform wear.
Boy Scout badge, cloth,
yellow on tan, No. 620078;
metal pin, No. 414; Boy Scout,
left pocket.
Boy Scout metal
miniature pin, No. 116;
parent, nonuniform wear.
Tenderfoot rank, cloth, gold
on tan, No. 416; metal pin,
No. 10; Boy Scout, left pocket.
Tenderfoot metal
miniature pin, No. 604964;
parent, nonuniform wear.
First Class rank, cloth,
gold on tan, No. 418; large
standard metal pin, No. 17;
Boy Scout, left pocket; center
front of campaign hat and
expedition hat.
First Class metal
miniature pin, No. 121;
parent, nonuniform wear.
Life rank, cloth, gold and red
on tan, No. 420; metal pin,
No. 91; Boy Scout and
Venturer, left pocket.
Life metal miniature
pin, No. 123; parent,
nonuniform wear.
Eagle Scout rank, cloth,
silver, white, and blue on red,
No. 489; Boy Scout and
Venturer, left pocket. Adults
wear square knot, No. 5011.
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Boy Scout Insignia
Boy Scout Advancement
Eagle Scout Award,
silver medal suspended from
scroll, No. 135; sterling silver,
No. 137; Boy Scout,
Venturer, and Sea Scout.
Adults wear only on formal
Eagle occasions.
Eagle Scout square knot,
cloth, red, white, and blue
on tan, No. 5011; Scouter,
above left pocket. Boy Scouts,
Venturers, and Sea Scouts
wear Eagle Scout badge,
No. 489.
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Eagle Palm, Bronze, No. 335;
Gold, No. 336; Silver, No. 337;
Boy Scout, Venturer, Sea
Scout, and Scouter, worn on
the Eagle Scout Award ribbon
or square knot. Youth members
may pin palms on the cloth
Eagle Scout rank. Wear only
the proper combination of
Palms for the number of merit
badges earned beyond Eagle
Scout. The Bronze Palm
represents five merit badges;
Gold, 10; and Silver, 15. For
example, if 10 merit badges and
two Palms are earned, wear
only the Gold Palm. If 20 merit
badges and four Palms, wear a
Silver and a Bronze Palm.
Eagle Scout metal
miniature, antique finish,
No. 93; sterling silver,
No. 604946. Tie tack,
sterling silver, No. 25;
Boy Scout, Venturer,
Sea Scout, or mentor;
nonuniform wear.
Eagle Mom pin,
antique finish, No. 14121;
sterling silver, No. 14125;
nonuniform wear.
Eagle Dad pin,
antique finish, No. 14122;
sterling silver, No. 14126;
nonuniform wear.
Eagle Mentor pin,
gold tone, No. 14123;
sterling silver, No. 14127.
For non-parent who
was instrumental in the
Scout earning his Eagle;
nonuniform wear.
Merit badges (required), cloth, silver border;
Boy Scout, right sleeve, position 4, limited to
six; merit badge sash, maximum of three per row
as shown, no limit. See accompanying list of
merit badges for specific number.
Boy Scouts may wear only one merit badge
sash at a time. A merit badge sash is never
worn on the belt. Merit badge sashes are worn
only by Boy Scouts and Venturers who are
earning Boy Scout advancement. Merit badges
may be worn on the front and back of the sash.
Miscellaneous patches may only be worn on
the back of the sash. The merit badge sash and
the Order of the Arrow sash may not be worn at
the same time.
Merit badge sash pin, No. 14712; goldcolored pin; can be worn on shoulder, parallel
to the epaulet, to secure merit badge sash to
the epaulet.
Merit badge sash, worn with Boy Scout, Varsity Scout,
or Venturing uniform over right shoulder. May be worn
under or over epaulet.
Right sleeve, position 4,
above cuff
Varsity letter may be worn
on sash as shown.
