Req 9 — Choose Careers or Volunteer Service
9.
Careers. Do ONE of the following:
This final requirement asks you to look ahead. You must choose one of two options that explore how your Scouting knowledge could become a career or a lifelong volunteer commitment.
Your Options
- Req 9a — Explore Scouting Careers: Research a career related to Scouting — training, education, salary, job duties, and what makes it interesting. This path is about professional Scouting and related fields.
- Req 9b — Explore Scouting Volunteering: Research how you could serve Scouting as a volunteer at the unit, district, council, or national level. This path is about giving back as a lifelong Scouter.
How to Choose
- Interested in making Scouting your job? Option A explores careers where you get paid to serve young people through Scouting — as a District Executive, Scout Executive, camp director, or in a related field like outdoor education or youth development.
- Interested in staying involved as a volunteer? Option B explores the many ways adults give their time to Scouting — as Scoutmasters, committee members, merit badge counselors, camp staff, and leaders at every level of the organization.