Rank Advancement

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The primary guide for tracking a Scout’s rank advancement is the Rank Advancement pages at the back of the Boy Scout Handbook.  Scout books do become lost or damaged, so it is recommended that the Scout and their family make frequent copies (or photographs) of the rank advancement pages as the scout completes requirements and they are signed off in the book.

Troop 215 uses Scoutbook as an online way for tracking a Scout’s rank progress.  If you do not have an account for monitoring and recording your Scout’s progress, please request one from the Troop Advancement Chairperson or the Scoutmaster.

Periodically, the Boy Scouts of America make changes to the requirements for rank advancement.  When this occurs, it is not necessary to purchase a new Scout handbook. Scouts may check and print out a copy of the most recent rank requirements and keep these pages with their original scout book.  Often there is a “grace period” where Scouts are permitted to complete the rank they are currently working on under the old requirements, and then begin to use new requirements with their next rank.