Journey to Excellence Awards Information
“Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is the BSA’s new council performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. It is replacing the Centennial Quality Awards Program as a means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA.

You can now enter your service hours at scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence. Scroll down the page to see the link on the right hand side. Users of www.goodturnforamerica will be redirected to the Journey to Excellence page. Promote this update in your newsletters and council websites to encourage your districts and units to use the JTE Service Hours. If you have any questions, please contact the national service desk.  There you can go to a login page for recording service hours.

Commissioners—in the Boy Scouts of America (National Council)

The Commissioner Concept
The commissioner is the liaison between the local council and Scouting units. The commissioner's mission is to keep units operating at maximum efficiency, maintain regular contact with unit leaders, counsel leaders on where to find assistance, note weaknesses in programs, and suggest remedies. The commissioner is successful when units effectively deliver the ideals of Scouting to their members. A major task of the Commissioner staff is to oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit reregisters on time with optimum membership.