**Advancement is the process by which youth members of the Boy Scouts of America progress from rank to rank in the Scouting program. Advancement is simply a means to an end, not an end in itself. Everything done to advance and earn these ranks, from joining until leaving the program, should be designed to help the young person have an ** **exciting and meaningful experience. Education and fun are functions of the Scouting movement, and they must be the basis of the advancement program.

A badge is recognition of what a young person is able to do, not merely a reward for what he has done. The badge is proof of certain abilities, not just a reward for the completion of a task. Each boy progresses at their own rate. Advancement is not a competition between individual young people, but is an expression of their interest and participation in the program.**

Rank Advancements

	Scout	Kevin Rosser
	Tenderfoot	Kevin Rosser
	Second Class	Emerson Carey Austin Hudec Thomas DeLatte Owen Poloche
	First Class	Thomas DeLatte William Knipp
	Star
	Life	Aarik Bajaj JD Hudec Corbin McDonald
	Eagle
	Eagle Palms

Owen Poloche

Holle Gallaway

Dragons