Badges
Badges are earned, not given
Every badge has clear requirements. The scout works on it, the leader tests it, then it’s sewn onto the shirt.
- Camping · Scouts / Guides
Camper
Requirements (4)
- Attend at least three camps with the troop
- Pitch and strike your tent alone and pack it properly
- Choose a safe tent site and explain why
- Apply Leave No Trace when leaving camp
- Camping · Scouts / Guides
Camp cook
Requirements (3)
- Build a cooking fire safely and put it out completely
- Cook a full meal for your patrol
- Work out food quantities for a two-night camp
- Skills · Cubs and up
Knots & lashings
Requirements (3)
- Tie six knots from the knot library without looking at the steps
- Explain when you would use each one
- Use a square lashing to build a small platform
- Skills · Scouts / Guides
Navigator
Requirements (3)
- Take a compass bearing and walk it for 100 m
- Read contour lines on a topographic map
- Find north at night using the North Star
- Service · Scouts and up
First aider
Requirements (4)
- Treat a minor burn and a small cut in practice
- Know the emergency numbers: Red Cross 140, Civil Defence 125
- Demonstrate the recovery position
- Pass the first-aid quiz in “Test yourself”
- Skills · Scouts / Guides
Signaller
Requirements (3)
- Send and receive a short Morse message
- Know the basic whistle signals
- Prepare a coded treasure-hunt card for another patrol
- Nature · Cubs and up
Naturalist
Requirements (3)
- Identify ten plants or trees from our mountains
- Take part in a planting or clean-up drive
- Explain why we never light fires in summer without permission
- Service · Rovers
Community service
Requirements (2)
- Give 20 hours of service to the village during the year
- Plan and run a small service project with a team
- Faith · All units
Faith & character
Requirements (3)
- Keep prayers on time throughout camp
- Find the qibla in a new place
- Learn the promise and law and explain one article in your own words