FREEDOM AWARD PROCEDURE GUIDE SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULT EAGLE SCOUTS

FREEDOM AWARD PROCEDURE GUIDE SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULT EAGLE SCOUTS

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Youth Freedom Award Process To earn the Trail Life USA Freedom Award, a Trailman in the Adventurers program is required to complete his Horizon Award, four real-life hands-on Freedom Experiences in our Majors and Minors Program, Troop involvement requirements, a Faith Building Activity, and a Servant Leadership Project. The Freedom Experiences are experiences in active citizenry that help prepare a boy for the real majors and minors program at college or life in the world as an active Christian man. A youth who holds the BSA Eagle Scout Rank upon transfer to Trail Life USA (TLUSA) is deemed to have credit for the Horizon Award, three Freedom Experiences, sixteen Troop activities, and a Servant Leadership Project. He may qualify to earn the Freedom Award as a youth by doing the following: 1. Joining the Adventurers program as a registered member of Trail Life USA. 2. Earning the Journey Award. 3. Completing one Freedom Experience while a registered Adventurer to establish his major for the Freedom Award. His participation in this Freedom Experience must be pre-approved by the Adventurers Advisor from the Course List of Freedom Experiences identified in the Freedom Experiences Course Catalog. 4. Maintaining active participation as an Adventurer to the satisfaction of the Adventurers Advisor. 5. Complete a Faith Building Activity Option for Adventurers Advancement. This may also be fulfilled by transferring one of the TLUSA recognized high school Religious Recognitions if completed while a high school student. See the Faith Building Activity Options for Adventurers document for specific requirements. 6. Successfully complete an Advancement Conference with his Advisor and Troopmaster as outlined in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide. 7. Submit a Youth Freedom Award Application along with the standard Award Binder documentation as modified below (see pp. 7-8). An Eagle Scout transfer youth will use the modified application on pages 7-8 INSTEAD OF the standard application in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide (FAPG). 8. Successfully complete a Freedom Board of Review as outlined in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide. The application, Advancement Conference, and Freedom Board of Review procedures will be as described in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide (FAPG) except for the following differences as specifically outlined here in this Supplement to that Guide: Include proof of Eagle Scout Rank and a printout of the BSA-to-TLUSA Transfer Module with the Youth Freedom Award Application (for Eagle Scout Transfers from BSA). Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 3

There will be no Servant Leadership Project documentation needed because an Eagle Scout is credited with completing this project when transferring to TLUSA. The Freedom Award Review Board will not be reviewing the Eagle Project completed in the BSA. Only the body of work that the boy completes in Trail Life USA will be assessed. Thus, the two parts of the Award Binder for a transferring Eagle Scout will contain the following: The first part contains the application materials, including: 1. Youth Freedom Award Application (see pp. 7-8) Attach proof of Eagle Scout Rank and printout of the BSA-to-TLUSA Transfer Module. 2. Life Ambitions Essay (See Advancement Conference in Part III in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide): His ambitions for life beyond graduation His key leadership responsibilities in Trail Life USA that have helped pre- His key leadership responsibilities in other organizations that have 3. Reference letters collected by the Trailman: Four to six reference letters should be included in the binder as instructed in the Reference Letters subsection of Part III in the Freedom Award Procedure Guide. The second part contains all the documentation establishing completion of the Freedom Award requirements. 1. TroopTrack advancement report showing Journey Award, Horizon Award and Trail Badge completion dates. 2. Copy of Freedom Experiences log from handbook (or equivalent) and completion documentation with 3. Copy of Freedom Award Activity log from handbook (or equivalent) may be included, but is not required for Eagle Scout transfers. Note: Troop meeting attendance is verified at the Advancement Conference. No records related to meeting attendance should be submitted in the Awards Binder. 4. Completion certificate or letter for the selected faith-building activity and any relevant summary material such as a testimony, summary report, etc. 5. Copy of sign-off for the Freedom Award Advancement Conference. After reviewing all available materials, if questions remain about this process, please contact your Troop Leaders for assistance. Troop Leaders will seek assistance of their Area Team if needed. Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 4

