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In the Sea Scouting program in the Boy Scouts of America, Quartermaster is the highest rank a Sea Scout can earn. It is earned after meeting the following criteria: attendance at two thirds of all Ship meetings for 18 months, demonstration of marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, completion of a service project (similar to an Eagle Scout project, but utilizing the Sea Scouts in the Ship, along with members of another community group), and passing a Board of Review (similar to that of an Eagle Scout Board of Review), which is conducted at the Council level. Sea Scouts is a program within the Boy Scouts of Americas Venturing Program. ... The Boy Scouts of America(BSA) is an organization designed for boys between the ages of seven and eighteen, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ... Marlinspike (sometimes marlin spike, marlinespike, or the archaic marlingspike) is a tool used on ships to unravel two-ply rope (marlin) for splicing, or to untie knots. ... Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable by a Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and is also used as a title of a Scout who has achieved this honor. ...

Quartermasters wear a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel, and suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon. The ribbon itself is suspended from a double carrick bend knot, mimicking the scroll and square knot on the Eagle Scout medal.

Sea Scouts who earn this rank are entitled to wear a uniform similar to that of a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO), and can earn advance rank upon enlistment into the U.S. Navy or United States Coast Guard. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Good conduct variation Chief Petty Officer insignia Chief Petty Officer is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the coast guard of the United States. ...

External links

• a U.S. Sea Scouts program site
• a Sea Scouts, BSA website
• European Sea Scouting website
• Sea Scout pages on ScoutBase UK
• 4th Knowle Sea Scout Group (Royal Navy Unit 75)
• Sethna's 18th West Bombay Sea Scouts: India's premier Sea Scout Group
• 201st Islington Sea Scout Group

References

J.S. Wilson, Scouting 'Round the World, 1957 edition