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Badges

Position of cub badges: courtesy www.scoutbase.org.uk
Location of the first few badges
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Types of badges

There are three main types of badges:

  • activity badges that are awarded after a scout carries out certain tasks or reaches certain levels of achievement, some with varying stages
  • challenge awards that are broader in their requirements and take longer as a result
  • award badges are awarded at various stages of a scout's life with the troop

How can Activity Badges be attempted?

Individually

A Scout can work on Activity Badges alone. An individual Scout can complete an Activity Badge outside of the Troop, at home or school doing the photographer badge or the librarian badge or one of the staged badges such information technology, swimmer or the musicians badge say, or on a family holiday such as windsurfing (water sports), dinghy sailing or snow sports. Check out the www.scoutbase.org.uk website for details on what tasks are required against a list of all of the activity badges.

As a Patrol

Sometimes badges can be attempted in patrols, such as the Camp Cook badge.

As a Troop

Another way is for the whole Troop working on Activity Badges together - as a follow up to one of the Programme Zones. Typically badges take a number of meetings to complete, and not everyone who takes part will necessarily reach the standard to get a badge (although most should be able to). The challenge badges are typically worked on as a troop.

 

What Activity Badges can be attempted?

Activity badges

[Administrator] [Aeronautics] [Aeronautics] [Air Spotter] [Angler] [Artist]
Administrator
 
Aeronautics
 
Air Researcher
 
Air Spotter
 
Angler
 
Artist
 
[Art Enthusiast] [Astronautics] [Astronomer] [Athletics] [Basic Aviation Skills] [Aviation Skills]
Art Enthusiast
 
Astronautics
 
Astronomer
 
Athletics
 
Basic
Aviation Skills
Aviation Skills
 
[Advanced Aviation Skills] [Camp Cook] [Camper] [Campsite Service] [Canoeist] [Caver]
Advanced
Aviation Skills
Camp Cook
 
Camper
 
Campsite Service
 
Canoeist
Cardington
Caver
 
[Chef] [Circus Skills] [climber] [Communicator] [Craft] [Cyclist]
Chef
 
Circus Skills
 
Climber
 
Communicator
 
Craft
 
Cyclist
 
[Dinghy Sailor] [D.I.Y] [Dragon Boating] [Electronics] [Entertainer] [Equestrian]
Dinghy Sailor
 
D.I.Y
 
Dragon Boating
 
Electronics
 
Entertainer
 
Equestrian
 
[Fire Safety] [Forester] [Global Conservation] [Guide] [Heritage] [Hiker]
Fire Safety
 
Forester
 
Global Conservation
 
Guide
 
Heritage
 
Hiker
 
[Hill Walker] [Hobbies] [Interpreter] [Librarian] [Life Saver] [Martial Arts]
Hill Walker
 
Hobbies
 
Interpreter
 
Librarian
 
Life Saver
 
Martial Arts
 
[Master at Arms] [Mehcanic] [Meteorologist] [Model Maker] [My Faith] [Naturalist]
Master at Arms
 
Mechanic
 
Meteorologist
 
Model Maker
 
My Faith
 
Naturalist
 
[Basic Nautical Skills] [Nautical Skills] [Advanced Nautical Skills] [Navigator] [Orienteer] [Parascending]
Basic
Nautical Skills
Nautical Skills
Advanced
Nautical Skills
Navigator
 
Orienteer
 
Parascending
Sky High
[Photographer] [Physical Recreation] [Pioneer] [Power Coxswain] [Pulling] [Public Relations]
Photographer
Physical Recreation
Pioneer
Power Coxswain
 
Pulling
 
Public Relations
[Quartermaster] [Smallholder] [Snow Sports] [Sports Enthusaist] [Street Sports] [Survival Skills]
Quartermaster
Smallholder
Snow Sports
Sports Enthusiast
 
Street Sports
 
Survival Skills
[Water Sports] [World Faiths] [Writer]   [Activity PLUS] [Instructor]
Water Sports
Scuba diving
World Faiths
Writer
  Activity PLUS
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Instructor
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Staged badges

[Emergency Aid 1-5] [Hikes Away 1-50] [Information Technology 1-5] [Musician 1-5] [Nights Away 1-200] [Swimmer 1-5]

Emergency Aid
1 to 5

Hikes Away
1, 5 .. 50
I.T
1 to 5
 
Musician
1 to 5
 
Nights Away
1, 5 .. 200
 
Swimmer
 1 to 5


Challenge badges

[Adventure] [Creative] [Fitness] [Global] [Promise]
Adventure
Challenge
Creative
Challenge
Fitness
Challenge
Global
Challenge

Promise
Challenge

[Outdoor] [Community] [Outdoor Plus] [Outdoor Plus]
Outdoor
Challenge
Community
Challenge
Outdoor Plus
Challenge
Explorer
Challenge