WOW! Hot on the heels of internet rechartering is the new INTERNET ADVANCEMENT! South Florida Council is excited to announce that units can now use Internet Advancement to record their youth members’ advancements from any online location – at home or at the office. You will find this new method to be easy, convenient and accurate because you enter the information.
Here’s how it works…
Internet Advancement makes it easy for unit leadership to record awards, ranks and merit badges for youth via an online process. This system is separate from Internet Rechartering, but uses a similar concept.
At any time during the year, the unit advancement processor from each unit will be able to record advancements to youth member records. And, they will also be able to print a unit roster at any time. The roster is the most current information from ScoutNET, and it will include the person ID for each adult and youth member.
Aside from the unit roster, these are the other reports available from Internet Advancement:
- Unit Advancement Summary - shows ranks, merit badges and awards saved in each personal record for current members of the unit.
- Advancement Report - lists each youth member who has new ranks, merit badges and awards, if any. This is the official unit advancement report, to be signed and submitted to the office.
- Unit Awards Summary - lists the number of new ranks, merit badges and awards by name as a shopping list for the Scout Shop.
- Advancement Update Summary - lists any ranks, merit badges and awards that were already in the member record and were updated online.
The council will provide each unit with a unit ID, and the unit will assign an adult to record advancements. Ranks must be recorded based on program identification and in the correct rank and date sequence. Only the Eagle Scout rank cannot be awarded by this process.
Awards to be entered will not include nominated awards, such as those for meritorious action, and awards that are controlled by other organizations, even if approved for uniform wear. As BSA policies for rank entry are enforced, what units enter will meet these requirements.
There is a link to the Internet Advancement help on the South Florida Council web site. There is also a“Frequently Asked Questions” link on the Internet Advancement site; these should be reviewed.
If you have any questions or comments, contact Lorri Rudasill (lrudasill@sfcbsa.org) at the South Florida Council office and we will be glad to help you.
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