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Boy Scout Insignia
Merit Badges on Required List
for Eagle Scout Award
Merit Badges Required for the Eagle Scout Award
Camping
Citizenship in the
Community
Citizenship in the
Nation
Citizenship in
the World
Communication
No. 10302
No. 10303
No. 10304
No. 10305
No. 10306
Cooking
Cycling
Emergency
Preparedness
Environmental
Science
Family Life
No. 618111
No. 10527
No. 10307
No. 10308
No. 10316
Personal
Management
No. 10311
First Aid
Hiking
Lifesaving
Personal
Fitness
No. 10309
No. 10548
No. 10310
No. 10312
Sustainability
Swimming
No. 617645
No. 10315
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Merit badges (optional), cloth, green border;
Boy Scout, right sleeve, position 4, limited to
six; merit badge sash, maximum of three per
row, no limit. See accompanying list of merit
badges for specific number.
American Business
American
Cultures
American
Heritage
American Labor
Animal Science
No. 10502
No. 10503
No. 10504
No. 10554
No. 10505
Animation
Archaeology
Archery
Architecture
Art
No. 620494
No. 10614
No. 10506
No. 10507
No. 10508
Astronomy
Athletics
Automotive
Maintenance
Aviation
Backpacking
No. 10509
No. 10510
No. 18115
No. 10615
No. 10513
Basketry
Bird Study
Bugling
Canoeing
Chemistry
No. 10514
No. 10516
No. 10518
No. 10519
No. 10520
Chess
Cinematography
Climbing
Coin Collecting
Collections
No. 613249
No. 10521
No. 10522
No. 10523
No. 10610
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Boy Scout Insignia
Optional Merit Badges
Composite
Materials
Crime Prevention
Dentistry
Digital
Technology
Disabilities
Awareness
No. 10623
No. 10613
No. 10528
No. 619675
No. 10547
Dog Care
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Energy
No. 10529
No. 10530
No. 10531
No. 10532
No. 10533
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Farm
Mechanics
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
No. 10534
No. 10620
No. 10535
No. 10536
No. 10537
Fish and Wildlife
Management
Fishing
Fly-Fishing
Forestry
Game
Design
No. 10539
No. 10538
No. 10579
No. 10540
No. 617171
Gardening
Genealogy
Geocaching
Geology
Golf
No. 10541
No. 10542
No. 612253
No. 10543
No. 10545
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Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
No. 10546
No. 10549
No. 10550
No. 10551
No. 10552
Inventing
Journalism
Kayaking
Landscape
Architecture
Law
No. 610616
No. 10553
No. 615305
No. 10555
No. 10556
Leatherwork
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Mining
in Society
No. 10557
No. 10559
No. 10612
No. 10562
No. 619674
Model Design
and Building
Motorboating
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
No. 10563
No. 10564
No. 10565
No. 10566
No. 10621
Oceanography
Orienteering
Painting
Pets
Photography
No. 10567
No. 10568
No. 10569
No. 10570
No. 10571
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Boy Scout Insignia
Graphic Arts
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Programming
No. 10572
No. 10573
No. 10574
No. 10575
No. 617167
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
No. 10576
No. 10578
No. 10577
No. 10580
No. 10616
Reading
Reptile and
Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Robotics
Rowing
No. 10582
No. 10500
No. 10584
No. 612104
No. 10622
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Scouting Heritage
Scuba Diving
No. 10313
No. 10586
No. 10587
No. 610615
No. 18186
Sculpture
Search
and Rescue
Shotgun
Shooting
Signs, Signals
and Codes
Skating
No. 10588
No. 615306
No. 10589
No. 620568
No. 10591
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Snow Sports
Soil and Water
Conservation
Space Exploration
Sports
No. 10593
No. 10592
No. 10594
No. 10595
No. 10314
Stamp Collecting
Surveying
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
No. 10596
No. 10597
No. 10598
No. 10599
No. 10600
Truck
Transportation
Veterinary
Medicine
Water Sports
Weather
Welding
No. 10601
No. 10602
No. 10617
No. 10604
No. 614200
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork
No. 10618
No. 10606
No. 10607
No. 10608
5
5
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Boy Scout Insignia
Small-Boat Sailing
Boy Scout Troop Badges of Office
Badges of office are worn on the left sleeve, position 3, except as noted.
