SCOUT - PROFICIENCY BADGES - A's

A10

Ambulance Man (Originally called First Aid)
Introduced 1908
Discontinued 1963

Required: Must know: the fireman's lift; how to drag an insensible man with ropes; how to improvise a stretcher; how to fling a lifeline; the position of the main arteries; how to stop bleeding from vein, artery, internal or external; how to improvise splints and to diagnose and bind fractured limbs; the Schafer method of artificial respiration; how to deal with choking, burning, poison, grit in eye, sprains and bruises (as the examiner may require); generally the laws of health and sanitation as given in "The Canadian Boy Scout", including dangers of smoking, incontinence, want of ventilation, and lack of cleanliness.

a. Circular, serge cloth, no wording

b. Circular, felt, no wording

c. Circular, felt, "Boy Scouts"

d. Rectangular, ribbon, unbound, "Boy Scouts"

e. Circular, ribbon, bound, "Boy Scouts"

f. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

f. Circular, printed, bound, "Boy Scouts"

g. Circular, embroidered, cut edge, "Boy Scouts"

A11

Anchor
Introduced 1951

a. Circular, embroidered on twill, stitched border, "Sea Scouts"

Issued with anchor and wording in red, white or gold according to the stage of proficiency.

A11/1

Anchor
Redesigned 1957
Discontinued 1968

a. Circular, embroidered, cut edge, "Boy Scouts"

Issued with anchor in red, white or gold according to the stage of proficiency.

A11/2

Anchor Achievement Badge
Introduced 1968 - Re-designated as Powercraft in 1994

a. Square, embroidered, rolled edge, no words

Multi-stage badge issued with bronze, silver or gold borders according to the level of achievebment.

A12

Angler
Introduced 1930

a. Rectangular, ribbon, unbound, "Boy Scouts"

b. Circular, ribbon, bound, "Boy Scouts"

c. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

A12/1

Angler
Re-designed 1957
Discontinued 1968

a. Circular, embroidered, cut edge, "Boy Scouts"

A13

Aquarist
Introduced 1957
Discontinued 1968

a. Circular, embroidered, cut edge, "Boy Scouts"

A14

Archer
Introduced 1930
Discontinued 1968

a. Rectangular, ribbon, unbound, "Boy Scouts"

b. Circular, ribbon, bound, "Boy Scouts"

c. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

d. Circular, embroidered, cut edge, "Boy Scouts"