Adult Freedom Award Process An adult leader who holds the BSA Eagle Scout Rank may qualify to earn our Freedom Award as an adult under the following criteria: 1. Serve as a registered Adult Leader at any level in Trail Life USA (TLUSA) for a minimum of one year. 2. Complete an adult Mentoring Freedom Experience while a registered leader in TLUSA. An adult Mentoring Freedom Experience is a significant project carried out to benefit the program of TLUSA or American Heritage Girls (AHG), such as: REVISED TLUSA Registered Leader: Serve effectively as a registered Leader at any level for two years. REVISED New Troop Founder 1 : Found a new TLUSA or AHG Troop that successfully operates for one year. Serve as a key leader in that Troop for a minimum of one year. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled the role of New Troop Founder with your application. New Troop Co-Founder 1 : Jointly found a new TLUSA or AHG Troop that successfully operates for one year. Serve as a key leader in that Troop for one and a half years. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled the role of New Troop Co-Founder with your application. Guidon Founder: Found a Guidon program that successfully operates for one school year with a minimum of 10 young adults that meet four times a month for meetings or activities. Serve as the leader for that group for a school year. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled this role with your application. Direct Service: Serve effectively as an Area Service Chairman or Direct Service Advisor for one year with responsibility for at least two Troops. Implement membership drives for those Troops that directly result in at least 20 new TLUSA youth members. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled this role with your application including details and dates. Have your supervising Point Man sign this statement verifying your service. Area Trainer: Serve at least one year in Area Training. Participate in at least four major Area training events and two Troop training events. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled this role including dates and details for all events. Have your supervising Point Man sign it verifying your service. 1 The troop founder/co-founder is the person or persons who do the up-front work to find a charter organization, recruit leaders, and recruit an initial group of boys and then execute the process to actually charter the troop and begin meeting. Founders usually take initial troop leadership positions such as Charter Organization Representative, Troopmaster, Committee Chair, Treasurer, Chaplain, Ranger, Trailmaster and Advisor, however, being picked to be one of those positions does not necessarily make one a founder. Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 5

NEW Area Committee Chair: Serve at least one year as an Area Committee Chair with significant involvement. Please attach a statement about how you fulfilled this role including details and dates that show significant involvement. Have your supervising Point Man sign this statement verifying your service. Area Point Man: Serve at least one year. Establish an Area Committee with an Area Direct Service Team and Chairmen of at least the Membership, Advancement, Training, and Camping Committees. Provide developmental support for at least three Trail Life USA Troops. Please provide a statement about how you fulfilled this role including details and names of required Team members and Troops specified above. Camp Director: Start and organize an Area or Regional Summer Adventure such as a Camporee or trip involving significant planning for multiple Troops. Please include a statement about how you fulfilled this role including dates and details for all planning meetings and events. Have your supervising Point Man or Regional Leader sign this statement verifying your service. National Board Members: Serve at least one year with successful execution of assigned projects/duties. Regional or National Volunteers: Serve at least one year with successful completion of significant project(s) assigned by the Board of Directors, CEO, National Program Director, or National Director of Field Operations. Direct inquiries to Freedom@TrailLifeUSA.com. 3. Present your Christian walk or testimony at a Troop, multi-troop, Area, Regional, or National event to a group of Trailmen. 4. Personally recruit at least one registered youth or adult member to the TLUSA program. 5. Submit an Adult Freedom Award Application outlining your completion of items 1-4 above. Include the following with your submission to the National Program Department for approval to proceed to the Freedom Award Board of Review (see pp. 9-11): 1. Mentoring statement 2. Christian Walk or testimony 3. Proof of Eagle Scout Rank 6. Participate in and pass an adult Board of Review for the Freedom Award comprised of Area and T experiences in other character development programs, interests and activities, and Christian walk or testimony. Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 6

