Advancement Program
Advancement is the process by which youth members of the Boy Scouts of America progress from rank to
rank in the Scouting program. Advacement is simply a means to an end, not an end in itself. Everything
done to advance and earn these ranks, from joining until leaving the program, have an exciting and
meaningful experience.
Education fun are functions of the Scouting movement, and they must be the basis of the advancement
program
A fundamental pricnicpal of advancement in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing
is the growth a young person achieves as a result of his/her participation in unit program.