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When priesthood leaders have determined to use the Explorer Program for year olds, a Post should be chartered for that age-group. A new Varsity Scout Leader Guidebook is created. The requirements for the Varsity Letter are reduced, and the higher Denali Award is introduced. After seeing effective results, it is adopted by BSA in Read more here.
I have literally seen boys become young men, filled with light and honor, with their eyes lifted heavenward and full of the vision of a bright future. I know that their service in leadership opportunities as Varsity Scouts has been an important part of that. Rank Advancement. Merit Badges, Tenderfoot thru Eagle and Palms. Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, Quartermaster. Not eligible for election Can participate in program if already elected in a troop.
Can participate as contingent members if over age 12 Can serve on Youth Staff if over age Can participate as contingent members Can serve on Youth Staff if over age Varsity Scouts: The Experimental Years Before Varsity Scouts became an official program in , it went through almost 10 years of experimentation. The programs started off in Area 2 of the Western Region. Alva Greene, the Area President, noticed a drop in enrollment of year olds in He then tasked a commitee to look into this.
From , this committee worked on adapting the basic scouting program to the needs and interests of the and year old. Out of this the full Varsity Scout program was developed. Next was the first experimental phase, or "pre-pilot" phase in and , again limited to the 9 councils in Area 2 of the Western Region. During this phase, the first handbooks were published, and the first uniforms and other insignia were produced. A primitive version of the Varsity Scout Letter was also produced. Then in the second experimental phase or National pilot phase, in , its use was expanded to 28 councils around the country, most likely to make sure of its broader use.
Slightly revised versions of the guidebooks were produced, as well as a slightly different uniform shirt. A new Varsity Scout Letter was produced, and apparently silk-screened office patches as well.
The idea behind this work was to create a more challenging scouting program that would appeal to older boys, much like the older Explorer Scout program of the 40s did.
The use of sports team terminology was to make the program more appealing to older boys would had never been involved in scouting, and might not be interested in joining a program with younger boys. During this experimental period, the members were not allowed to wear the BSA field uniform, instead wearing their own uniform consisting of a beige collared sports shirts with dark brown shorts or slacks.
Also, manuals from this period indicate that the program was only for boys , and when they turned 16 they were to join an Explorer Post.
This period of the program is not well known. If anyone has more info about literature, insignia and the like from this period, it would be appreciated. Each team has a youth member called a program manager in charge of each area. While not explicitly sports oriented, Varsity Scout Teams can and do participate in sporting events, but they don't have to be. While the program is basically similar to Boy Scout troops, its focus on more advanced programming in the areas of outdoors and sports would lead to them using some additional literature from the Boy Scout program.
As Varsity Scouts would earn the same advancement awards as Boy Scouts, they would use those same materials. However, in some areas they would be separate. For instance, instead of the adult leaders participating in Boy Scout leader Roundtables, they would participate in Varsity Scout Huddles, so that they can focus on the more unique features of the Varsity Scout program.
There were also a few Varsity Scout Wood Badge courses.
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