Troop committee chair,
cloth, No. 18145; Boy Scout
leader.
Troop committee, cloth,
No. 434; Boy Scout leader.
Chaplain, cloth, No. 440
(must be ordained or
appointed clergy by
religious organization).
Chaplain aide, cloth, gold on
green, No. 443; Boy Scout.
38 | Boy Scout Insignia
Scoutmaster, cloth, No. 423;
or Unit Leader Award of Merit,
gold border with gold star,
cloth, No. 610093.
Assistant Scoutmaster,
cloth, No. 424; Boy Scout
leader.
Junior assistant
Scoutmaster, cloth, No. 425;
Boy Scout.
Senior patrol leader, cloth,
No. 426; Boy Scout.
Assistant senior patrol
leader, cloth, No. 427;
Boy Scout.
Patrol leader, cloth, No. 428;
Boy Scout.
Assistant patrol leader,
cloth, No. 429; Boy Scout.
Instructor, cloth, No. 90;
Boy Scout.
Quartermaster, cloth,
No. 431; Boy Scout.
Den chief shoulder cord,
cloth, blue and gold strands,
No. 388; Boy Scout and
Venturer, over left shoulder.
Webelos den chief shoulder
cord, cloth, blue, gold, and red
cords, No. 457; Boy Scout and
Venturer, over left shoulder.
Honor Guard, cloth, No.
621029; Boy Scout, right
sleeve, position 3 or below and
touching Journey to Excellence
Unit Award. Worn only by
members of honor guards.
Troop historian, cloth,
No. 450; Boy Scout.
Librarian, cloth, No. 432;
Boy Scout.
Bugler, cloth, No. 433;
Boy Scout.
Musician, cloth, No. 449;
Boy Scout, right sleeve,
position 3 or below and
touching Journey to Excellence
Unit Award. Worn only by
members of troop bands or
drum corps. See ‘‘Drum and
Bugle Corps Uniforms,’’
page 10.
Troop guide, cloth, No. 21;
Boy Scout.
Order of the Arrow troop
representative, cloth,
No. 606776; Boy Scout.
Den chief, cloth, No. 387;
Boy Scout and Venturer.
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Boy Scout Insignia
Scribe, cloth, No. 430;
Boy Scout.
Order of the Arrow Troop
Advisor, cloth, No. 617948;
Boy Scout leader.
Webmaster, cloth,
No. 18088; Boy Scout.
Boy Scout Participation and Achievement
National Youth Leadership
Training, cloth, No. 10003;
Boy Scout; right pocket.
National Advanced Youth
Leadership Experience,
cloth, restricted (presented
to those who attend the course
at Philmont Training Center);
Boy Scout; right pocket.
40 | Boy Scout Insignia
Totin’ Chip, cloth, No. 8597;
Boy Scout; worn as a
temporary patch on right
pocket; not to be worn on
pocket flap.
Recognition medal,
universal emblem surrounded
by wreath suspended from
red and white ribbon; Bronze,
No. 937; Silver, No. 938;
Gold, No. 604791; Boy Scout,
for participation or
achievement in Scouting
activity; above left pocket.
Firem’n Chit, cloth,
No. 8599; Boy Scout, worn
as a temporary patch on
right pocket; not to be worn
on pocket flap.
The Varsity Scout uniform is the official Boy Scout uniform with distinctive orange shoulder
loops. For placement of insignia on the field uniform, see the “Boy Scout Insignia” section.
Varsity Scout Program Identification
VARSITY
DE
NA
D
Varsity strip, cloth, orange on tan, No. 18;
worn above Boy Scouts of America strip
or above interpreter strip, right pocket.
LI AWAR
Denali Award, pewter medal suspended from
brown and orange ribbon, No. 4199; Varsity
Scout; above left pocket.
Varsity Scout letter, cloth, No. 47;
Varsity Scout; worn on bottom front of
merit badge sash.
Varsity Scout letter bar, gold bar, No. 2701;
Varsity Scout; worn on Varsity Scout letter to
represent each additional letter awarded.
