You have mentioned the Court of Honor. What is that?

The Court of Honor is an Occasion of Celebration in the Troop. It’s when we have a special Ceremony to acknowledge the accomplishments of our Scouts since the previous Court of Honor. These accomplishments include Rank Advancements and Merit Badges, but can also include Mile Swim awards, 50 miler Hiking/Paddling Awards and various other awards. It is also an opportunity to recognize our Adult Leaders and Volunteers for the many things they do for our Scouts and any accomplishments they have achieved such as completion of Training or things like the Mile Swim, which Adults can also earn. We usually have four Courts of Honor a year, two minor ones usually in April/May and November/December which are held at a Troop meeting. We have two Major Courts of Honor usually in late August and at our Annual Dinner in late February. The one in August is timed to recognize the Accomplishments of our Scouts at Summer Camp. Typically at Summer Camp the Scouts as a Troop will earn a combined total of over a hundred Merit Badges and usually a significant number of Rank Advancements. Also this is when we usually see the Mile Swim and 50 miler awards as well as all of the Shooting Sports awards earned by both our Scouts and Adult Leaders.