Units can now record advancements for unit youth members online. Your unit can use Internet Advancement to record awards, ranks, and merit badges to youth from any online location, including at home or at the office. You will be able to add new ranks and awards to your member records and to update existing ranks and awards, should the earned date displayed be incorrect according to the unit's records. You may upload from unit third party software directly into Internet Advancement.
All units in the Sam Houston Area Council must use Internet Advancement to process ranks and awards after January 1, 2011.
Internet Advancement allows you to register once as a first time user and then log in as a returning user to submit ranks and awards for your unit members. If you log out before you submit a report, your data will be saved. Additionally, Internet Advancement will dynamically return you to the place you were in when you left. For example, if you have completed Stage 1 of the process, when you return, you will begin at Stage 2.
The council will provide each unit with a unit ID (Hint - It's the same unit ID used for Good Turn for America.) Each participating unit will assign an adult to record advancements. As ranks must be recorded according to program identification, each unit ID is separate and unique. Ranks entered in the correct rank and date must be in sequence. Only Eagle Scout rank cannot be awarded by this process. Also nominated awards, such as those for meritorious action, and awards that are controlled by other organizations, even if approved for wear on the uniform, cannot be entered.
To use Internet Advancement:
Internet Advancement has become a part of your MyScouting Account. Please click on the MyScouting link below to go to the MyScouting site. After logging in you may access the Internet Advancement portal. Some individuals are experiencing difficulty with their MyScouting account. If this hapens, you may use the Internet Advancement link as an opton to access your unit's advancement records.
Tips for using Internet Advancement in your unit:
Unit Advancement Processor
If your unit appoints a new unit processor, contact Donna Burke at the Cockrell Scout Center (713) 756-3322 or donna.burke@shac.org) to reset your unit's profile. The new unit advancement processor registers as a first time user. The Sam Houston Area Council can also reset the profile if the current unit advancement processor wants to change information such as e-mail address or telephone.
If you forget your password, contact Donna Burke to reset your password.
Submitting Reports
Units set their own schedule for submitting reports. We recommend submitting a report every month. Each December a final report with anything not already recorded for the year should be submitted before month end.
Internet Advancement Helps - More helps & tips for using this resource
Questions may be directed to Donna Burke, (713) 756-3322.