Varsity Scout jacket emblem, cloth, orange
and brown, No. 321; Varsity Scout and Varsity
Scout leader; worn on left pocket of jac-shirt.
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Varsity Scout Insignia
VARSITY SCOUT INSIGNIA
Varsity Scout Team Badges of Office
Badges of office are worn on the left sleeve, position 3, except as noted.
Team committee chair,
cloth, No. 18146; Varsity
Scout leader.
Assistant team Coach,
cloth, No. 2724; Varsity
Scout leader.
Program manager, cloth,
No. 2725; Varsity Scout.
Team committee, cloth,
No. 2726; Varsity Scout leader.
Team captain, cloth,
No. 2721; Varsity Scout.
Squad leader, cloth,
No. 2720; Varsity Scout.
Team Coach, cloth,
No. 2723; or Unit Leader
Award of Merit, with gold
border and gold star,
No. 610092.
Team cocaptain, cloth,
No. 2722; Varsity Scout.
Order of the Arrow
Assistant Varsity Coach,
cloth, No. 617947;
Varsity Scout leader.
42 | Varsity Scout Insignia
Activity pins for Varsity Scouts, worn on Varsity Scout letter.
Backpacking
Basketball
Bowling
Canoe Camping
Caving
No. 2710
No. 2702
No. 2694
No. 2697
No. 2698
Cross-Country
Skiing
Cycling
Discovering
Adventure
Fishing
Freestyle Biking
No. 2709
No. 2712
No. 2713
No. 2714
No. 2715
Frontiersman
Mechanics
Operation
On Target
Orienteering
Rock Climbing
and Rappelling
No. 2699
No. 2716
No. 612316
No. 2717
No. 2700
Roller Hockey
Shooting Sports
Snow Camping
Soccer
Softball
No. 2693
No. 2703
No. 2711
No. 2704
No. 2705
Survival
Swimming
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
No. 2718
No. 2695
No. 2706
No. 2707
No. 2708
Waterskiing
Whitewater
Canoeing
No. 2696
No. 2719
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Varsity Scout Insignia
Varsity Scout Activity Pins
The recommended uniform is the spruce
green Venturing shirt with green epaulet tabs
and gray backpacking-style shorts or gray
casual pants. If the uniform is worn,
the Guide to Awards and Insignia
is to be followed.
Shoulder Epaulets and Loops
Shoulder Seam
Right sleeve,
position 1
2"
Left sleeve,
position 1
Right sleeve,
position 2
4"
Left sleeve,
position 2
Left sleeve,
position 3
Right sleeve,
position 3
Left sleeve,
position 4
RIGHT SLEEVE
LEFT SLEEVE
Venturing Program Identification
Council shoulder emblem, cloth; Venturer
and Venturing adult, left sleeve, position 1, just
below shoulder seam.
U.S. flag emblem, cloth, red, white, and blue,
No. 103; Venturer and Venturing adult; right
sleeve, position 1. New uniforms have this
emblem already sewn in the correct position.
Only BSA-issued uniform flags may be worn.
The orientation of the BSA uniform flag meets
U.S. flag code. (For guidance on flag orientation,
see the “Boy Scout Insignia” section.)
Unit number, cloth, white on red, Nos. 10400
through 10408 (last digit indicates the unit
number for 0 through 8); for unit number 9, order
No. 10406. Venturer or Venturing adult wearing
official uniform, left sleeve, position 2, touching
council shoulder emblem. Multiple-digit numerals
may be special-ordered—2-digit, No. 10409;
3-digit, No. 10410; 4-digit, No. 10411.
Boy Scout advancement, earned Boy Scout
rank recognition, may be worn on the Venturing
uniform. See the “Boy Scout Insignia” section
for guidelines. Venturers who qualify to earn
Boy Scout advancement also wear the merit
badge sash with the Venturing uniform.
Venturing emblem, cloth, No. 4038; Venturer
and Venturing adult, right sleeve, position 2 of
the official uniform shirt.
