AMVETS and the Boy Scouts of America

AMVETS is a char­tered part­ner with the BSA and has a seat on the National BSA Com­mu­nity Rela­tions Com­mit­tee. Scout­ing offers a time-tested set of activ­i­ties that have pro­duced fine cit­i­zens, many of them vet­er­ans, ded­i­cated fam­ily mem­bers, and strong com­mu­nity lead­ers for more than 97 years. AMVETS is proud to part­ner with the largest youth move­ment in the free world. Forty of our posts serve as char­tered part­ners of packs, troops and crews, where more than 1,300 young peo­ple ben­e­fit from this out­stand­ing edu­ca­tional program-thanks to the efforts of some 485 vol­un­teer leaders.

Scout­ing part­ner­ships have the poten­tial to help AMVETS accom­plish one of its major mem­ber­ship objec­tives of reach­ing out to mem­bers of the National Guard and Reserves. Cur­rently, only 24 per­cent of our mem­ber­ship is between the ages of 18 and 54. Guard and Reserve mem­bers typ­i­cally have younger fam­i­lies and are look­ing to affil­i­ate not only with orga­ni­za­tions they have a per­sonal inter­est in, but also with those that are “fam­ily friendly.” Orga­ni­za­tions that pro­vide oppor­tu­ni­ties for “qual­ity” time with their families.

Char­ter­ing a Scout unit can cre­ate oppor­tu­ni­ties for your post mem­bers to set patri­otic exam­ples for young Scouts and become even more active in your post by serv­ing as Scout lead­ers. Scouts, their par­ents and their lead­ers can also be a major source of man­power in accom­plish­ing com­mu­nity ser­vice projects.

Eagle Scout Cer­tifi­cates: Down­load

You may request cer­tifi­cates, signed by the national com­man­der, to rec­og­nize Eagle Scouts for their sig­nif­i­cant achieve­ment. Sim­ply down­load the required request form (PDF) and for­ward it to the National Pro­grams Depart­ment. Scout lead­ers may also request these cer­tifi­cates directly from the National Pro­grams Department.

Call the National Pro­grams Depart­ment if your post would like to learn more about char­ter­ing a Scout unit.

Resources:

BSA Tool Kit - Down­load

AMVETS/Scouting Brochure No. 03–180 – Tool to be used in orga­niz­ing a Scout Unit that may be requested from the National Pro­grams Department.

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Membership.aspx

AMVETS / BSA YOUTH OUTREACH AWARD – Included in BSA Tool Kit
The award is designed to rec­og­nize AMVETS mem­bers who are actively engaged in the Scout­ing pro­gram in their local com­mu­ni­ties. Any AMVETS mem­ber who is a reg­is­tered Scouter may apply, not only those affil­i­ated with an AMVETS char­tered Scout unit. The award is not meant to be a selec­tive or lim­ited award, but one that is avail­able to any AMVETS mem­ber who ful­fills the require­ments for the award. Those require­ments include train­ing, demon­strated ded­i­ca­tion and the work required to expand the Scout­ing pro­gram within AMVETS. The award may be pre­sented at a Post, Depart­ment or National level.

For more infor­ma­tion, Require­ments & Appli­ca­tion – Click Here