SCOUT - PROFICIENCY BADGES - P's

P6

Photographer
Introduced 1910

Required: A scout must have a knowledge of the theory and uses of lenses, and the construction of cameras, actions of developers. He must take, develop, and print twelve separate subjects, three interiors, three portraits, three landscapes, and three instantaneous "action" photos.

a. Circular, felt, no wording, background various colours

b. Circular, felt, "Boy Scouts"

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

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

e. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

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

P6/1

Photographer
Redesigned 1959

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

P6/2

Photographer
Re-designed 1968

a. Circular, embroidered, rolled edge, no words

P6/3

Photography
Re-designed 2009

a. Circular, embroidered, rolled edge, no words, digital camera with picture in viewer

P6/4

Photography
Re-designed 2011

a. Circular, woven, bound, no words, 30 mm diameter

P7

Pilot
Introduced 1919
Discontinued 1968

a. Circular, felt, no wording, background various colours

b. Circular, felt, "Boy Scouts"

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

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

e. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

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

P8

Pioneer
Introduced 1909
Discontinued 1968

Required: A scout must have extra proficiency in the following tests, or suitable equivalents: fell a nine-inch tree or scaffolding pole neatly and quickly, tie eight kinds of knots quickly in the dark or blindfolded, lash spars properly for scaffolding, build model bridge or derrick, make a camp kitchen, build a hut of one kind or another suitable for three occupants.

a. Circular, serge cloth, no wording

b. Circular, felt, no wording, background various colours

c. Circular, felt, "Boy Scouts"

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

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

f. Circular, printed, "Boy Scouts"

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

P8/1

Pioneering
Re-introduced 1998

a. Circular, embroidered, rolled edge, no words

P8/2

Pioneering
Re-designed 2011

a. Circular, woven, bound, no words, 30 mm diameter