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Venturing Insignia
VENTURING INSIGNIA
Above right
pocket
Above left
pocket
Right pocket
centered
RIGHT POCKET
LEFT POCKET
Venturing Awards
Venturing Award, cloth, No. 620501;
Venturer; left pocket.
Pathfinder Award, cloth, No. 620503;
Venturer; left pocket.
Discovery Award, cloth, No. 620502;
Venturer; left pocket.
Summit Award, cloth, No. 620504; Venturer,
left pocket; silver medal suspended from
white and green cloth ribbon, No. 620565;
adults wear only on formal occasions;
embroidered silver knot on green and white,
green to right, No. 5027, above left pocket.
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Ranger Award, silver medal
suspended from white and
green cloth ribbon, No. 4184;
Venturer, above left pocket;
adults wear only on formal
occasions; for field wear, silver
bar, No. 4185, left pocket flap.
Ranger bar, silver, No. 4185;
Venturer and adult leader, for
field wear, left pocket flap.
Boy Scout/Girl Scout Advancement. See page 45 for Boy Scout advancement awards that may
be worn on the Venturing uniform. A Venturer may also wear the Arrow of Light rank if earned as a
Webelos Scout. A female Venturer or adult leader may wear the Girl Scout Gold Award if earned in Girl
Scouting. The award should be worn centered on the location of the right pocket flap.
Quest Award, gold medal
suspended from green cloth
ribbon, No. 4266; Venturer,
above left pocket. Adults wear
only on formal occasions.
TRUST Award, silver medal
suspended from solid purple
ribbon, No. 14268; Venturer,
above left pocket. Adults wear
only on formal occasions.
Kodiak Leadership Skills
Course, pocket medal and
patch; silver metal with button
loop, No. 14221, Venturer and
adult leader, right pocket;
emblem, No. 14262.
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Venturing Insignia
Venturing Leadership
Award, ribbon with pendant
available at four levels—council
(blue and white), No. 4220; area
(gray and white), No. 614296;
regional (green and white),
No. 606782, national (red and
white), No. 4222; gray knot on
blue, red, and green, green to
right, No. 14220; Venturer and
adult leader.
Venturing Crew Badges of Office
Badges of office are worn on the left sleeve, position 3, except as noted.
Crew committee chair,
cloth, No. 4231;
Venturing adult.
Associate Advisor, cloth,
No. 4042; Venturing adult.
Treasurer, cloth, No. 4218;
Venturer.
GUIDE
Crew committee, cloth,
No. 4232; Venturing adult.
President, cloth, No. 4215;
Venturer.
Guide, cloth, No. 4233;
Venturer.
H
Advisor, cloth, No. 4040;
Venturing adult. Also
available: Unit Leader Award
of Merit Venturing Advisor
with gold border and gold star,
No. 610095.
Vice president, cloth,
No. 4216; Venturer.
IS
TO R I A N
Historian, cloth, No. 4234;
Venturer.
QU
Secretary, cloth, No. 4217;
Venturer.
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R
AR
E
TERMAST
Quartermaster, cloth,
No. 4235; Venturer.
Den chief shoulder cord,
cloth, blue and gold strands,
No. 388; Boy Scout and
Venturer; over left shoulder.
Webelos den chief
shoulder cord, cloth, blue,
gold, and red cords, No. 457;
Boy Scout and Venturer; over
left shoulder.
National and Regional Youth Badges of Office
ENT
SID
VE
RE
RE
SID
L
A
A
VE
P
N T UR I N G
Regional Venturing Officers
Association, No. 618557; Venturer
and adult leader; right sleeve, position 2.
REGION
NATION
L
ENT
National Venturing Cabinet,
No. 618560; Venturer and adult leader;
right sleeve, position 2.
NTURING
P
National Venturing president,
restricted, national; Venturer.
Regional Venturing president,
restricted, national; Venturer.
National Advisor,
No. 614952; adult leader.
Regional Venturing vice
president, No. 614950; Venturer.
Regional Advisor,
No. 614953; Venturer.
Regional VOA member,
No. 614951; Venturer and adult leader.
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Venturing Insignia
Den chief, cloth, No. 387;
Boy Scout and Venturer.
