Silver Antelope Award
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 Medal and knot |
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Created | 1942 | ||
| Awarded for | recognizes outstanding service to youth within the territory of a BSA region | ||
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The Silver Antelope Award is the regional-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America and recognizes outstanding service to young people within one of the four regions of the BSA. The award is made by the National Court of Honor and the recipient must be a registered adult member of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Award [edit]
The award consists of a silver antelope suspended from a white and yellow ribbon worn around the neck. Recipients may wear the corresponding square knot, with a white strand over a yellow strand, on the BSA uniform.[1]
History [edit]
The award was created in 1942 and first issued in 1943. A yellow-white-yellow ribbon bar was used for informal uniform wear until 1946, when ribbon bars were replaced by the current knot insignia.[2]
Using the United States Military as the model, silver awards are the highest awards in the BSA.[3][4]
See also [edit]
- Bronze Wolf Award for distinguished service to Scouting world wide.
- Silver Antelope Award for distinguished service to Scouting at the regional level in the United States.
- Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to Scouting at the council level in the United States.
- Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to Scouting at the national level in the United States.
- Silver Fish Award for distinguished service to Guiding at the national level in the United Kingdom.
- Silver Wolf Award for distinguished service to Scouting at the national level in the United Kingdom.
- Silver World Award for distinguished service to youth at the international level, not Scouters.
References [edit]
- ^ "Distinguished Service Awards". Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ "Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues". SageVenture. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Silver Outranks Gold". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Ask the Expert: Why does silver outrank gold in Scouting awards?". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
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