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All Scouting organizations have an advancement program whereby the Scout learns [[scoutcraft]], community service, leadership and explores areas of interest to him at an increasingly difficult level. The lower ranks focus mostly on basic Scouting skills. Requirements for demonstrating leadership, community service and learning about other topics, such as possible career areas, generally come in the middle and upper ranks. Scouts are recognized by being awarded ranks and badges of recognition, such as [[Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|merit badges]], which are called proficiency badges in some countries. Merit badges are awarded for a variety of fields, such as mastering advanced scoutcraft, sports, aquatics, ecology, citizenship, and academics.<ref name="usscoutsadv">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://usscouts.org/advancementTOC.asp | title = Advancement Table of Contents | format = | work = | publisher = US Scouts.org | accessdate = 2006-07-26}}, p. 2-15</ref><ref name="advguidebsa">{{cite book | first = | last = | title = Advancement Committee Guidge: Policy and Procedures | year = 2004 | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | location = Irving, TX |id = ISBN 0-8395-3088-9}}</ref> | All Scouting organizations have an advancement program whereby the Scout learns [[scoutcraft]], community service, leadership and explores areas of interest to him at an increasingly difficult level. The lower ranks focus mostly on basic Scouting skills. Requirements for demonstrating leadership, community service and learning about other topics, such as possible career areas, generally come in the middle and upper ranks. Scouts are recognized by being awarded ranks and badges of recognition, such as [[Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|merit badges]], which are called proficiency badges in some countries. Merit badges are awarded for a variety of fields, such as mastering advanced scoutcraft, sports, aquatics, ecology, citizenship, and academics.<ref name="usscoutsadv">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://usscouts.org/advancementTOC.asp | title = Advancement Table of Contents | format = | work = | publisher = US Scouts.org | accessdate = 2006-07-26}}, p. 2-15</ref><ref name="advguidebsa">{{cite book | first = | last = | title = Advancement Committee Guidge: Policy and Procedures | year = 2004 | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | location = Irving, TX |id = ISBN 0-8395-3088-9}}</ref> | ||
All Scouting associations have a highest rank that require mastering scoutcraft, leadership, and performing community service. Only a small percentage of Scouts attain them. In the Scouting associations of many member states of the | All Scouting associations have a highest rank that require mastering scoutcraft, leadership, and performing community service. Only a small percentage of Scouts attain them. In the Scouting associations of many member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, the highest rank is the [[Queen's Scout|Queen's Scout or King's Scout Award]]. In the United States it is the [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout Award]]. Since the [[Boy Scouts of the Philippines]] is an outgrowth of Scouting in the United States, [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of the Philippines)|Eagle Scout]] is also the highest award. Other worldwide Scouting groups have the Baden-Powell Award ([[Baden-Powell Scouts]]), [[Crown Scout]] ([[Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique|The Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium]]), [[Pramuka Garuda]] ([[Gerakan Pramuka|Indonesian Scouting]]), King Scout ([[The National Scout Organization of Thailand]]), and [[Chief Scout's Award (Canada)|Chief Scout's Award]] ([[Scouts Canada]]). | ||
As Scouts get older, they often seek more challenging and diverse activities. To meet this demand, programs such as [[Air Scouts]], [[Sea Scouts]], [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)|Venturing]] and [[Exploring (Learning for Life)|Exploring]] in America, [[Explorer Scouts]] in the United Kingdom, [[Rover Scouts|Rovering]] and Venturing. | As Scouts get older, they often seek more challenging and diverse activities. To meet this demand, programs such as [[Air Scouts]], [[Sea Scouts]], [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)|Venturing]] and [[Exploring (Learning for Life)|Exploring]] in America, [[Explorer Scouts]] in the United Kingdom, [[Rover Scouts|Rovering]] and Venturing. | ||
