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The National Camping Award is designed to recognize Troops who go camping
during the year and attain, on either and annual or cumulative basis, or both,
the required number of days and nights. The ribbon that is awarded recognizes
significant achievement in annual camp outs and/or cumulative camp outs over a
period of years. The ribbon is designed to be displayed with the Troop flag.
Individual Scouts and Scouters may also qualify for a National Camping Award
patch.
To earn the annual National Camping Award, a Troop must have
reached one of these levels of camping achievement:
Ten
days and nights of camping – Unit Award, No. 17831
Twenty days
and nights of camping – Bronze Award, No. 17832
Thirty days
and nights of camping – Silver Award, No. 17833
Fifty days
and nights of camping – Gold Award, No. 17834
To earn the National Camping Award for cumulative camping, a Troop
must have fulfilled the requirements as follows, during its entire history:
One
hundred days and nights of camping – Unit Award, No. 17827
Two hundred
days and nights of camping – Unit Award, No. 17828
Five hundred
days and nights of camping – Unit Award, No. 17829
One thousand
days and nights of camping – Unit Award, No. 17830
Individual Scouts and Scouters may also qualify for a national Camping Award
patch, provided that the required cumulative number of days and
nights camping has been met. The total can include any combination of camping
with the Scout’s family, patrol or unit. To also earn this award, an individual
Scout needs to keep track of his camp outs and have them approved by their
Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster. This patch may be worn on the right pocket
of the uniform shirt, or placed on the pocket of a backpack or another
appropriate place.
One
hundred days and nights of camping – Patch, No. 00296
Two hundred
days and nights of camping – Patch, No. 00297
Five hundred
days and nights of camping – Patch, No. 00298
One thousand
days and nights of camping – Patch, No. 00299
Record-keeping procedures: At least 50 percent of your Troop must attend
resident camp. On other camp outs, at least 33 percent of your Scouts must be in
attendance for each twenty-four-hour period to count as a camper day to qualify
for the Troop ribbons. A record is kept by your Troop of the number of days
camped each year. Your Council Camping Committee Chair or Unit Commissioner may
approve the application for recognition, which can be obtained on the Housatonic
Council website by clicking here.
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