Attach Proof of Eagle Scout Rank Youth Freedom Award Application (For Eagle Scout Transfers from BSA Only) TLUSA Full Troop Number: (State prefix and four digit number; XX-####) When completed and signed by the Board of Review, the Board of Review Chairman should submit the application electronically at this link https://podio.com/webforms/9680179/831442 attaching the signed application to the webform along with proof of Eagle Scout Rank. The original shall remain in the Award Binder and the whole binder returned to the candidate. Anticipated or Actual High School Graduation Date: Email: Phone: Date of Birth: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Parent(s) Name(s): Parent(s) Email(s): Designated Troop Leader Leader Email: Leader Phone: 1. Date Journey Award Completed: Date Horizon Award Completed (Transfer Date): 2. Complete one Trail Life USA Approved Freedom Experience to establish your Major MAJOR Experience Course Number and Name Field Date Completed 3. Troop meeting attendance and participation requirements I affirm that the candidate has met the attendance requirement Unit Leader Name Unit Leader Signature Date Completed 4. Faith building activity option: Name of Trail Life USA Approved Faith Building Activity Completed (check one) Date Completed Religious Recognition (specify name) Worthy Life Award Band of Brothers Vanguard Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 7

5. Leader Conference and Freedom Board of Review: Leader Advancement Conference Date Completed: Freedom Award Board of Review Dated Completed: Member Roles and Names (3-6) Signatures 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chairman (Area Team Representative): Representative of the Chartered Organization 2 : Registered Leader from Troop: 2 This is not the Troop COR unless he is also the IH. See Freedom Award Procedure Guide for details about this and other considerations for the Freedom Board members. Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 8

Attach Proof of Eagle Scout Rank Adult Freedom Award Application (For Eagle Scout Transfers from BSA Only) Trail Life USA Region: Area: TLUSA Full Troop Number (if applicable): Date of Birth: Email: Phone: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: 1. Registered Adult Leader Position(s): Fill in all that apply (Levels are Troop, Area, Region, or National) Level Leadership Position Start Date End Date 2. Complete one adult Mentoring Freedom Experience while a registered leader in TLUSA. An adult Mentoring Freedom Experience is defined as a significant project carried out to benefit the program of TLUSA (see requirement 2 on page 5). Your Major Field of interest will be Mentoring. Please include your supporting statement with your application as required. Adult Freedom Experience Field of interest Date Completed Mentoring Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 9

Optional Double Major: While all adult Freedom Award recipients must complete the required Mentoring Freedom Experience above, an adult may also be recognized for an additional major that better represents his life experience. An additional Major requires two Freedom Experiences in a Field of Interest as defined in the Freedom Experiences for the Major and Minors of the Freedom Award document. Select a Field of interest that lists two Freedom Experiences you have done since entering high school and list them below. Attach documentation describing the additional Major Freedom Experiences MAJOR Experiences Course Number and Name 1: 2: Field Date Completed 3. Present your Christian walk or testimony at a Troop, multi-troop, Area, Regional, or National event to a group of Trailmen. Please attach copy of your Christian walk or testimony that you presented. Christian Walk or Testimony presented at: Date Completed 4. Personally recruit at least one registered youth or adult member to the TLUSA program. Date Joined: When items 1 through 4 have been completed, submit a scanned copy of this form and all the supporting documentation including mentoring documentation, Christian Walk or testimony, and proof of Eagle Scout to the Program Department at this link for review by the Freedom Award Review Committee. https://podio.com/webforms/11739140/870669 (Please Note: This is a different link than the youth submission link) After review and signing below, the Home Office will return the form to the adult candidate signifying approval to proceed to the Freedom Award Board of Review. 5. I certify that the applicant has completed requirements 1-4 above, has provided proof of completion of the required elements, and the Freedom Award Review Committee has reviewed the application and given approval for the candidate to proceed to the Board of Review. Name and Title Signature Date Approved Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 10

6. Freedom Board of Review: Freedom Award Board of Review: Dated Completed: Member Roles and Names (3-6) Signatures 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chairman (Area Team Representative): When completed and signed by the Board of Review, the Board of Review Chairman should email a scanned copy to Freedom@TrailLifeUSA.com. The original shall be returned to the candidate along with his other original documentation. Trail Life USA Freedom Award Procedure Guide Supplement for Youth and Adult Eagle Scouts 2403 20160628 11