Decision

4.4.0.1. Carrying on with Scouts BSA advancement

Required May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Is the Sea Scout also working on Scouts BSA advancement?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Sea Scout leaders have to understand that Scouts BSA advancement procedures must be followed, wherever the youth member is registered. The ship does not get to run them its own way.

Warning. Scouts BSA advancement procedures must be followed, wherever the youth is registered. A ship that runs Star and Life its own way because the Scout is in a ship now has misread this topic, which says the opposite.

What this is made of

4.4.0.1. First Class, and until the 18th birthday
4.4.0.1. Dual registration is allowed, one set of records is not optional
4.4.0.1. Decide who oversees it, with the member
4.4.0.1. Ship positions can satisfy position of responsibility

Where this step comes from

Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.4.0.1 · Scouts BSA advancement procedures must be followed wherever the youth member is registered.

Notes and warnings

What this is made of

Where this step comes from