Area Venturing Officers
Association, No. 618558;
Venturer and adult leader; right
sleeve, position 2.
District Venturing
President,
No. 18016; Venturer.
AREA
SI
VE
NT
DE
NT
Council Venturing
Officers Association,
No. 618559; Venturer and adult
leader; right sleeve, position 2.
U RIN G P R
E
Area Venturing president,
restricted, national; Venturer.
Area Venturing vice
president,
No. 614949; Venturer.
Area Advisor,
No. 614947; adult leader.
Area Venturing
Committee
No. 18056; adult leader.
Council Venturing
President,
No. 613246; Venturer.
Council Venturing
Chairman,
No. 18057; adult leader.
Council Venturing
Committee,
No. 18055; adult leader.
Area VOA member,
No. 614948; Venturer and
adult leader.
Venturing Participation and Achievement
Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement
Award, Venturer; adults wear only on formal occasions; above left
pocket; available from national Youth Development office.
50 | Venturing Insignia
Shoulder Seam
Left sleeve,
position 1
(Council shoulder
emblem)
Right sleeve,
position 1
(U.S. flag)
Left sleeve,
position 2
Right sleeve,
position 2
(Universal
Sea Scout
emblem or custom
ship emblem)
Left sleeve,
position 3 (Badge
of office)
½"
Right Sleeve
Left sleeve,
position 4 (Long
Cruise badge)
Left Sleeve
Seabadge pin
(adult uniform)
Nameplate
SEAL pin
Sea Scouts,
BSA strip
Badge of rank
Bar awards
Right Pocket
Left Pocket
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Sea Scout Insignia
SEA SCOUT INSIGNIA
Sea Scout Program Identification
U.S. flag emblem, cloth,
red, white, and blue, No. 103;
Sea Scout and adult leader,
right sleeve, position 1, just
below shoulder seam.
SEA SCOUTS, BSA
Sea Scouts, BSA,
black cloth, No. 4125;
white cloth, No. 4126;
Sea Scout and adult leader,
above right pocket.
Skipper’s Key, blue
ribbon and pendant, restricted.
Universal Sea Scout
emblem, black cloth, No.
4119; white cloth, No. 4120;
Sea Scout and adult leader,
right sleeve, position 2. A
custom embroidered ship
emblem may be substituted.
Council shoulder emblem,
cloth, Sea Scout and adult
leader, left sleeve, position 1,
just below shoulder seam.
Unit number, cloth; white
on black, Nos. 4084 through
4092; Sea Scout and adult
leader, left sleeve, position 2,
touching shoulder emblem if
veteran unit bar is not worn.
Sea Scout cap button,
silver, small, No. 4156; worn
on Sea Scout leader’s cap.
Seabadge pin, restricted,
presented by the National
Council, centered above right
pocket, above the Sea Scouts,
BSA strip and nameplate.
Sea Scout coat button,
silver, large, No. 4155; worn
on Sea Scout leader’s coat.
Sea Scout leader
hatband, No. 4154.
Seabadge Underway pin,
restricted, presented by the
National Council, centered
above right pocket, above
the Sea Scouts, BSA strip,
and nameplate.
Sea Scout leader hat pin,
No. 4134; Sea Scout leader,
placed on the front of
the hatband.
Sea Scout collar insignia
(bug), white cloth, No. 4146;
black cloth, No. 4147;
Sea Scout, corners of the
jumper collar.
52 | Sea Scout Insignia
Sea Scout metal
miniature pin, lapel pin,
No. 4135; Sea Scout and
leader, nonuniform wear.
Sea Scout Leader Insignia
Badges of office are worn on the left sleeve,
position 3, except as noted.
Skipper, blue cloth,
Council Commodore,
No. 621915; adult leader. blue cloth, No. 621907;
adult leader.
Boatswain, blue cloth,
No. 621904; Sea Scout.
Purser, blue cloth,
No. 621912; Sea Scout.
Mate, blue cloth,
No. 621909; adult leader.
Media Specialist,
blue cloth, No.
621910; Sea Scout.
