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Requirement

4.2.1.3. The Scout rank has no board of review

Required May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Which rank is the Scout working toward?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

The Guide excepts the Scout rank by name: a Scout meets with a board of review after completing all the requirements for a rank, except Scout rank. It is earned and then recognized, with nothing in between.

Note. A genuine exception rather than an oversight. The Scout rank is earned and recognized with no board of review, which is why 4.2.1.4 mentions it separately: recognition follows either the earning of the Scout rank or a board of review that approved advancement.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.2.1.3 · The Scout rank is excepted by name from the requirement to meet with a board of review.

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