This portion of the site is dedicated to those Scouts and Scouters who have been recognized with a National or Council Award while serving the Doug Fir District.  

For information on how to apply for or nominate someone for one of these awards, click on a link below or go to our forms page.
 

	District Award of Merit		Training Award
	Silver Beaver		Scouter's Key
	Silver Antelope		Cubmaster Award
	Silver Buffalo		Cub Scouter Award
	Eagle Scout		Den Leader Coach Award
	OA Distinguished Service Award		Webelos Leader Award
	Heroism Awards		Den Leader Award
	Exploring Silver Award I		Tiger Cub Coach Award
	Exploring Silver Award II _________ Explorer Achievement Award _________ Exploring GOLD _________ Young American Award		Distinguished Commissioner
			Scoutmaster / Advisor Award of Merit
			Spurgeon Award
	Venturing Silver (III)		Whitney M. Young Award
	Arrowhead Honor		George Meaney Award
	Quartermaster		Silver World
	Exploring Ace Award		Sea Badge
	Hornaday Award		James E. West
	Ranger Award		International Scouter Award
	Asian Amer. SOS		Exploring/ Venturing Leadership Awards
	Vale La Pena		Professional Training
	Community Organization Award		William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award

About BSA's Knots:  

Many Scouters have asked about how to properly display knots on their uniforms. You may wear as many different knots as you would like (the uniform insignia committee in the past has recommended that not more than 15 knots be worn). However, you may only wear one of each knot. If you have earned the same knot more than once - for example, the Scouter's Key and Commissioner's Key, you would wear a single knot with two devices to denote multiple awards. There is no order of precedence as to what knot is worn in what order. You can wear them in the order of importance to yourself, the order earned, etc. To keep your uniform sharp, however, you should group the knots properly. Mike Walton (Settummanque!) developed a handy chart to show the proper way to wear knots above the left uniform pocket flap.

The knots are worn centered on the left side of the uniform, above the left pocket and in rows of three with the bottom edge of the knot emblem(s) touching the top edge of the pocket flap. Subsequent rows of knots are placed above the initial set, in rows of three and again, at the discretion of the wearer.

A handy rule of thumb, the overlapping strand of the knot always faces the inside of the uniform.

Correct	Upside Down

As a general rule, the knots should not be worn when the medal, or medallion  is worn. The knots are designed for informal, everyday wear by Scouts and Scouters including Professional Scouters.

A few years ago Professional Scouters were discouraged from wearing training awards or other awards except for those related to achievement and training.  During his years at the helm, Chief Scout Executive Ben Love, changed this policy and encouraged  professional members of Scouting to wear all of the square knots that they were entitled to wear.  He also lifted a longstanding restriction on allowing exceptional professionals to receive the Silver Beaver, District/Division Award of Merit Awards, and other service awards. Now, if a professional is nominated for a BSA service or tenure award, in addition to the approval of the local Council's Scout Executive, the award must also be approved by the Director of Operations at the National Office, BSA

Updated January 30, 2008