Potomac District

Visit this website  www.bsamembershipstandards.org to learn more about the BSA Membership Standards Debate. NEW
There is a new video that should be viewed. It is just over one hour but contains many answers and positions.

Potomac District Events

Cub Fun Fair - Sat., June 1, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

• Location: Fourth Presbyterian School in Potomac, MD
• Come have some outdoor Cub fun - Bring a friend
• Stay all day, or come for a few hours
• See the flyer or
• See the calendar event for more details

Potomac Cub Day Camp--July 29-August 2, 2013

• Location: Fourth Presbyterian School in Potomac, MD
• Information and Online registration by Pack now open at this link

Planning 2013-14  Program Year

• Download the 2013-2014 schedule of events
• Upcoming Training Activities see Catalog of Training
• Civic Service and Conservation Activities
  • Learn more about the wonderful Conservation and civic volunteer activities available in the region.  See our Civic Service and Conservation Activities page (navigation at left

Boy Scout and Cub Scout Roundtables

•  2nd Tuesday of month
• Potomac  LDS Church, 11700 Falls Rd, Potomac.
• Social starts at 7:00 pm; Program at 7:30

New NCAC Policy on Internet Advancement and Purchase of Cub Scout and Boy Scout Recognition

   Potomac District Outstanding Unit Scouter Award (PDOUSA). Click HERE for more

Effective April 1, 2012-- the Scout Shops will only accept the printed advancement reports from Internet Advancement with the distinctive header information and Units will only be able to purchase the following items with that report.  Click here for the official NCAC policy.

• Cub Scouts:  Ranks (i.e., Bobcat to Arrow of Light)
• Boy Scouts:  Ranks (i.e., Tenderfoot to Life)
• Note: only the NCAC program office can enter Eagle Scout ranks.

This restriction includes rank patches, rank recognition cards, and parent’s pins.  There are no restrictions on units purchasing other items such as Cub Scout Arrow Points, Webelos Activity Badges, or Boy Scout Merit Badges.

If you need to buy a replacement rank patch for a new uniform or lost patch, please bring evidence of the achievement (e.g., handbook, award card, etc) to show the Scout Shop at the time of purchase.

Order of the Arrow (see info indepth on the OA pages links at left) 

  Potomac OA Chapter Meeting: 

• 2nd  Tuesday of each month
• Potomac LDS Church, 11700 Falls Rd, Potomac, MD
• 7:30 pm  to 8:15pm  Parents are welcome to  stay while the meeting is going on.

Youth Protection Training Credit and Member IDs
Some of the individuals who have completed the BSA's Youth Protection Training do not have member IDs associated with their MyScouting accounts. This week, the National Council will send e-mails to those individuals reminding them to update their MyScouting accounts with their member ID in order to receive credit for the YPT training. (Some recipients of the e-mail may not be registered volunteers and will have no member ID.)

Have more than one BSA #?  This problem can be resolved.  Contact Robert Murphy .

Youth Protection news for Learning for Life (Y03): See NCAC home page, Training/ Youth Protection tab for details.

Breaking Training News - Cub Scout Leader Specific Training is now on line located at myscouting.org.
All previously scheduled Cub Scout Leader Specific Training and upgrades in Montgomery District have been canceled.
For Frequently asked questions, visit the training tab 

Want to know what training is listed for you in scoutnet?  Go to your myscouting.org account.  Sign in and click on Training Validation.   If you have taken training that is not listed contact Robert Murphy   to submit an update training record form.

Having Problems with your online training account?   If you experience technical issues with myscouting.org, contact the BSA National Help Desk at 1-972-580-2267 OR contact by e-mail: my scouting@myscouting .org.
When e-mailing myscouting@scouting.org included: Problem, your name, e-mail address, BSA ID number, phone number, and Council name (NCAC - #082)

Cub Scout Fast Start online training: If you took Cub Scout Fast Start before May 18, 2010, on online, your  date has been removed and it will show that you are not trained.  National changed the Fast Start program.  Your old fast start date is still good, But it is always highly recommended that you retake Fast Start so that you will have the latest updated training.  It only takes 30 minutes.

Cub Scout Camp Triple Crown Award
Montgomery District is offering the Cub Summer Camp Triple Crown Award again this year.  There are award options for Packs, Dens and individual Cub Scouts.  Click here for flier.  Click here for the award application form.

Training News:

• Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Commissioner Training registration fliers have been posted.
• Send in your individual as well as unit adult training records to Robert Murphy. Report sheet can be found on the training page.
• Click on the Training page, to find out : What Is A Trained Leader. This sheet lists the courses that leaders need to take to be considered completely trained under the new required training requirements.
• Please be aware that all leadership MUST be Trained.

Advancement

•  There is a new format version of the current Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook   that is an "expandable" PDF. All the same requirements but this fillable PDF contains New functionalities for this electronic workbook that include expandable text boxes and the ability to insert images in JPEG, GIF, TIF, and PNG formats and much much more.
  
  Click Here for the 3.2MB file. Recommend right click to save before opening.
  Note: This is the same workbook currently required only with added features

•    Potomac District Outstanding Unit Scouter Award (PDOUSA). The PDOUSA is a unit level award that gives recognition to registered adult Scouters for their significant contributions to their respective units (Pack, Troop, Crew, Ship) during the 2012 calendar year. It is a District award presented on behalf of units in the same way that the District Award of Merit is a Council award presented by the District, and the Silver Beaver Award is a National award presented by the Council. Click HERE for a PDF document with information concerning how to nominate the "Spark Plug" in your unit (Pack, Troop, Crew, Ship).
• Eagle Boards of Review (EBOR) are held on the third (3rd) Friday of the month. please click here to be directed to the District's Eagle Area Coordinator page. Changes to dates are made during November and December due to the holidays. If you have a question, please contact Byron Lord directly (301) 340-1275 or send questions to me, Rick Kessel, Potomac Advancement Chairman at gfdadv@yahoo.com. (updated 8/25/2012 RDK)
• What are the procedures for earning a merit badge? Click here to review the process a scout should take within his unit. 
• Remember only the 2012 Eagle Scout Rank Application and 2011 Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (512-927) should be used if the District representative did not sign the 2009 eagle workbook before 1/1/2012. NOTE: Word versions of the project workbook will not be accepted [Reconfirmed-RDK: 7-25-12 @ 10:26am]