Boy Scout Advancement and Awards

Life to Eagle Workshop April 17, 2008

The Council Advancement Committee is primarily a supervisory group guiding the district committees.  The Council Advancement Committee's responsibilities are to supervise the advancement program in all units to guide the district advancement committees in their work with each unit.  The specific duties are as follows:

• Establish procedures within the framework of national policy.
• Set council goals
• Plan a yearly advancement calendar and committee budget.
• Review procedures for record keeping
• Recruit and train council and district advancement committee members
• Promote advancement in units by working with district advancement committees and through council publications and activities
• Recommend candidates for national awards
• Determine procedures for summer camp advancement
• Approve merit badge counselors and publish council and/or district merit badge counselor lists
• Serve as an appeal board for district boards of review and conduct posthumous boards of review
• Present special council awards