Commissioner Resources for Three Fires Council

"The role of the unit commissioner is to help every unit be successful. Unit success is defined by the unit achieving Centennial Quality Unit status and demonstrating an improvement in the retention of its members." - Donald D. Belcher, National Commissioner, BSA

Commissioners are district and council leaders who help Scout units succeed. They coach and consult with adult leaders of Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venturing crews. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit re-registers on time with an optimum number of youth and adult members.

Key 3 Meeting - TBD

Area 7 Commissioner Conference

Mark your calendars for the 2012 Area 7 Commissioners Conference that will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Unit Order Form for Journey to Excellence- Units should order through the Council. Generally the orders get turned in with their Recharters. Please print out the form & fill it out to order your Gold, Silver or Bronze level of achievement patches & send it in with your charter. It will be processed at either the Norris or Deicke Scout Shops.

Useful Commissioner Forms

• Commissioner Worksheet - Pack
• Commissioner Worksheet - Troop

  Doctorate of Commissioner Science Award - To recognize completion of a standardized program leading to the completion of a thesis or project and the award of the Doctorate of Commissioner Science from a College of Commissioner Science

Useful Commissioner Web Links

• View The Commissioner Newsletters - from BSA, National
• Link to the National Commissioner's Podcasts

“Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is the 2012 performance based recognition program that replaces the Centennial Quality recognition program. You can now enter your service hours at www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence . Look for the “Service Project” area of the screen.  There you can find the link to log your hours, information for first time users, ideas and tips for a successful service project, and sample reports that can be pulled by your council administrator. To enter your service hours click on “service hours website.” Choose “New User Click Here” or enter in your existing username and password. Users can still use www.goodturnforamerica and they will be redirected to the new data collection site. If you have any questions, please contact the national service desk at 972-580-2330 for BSA employees, and 1-972-580-2267 for volunteers. Please remember to update your districts, troops, packs and crews about the new site.
Volunteers with a MyScouting account can also reach the Journey to Excellence service hour website by clicking on the Journey to Excellence Information link on the left side of the screen in the “Council Tools” section. Once they click the link they will be directed to www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence and can follow the same procedures as listed above.

• 2011 Journey to Excellence Criteria for Districts, Packs, Troops, Teams, or Crews
• Journey to Excellence Program & Glossary of Terms & Definition
• 2012 Criteria & Forms, plus webinars & other documents for Journey to Excellence