Guide to Advancement Print Version

The print version of the 2015 Guide to Advancement is now available in local Scout shops or from ScoutStuff: click here

The online version of the guide is here: http://www.scouting.org/Home/GuideToAdvancement

BOARDS OF REVIEW SHOULD BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE

You should make Boards of Review at any level a positive experience for the Scout. Here are some pointers when conducting Boards of Review

1. Keep them short.  Tenderfoot through Life Rank and Palm boards should be approximately 15 minutes, and no longer than 30 minutes.  Eagle boards are usually about 30 minutes long but rarely longer than 45 minutes.
2. They are not inquisitions
3. They are not trial boards
4. Don’t lead a Scout in to thinking you will reject him if you are not
5. Keep the board friendly
6. Your job is to get the Scout to relax, not to make him more nervous than he already is.