W LEADE
RE
R
C
Boatswain’s Mate,
blue cloth, No. 621903;
Sea Scout.
Crew Leader, blue
cloth, No. 621908;
Sea Scout.
Specialist, blue
cloth, No. 621916;
Sea Scout.
Council Committee,
blue cloth, No. 621906;
adult leader.
Ship Committee
Chair, blue cloth,
No. 621913; adult leader. National Committee,
blue cloth, No. 621911;
adult leader.
Ship Committee,
blue cloth, No. 621914;
adult leader.
Assistant Crew
Leader, blue cloth,
No. 621902; Sea Scout.
Storekeeper, blue
cloth, No. 621917;
Sea Scout.
Yeoman, blue
cloth, No. 621901;
Sea Scout.
Council Boatswain,
blue cloth, No. 621905;
Sea Scout.
Metal insignia. Metal insignia is worn in place
of a sleeve badge on the khaki adult leader
uniform. The bottom of the insignia should be
placed 1 inch from the tip of the collar, on the
diagonal. Skipper, No. 619113; mate/ship
committee, No. 619112; council officer, No.
619114; regional officer, No. 619115; national
officer, restricted, available through the office of
the National Sea Scout Director.
Adult leader coat. Adult leaders wear black
cloth embroidered badges of office on both coat
sleeve cuffs.
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Sea Scout Insignia
Sea Scout Ship Badges
of Office
Embroidered epaulets. Embroidered epaulets
are worn in place of a sleeve badge on the white
adult leader shirt. Skipper, No. 618637; mate/ship
committee, No. 618628; council officer, No.
618629; regional officer, No. 618630; national
officer, No. 618631, restricted.
New century universal uniform. Adult
leaders wear black cloth embroidered badges of
office on the left sleeve, position 3. Skipper, No.
4095; mate/ship committee, No. 4098; council
officer, No. 4128; regional officer, No. 4130;
national officer, No. 4132, restricted.
Sea Scout Advancement and Awards
Apprentice badge of
rank, black cloth, No. 4142;
white cloth, No. 4145; Sea
Scout, left pocket.
Ordinary badge of rank,
black cloth, No. 4141; white
cloth, No. 4144; Sea Scout,
left pocket.
Able badge of rank,
black cloth, No. 4140; white
cloth, No. 4143; Sea Scout,
left pocket.
Quartermaster badge
of rank, cloth, No. 616989;
Sea Scout, left pocket.
Adults wear square knot.
54 | Sea Scout Insignia
Small-boat handler bar,
metal, No. 4052; Sea Scout,
worn centered 5⁄8 of an inch
below left pocket.
Qualified seaman bar, metal,
No. 4053; Sea Scout, worn
centered 5⁄8 of an inch below
left pocket.
SEAL double-dolphin pin,
metal, Sea Scout, 3⁄8 of an inch
above left pocket. If medals
or knots are worn, the SEAL
insignia is worn above
them; restricted.
Quartermaster Award,
ribbon and pendant, restricted,
Sea Scout, above left pocket
seam; embroidered knot, black
on white, No. 5009, Scouter,
above left pocket; miniature lapel
pin, No. 4051, nonuniform wear.
Long Cruise badge, white
cloth, No. 4136; blue cloth, No.
4139; Sea Scout and adult
leader; left sleeve, position 4.
Long Cruise arc, red cloth,
No. 4137; white cloth,
No. 4138; left sleeve over Long
Cruise badge.
Notes: Knots may be worn,
limited to six in two rows of
three. Wood Badge beads may
be worn with the Sea Scout
adult leader uniform. A national
jamboree insignia may be worn
on the Sea Scout uniform;
above the right pocket. Female
Sea Scouts may wear the Gold
Award earned in Girl Scouts;
on the left pocket flap. Insignia
are not worn on the right pocket
or right pocket flap of Sea Scout
or adult leader uniforms. Order
of the Arrow pocket flaps are
not worn on Sea Scout youth
or adult leader uniforms.
Restricted items may be
obtained through the office of
the National Sea Scout Director.