The High Adventure Troop
Louisville, Kentucky
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Boy Scouts of America, Troop 315 The High Adventure Troop Louisville, Kentucky |
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2 - Color Troop patch Awarded to both Scouts and Adults after their first backpacking overnight after joining the Troop. Worn on the right sleeve of the brown scout shirt, just below the American Flag. |
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7 - Color Troop patch Awarded to Scouts after they have reached the rank of First Class with the Troop. Adult Leaders receive this when they have successfully completed a leadership position with the Troop for a minimum of 6 months. The Full Color patch replaces the 2 - Color patch on the Right Sleeve. The 2 - Color patch is then sewn to the person's backpack. |
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Rugged Road Bronze Award This patch is earned when a Scout or Adult leader participates in four consecutive months of at least one Troop outing/event per month. An outing is the first weekend's RiverWalk, or third weekend's backpacking outing. Participation towards this award is also recorded for special fund raising events during a month as well. The key here is the months must be consecutive. If you miss a month you start counting over. This patch is sewn on the right sleeve below the Troop Patch. |
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Rugged Road Silver Award This patch is earned when a Scout or Adult leader participates in eight consecutive months of at least one Troop outing per month. An outing must be a Troop function. It does not include normal Wednesday night's meetings. The key here is the month's must be consecutive. If you miss a month you start counting over. This patch replaces the Bronze Award above. |
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Rugged Road Award - Gold You know you're special when you get this one. It means you have participated monthly, for an entire year without missing a month, of active involvement in at least one outing/event with the Troop each month. Once you have earned this award, you can then start counting backpacking miles. The mileage accumulation does not start until after the Gold Award is earned. This patch replaces the Silver Award above. Be sure to leave room below this Gold Award for the mileage awards that can now be earned. |
    
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Mileage Awards. This award is for Scouts and Adults. This patch goes directly below the Gold Award. You may only have one mileage award below the Rugged Road Gold Award.
Each star represents 100 completed miles with the Troop carrying a pack, after having earned your Gold Award. Only Troop hikes which have at least three people from Troop 315, one of which is an adult leader, and where there is an open invitation for other scouts to participate, counts towards the accumulation of miles. We haven't had anyone reach the 1,000 mile mark yet, but a couple are closing in on it. We plan on having a metallic gold patch for this award. Actual participation and mileage is available for each person on the website. |
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Mischa Mokwa Trail This patch is available for those scouts and leaders that complete the 22 mile trail. It has an initial 2,000' elevation climb, and is very strenous. It is located in the Cumberland Gap National park, with the trail along the Kentucky - Virginia state line. This trail has the reputation of being "The Trail That Turns Boys Into Men" |
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Knobstone Challenge This is for those that attempt to complete the 43 mile Knobstone Trail, in a single 24 hour period. Of the 10 participants that started this annual event in 2002, none finished. It is described as one of the most physically and mentally challenging events, anyone can attempt. |
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Totin' Chip A Scout must have reached at least the Rugged Road Bronze Award level, AND be carrying a valid Totin' Chip card, in order to carry a knife with them, at any Scouting function. Requirements for the Totin' Chip are:
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