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Guidelines for
Writing a Wood Badge Ticket
A primary purpose of the Wood Badge experience is to provide
leadership for Scouting and leadership for America.
Your ticket is a commitment to
complete a set of goals that will significantly strengthen the BSA program
in which you are involved.
Additionally, the ticket
provides an opportunity for you to practice leadership skills that will be
of value in many areas of your life, both within and beyond Scouting.
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A Wood Badge Ticket Is
A commitment.
A vision of personal improvement.
A vision of how the Scouter will lead.
A series of goals.
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Your Ticket Should Be Guided By
Your Personal Values
Your Vision
Your Personal Mission
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Key Concepts
1.
Your ticket will include five significant goals
2.
The goals will be written in support of your current
Scouting responsibilities and should be designed to provide maximum positive
impact for youth membership.
3.
At least one of the five goals will incorporate some
aspect of diversity. Possibilities include goals that promote diversity
in units, districts, and/or councils; that encourage a more diverse BSA
membership; and/or that help young people better understand the nature and
importance of diversity in Scouting and in America. (This will be discussed
in detail on Day Four during the presentation on Valuing People and
Leveraging Diversity.)
4.
If you wish, one goal of the five goals may involve
developing and applying a self-assessment tool to measure your progress and
effectiveness in relation to the other goals on your ticket. (This will
be discussed in detail on Day Five during the presentation on Self-Assessment.)
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5.
The goals written for your ticket should be
SMART:
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Specific
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Measurable
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Attainable
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Relevant
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Time-Based
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6.
For each goal, you will also indicate:
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Who
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What
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Where
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When
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How Measured
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Why
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How
Verified
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7.
The troop guide assigned to your patrol will help
you prepare your ticket and will approve it when it is complete.
8.
Upon returning home after your Wood Badge course, you will
have a ticket counselor assigned to you. The ticket counselor will be
familiar with the material currently presented in Wood Badge courses. You
will meet with your counselor to finalize your ticket and establish a
review plan.
9.
The five goals of the ticket must be completed within
18 months of the end of the Wood Badge course. (In those rare instances
when circumstances such as extended medical or family emergencies prevent
the completion of the ticket within 18 months, council Scout executives may
allow an extension of up to six additional months.)
10.
When you and your counselor have agreed that you have
fulfilled all the items on your ticket, you will receive your Wood Badge
certificate, beads, neckerchief, and woggle.
 
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