Top News  Boy Scout Online Learning Center This site provides a variety of materials, from quick references to complete courses, all designed to help our members improve leadership skills and deliver a quality program. Click here for more information. Advancement Information & Overview The Northeast Georgia Council's Advancement Committee, made up of volunteers from Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing, have put together some guidelines to assist units and districts. These guidelines fully adhere to BSA policy. CUB SCOUT Rank Advancement BOY SCOUT Rank Advancement - Basic Overview BOY SCOUT Advancement - Eagle Scout specific BOY SCOUT Advancement - Eagle Leadership Service Project (a PDF File) VENTURING Advancement Merit Badge Guide Awards & Recognitions - All Programs Advancement Committee Forms Role of the Council Advancement Committee Role of the District Advancement Committee Role of the Unit Advancement Coordinator Opportunities Available to Boy Scouts & Venturing Scouts A number of opportunities such as training courses, summer jobs, scholarships, and special programs are available to Scouts in your troop or crew. Philmont Scout Ranch -- The Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. Acquire Life Skills at Scout Camp -- Explore the opportunities for a variety of summer camp staff jobs at 420 Scout camps, 60 council high-adventure programs, and three national high-adventure bases. Working at Philmont -- A wide variety of paid positions are available a Philmont, where over 850 staff members operate and support Philmont's program and Training Center. Staff Needed for High-Adventure Bases -- The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base, Northern Tier National High Adventure Program, and Philmont Scout Ranch annually seek applications from qualified men and women. European Camp Staff Program -- Through the European Camp Staff program, young leaders from the Boy Scouts of America have the opportunity to learn more about Scouting in Europe by working at a European Scout center. Overseas Scouting Facilities -- International accommodations for Scouts are available in Switzerland and in England. Antarctic Scientific Program -- Every other year, one Boy Scout will join teams of scientists conducting research during expeditions scheduled for the Antarctic summer season. National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) -- A fellowship of men who have achieved the Eagle Scout rank and who desire using their efforts and influence toward forming the kind of young men America needs for leadership. U.S. Army Youth Certificate of Recognition -- Scouts who achieve the rank of Eagle are entitled to receive the U.S. Army Youth Certificate of Recognition at their Court of Honor ceremony. Order of the Arrow -- The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers. Find out more about OA and how to become involved. Eagle Scout Scholarships Offered: The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) have offered an Eagle Scout scholarship program. Information can be gathered at the Georgia SAR website http://www.eaglescout.gassar.org The Elks National Foundation funds the Elks' Eagle Scout Scholarship program. Applications and all other information must be obtained through the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts process all applications and notify the ENF of the applicants selected. Click here for more information. The National Jewish Committee on Scouting awards national scholarships to the Eagle Scouts that may be used to attend a college, university, or school selected by the student. Click here for more information. The American Legion annually honors the American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year at its National Convention. The winner of the competition receives an $10,000 scholarship and the three runners-up each are awarded $2,500 scholarships. Click here for more information. Lamar University College of Engineering offers four-year scholarships (total value of $28,200) for Eagle Scouts majoring in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics. For more information, contact Dr. Jim Thomas, Director of Recruiting And Cooperative Education, Lamar University. Phone: (409) 880-7870 or e-mail thomasjl@hal.lamar.edu For more information regarding other College Scholarships for Eagle Scouts, please contact your school's guidance counselor. VFW "Scout of the Year" Scholarship: This scholarship competition has been available to Eagle Scouts only for many years. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) are now making these scholarships available to Quartermasters and Venturing Silver Award recipients. Want more Details? Visit http://www.seascout.org/reference/opportunities/ New! Religious Emblems Video! A new video called Promoting Duty to God (Religious Emblems) is now available. This video is an interfaith resource promoting the religious emblems of ALL faiths. It is 7-1/2 minutes long and may be used in training events as well as in presentations to individual units. Several resources (e.g., syllabus, scripts, handouts, etc.) have been created to be used with this video and are available at www.praypub.org. Boy Scout Sabbath/Sunday is in February. Plan now to make a presentation on the religious emblems to your Scouts and families now!