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Internet Advancement

Use Internet Advancement to record awards, ranks, and merit badges to youth from any online location, including at home or at the office. You will be able to add new ranks and awards to your member records and to update existing ranks and awards, should the earned date displayed be incorrect according to the unit’s records.

Internet Advancement allows you to register once as a first time user and then to log in as a returning user to submit ranks and awards for your unit members. If you log out before you submit a report, your data will be saved. Additionally, Internet Advancement will dynamically return you to the Stage you were in when you left. For example, if you have completed Stage 1 of the process, when you return, you will begin at Stage 2.

Unit Advancement Processor

If the unit appoints a new unit processor, contact the council to reset the unit’s profile. The new unit advancement processor registers as a first time user. The council can reset the profile if the current unit advancement processor wants to change information such as e-mail address or telephone.

Submitting Reports

Units set their own schedule for submitting reports. We recommend submitting a report every month. Each December a final report with anything not already recorded for the year should be submitted before month end.

Visit the Internet Advancement website for additional resources and getting started with tracking your unit's advancements.

Review the Internet Advancement Powerpoint for additional information.

Load Roster
Find out how to load your unit's roster.

Update Member
These instructions provide you a step-by-step process on how to update a Scout's record.

Submit Report
This will provide you instructions on the steps you need to take to submit a report.

Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a compiled list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Advancement Links:

Cub Scout Advancement

Boy Scout Advancement

Venturing Advancement :

Ranger Award

Quest Award

Trust Award

Shooting Sports Award

Leadership Award

Advancement Forms:

General:

Advancement Reporting Form

List of Scouting Awards

National Eagle Scout Association Application

Cub Scout Forms:

Leave No Trace Camping

National Summertime Pack Award

Outdoor Activity Award

World Conservation Award

Boy Scout Forms:

Updated Eagle Scout Candidate Information
Attention Scouts, Leaders, and Parents or Guardians Eagle Scout rank requirement 5 has been reworded. To support that change, a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook has been created. Through Dec. 31, 2011, Scouts have a choice to use either the new workbook or the one it is replacing. Scouts whose Eagle Scout service project has already been approved by the council or district under the former wording of requirement 5—and using the former workbook—should continue with the same workbook. If their project has not yet been approved by the council or district, they may elect to use the revised requirement 5 and the new workbook. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, Eagle Scout candidates—unless they have already submitted a plan for approval by the council or district under the former requirement—will be expected to fulfill the revised service project requirement 5 using the new workbook. Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927 (New) Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927 (Old))