INTERNET ADVANCEMENT

Online advancement is available for all packs, troops, teams and crews. Units are able to use Internet Advancement to record their youth member advancements from any online location, at home or at the office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! You will find this method to be easy, convenient, and accurate because you enter the information.

Click the button below to go to Internet Advancement.

How it works

Internet Advancement makes it easy for unit leadership to record awards, ranks, and merit badges to youth via an online process. This system is separate from Internet Rechartering, but uses a similar concept.

At any time during the year the "assigned unit advancement processor" from each active unit will be able to log in and record advancements to youth member records (PACKS CAN ONLY RECORD ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR!). And, they’ll also be able to print a unit roster at any time. The roster is the most current information from ScoutNet, and it will include the person ID for each adult and youth member.

Reports available from Internet Advancement:

• Advancement Report lists each youth member with new ranks, merit badges, and awards, if any. This is the official Unit Advancement Report to be signed and submitted to the office when awards are purchased.
  
  
• Unit Awards Summary lists the number of new ranks, merit badges and awards by name as a shopping list.
  
  
• Unit Advancement Summary shows ranks, merit badges and awards saved in each person record for current members of the unit.
  
  
• Advancement Update Summary lists any ranks, merit badges, and awards that were already in the member record and were updated online.

The Council will provide each unit with a unit ID, and the unit will assign an adult (the “Unit Advancement Processor”) to record advancements online. Ranks must be recorded in the correct rank and date sequence. Only the Eagle Scout rank cannot be recorded by this process. Awards to be entered will not include nominated awards, such as those for meritorious action, and awards that are controlled by other organizations, even if approved for uniform wear. As BSA policies for rank entry are enforced by the system information that units enter will meet these requirements.

In addition to the Internet advancement link, there is a link to Internet Advancement Help and a Frequently Asked Questions link which should be reviewed, with step by step instructions and assistance.

Unit ID numbers are available by contacting Sue Settle or Lori Reichart at 610-926-3406 or by email at . Once you have your Unit ID number, you may follow the link at the bottom of this page to go to Internet Advancement. If you did not get an Internet Advancement training packet you will be able to get the information while in the IA system by clicking on HELP.