Ages 11-13.
A Junior Patrol Leader (a Trailman, not an adult) and members help during meetings and activities. The Trail Guide or Trailmaster (adults) should only be involved when youth leaders are not making “satisfactory progress”. When possible, adult leaders only interfere to guide and back up the Junior Patrol Leader.
Core Skill Ranks
- Recruit Trailman
- Trailman Oath, Motto, Sign, and Salute
- Able Trailman – presented with Troop Standard
- 4 Required badges and 3 Elective badges and 15 service hours
- Ready Trailman
- 9 Required badges and 5 Elective badges and 15 service hours
Pictures of the Rank Patches can be found on Life Community
Ridgeline Award
Highest honor of Navigator.
- Ready Trailman Rank
- Worthy Life Award
- Community Service Project.
Troop Standard
A staff to display all earned medallions (Trail Badges) in Navigator and Adventure years. Trailmen nail each badge, rank, or award received to the Troop Standard staff. It is a part of the formal uniform, used at official events: Court of Awards, Board of Reviews, Parades, etc.
For more information on Troop Standards, see the Troop Va-2215 webpage.
See Simi Valley Trail Life’s webpage for their specific requirements to earn the Troop Standard.
Core Skill Badges
All Required Badge Requirements by Troop GA-2717
Trail Badges (Elective Badges)
- Airsoft (Leaders Guide: Airsoft -Mentoring Guide)
- Apologetics I
- Apologetics II
- Archery
- Art History
- Aviation
- Backpacking
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bible Basics
- Blacksmithing
- Boating Safety
- Bowling
- Camp Counselor
- Canoeing
- Christian Faith Activities
- Cinematography
- Climb On!
- Communications Technology
- Competitive Rock Climbing
- Competitive Swimming
- Computing
- Creeds
- Driving Safety
- Electrical Engineering
- Electricity
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Structures
- Engineering Systems
- Environmental Stewardship
- Fishing
- Followers of Freedom
- Founders and Framers
- Genelogy
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Horsemanship
- Hunting
- Inventing
- Kayaking
- Lifesaving
- Martial Arts
- Military Heritage
- Model Rocketry
- Muzzle Loading
- My State
- Native Americans
- Nature and Wildlife
- Orienteering
- Paintball
- Pet Care
- Photography
- Pistol
- Puppetry
- Reading
- Respect Life
- Rifle
- Robotics
- Running Sports
- Sewing for Adventure
- Shotgun
- Skating Sports
- Small Engine Mechanics
- Soccer
- Special Needs
- Stamp Collecting
- Survival Skills
- Survivalist
- Tennis
- Vehicle Care
- Volleyball
- World Heritage
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