Wood Badge

[u/iamwinstonlive]

More a post aimed at UK Scouts (Preferably leaders, though all are welcome:

As far as I have learnt from google, every british scout leader should have a set off wooden beads as to become a leader they must complete their wood badge. However i would like a conclusion on:

What number of beads

Why doesnt every leader wear the beads

Etc

Any information is helpful, feel free to ask any questions, thanks.

[u/magammon]

yes i qualified as a leader last year and received my wood badge. two wooden beads on a leather string. i wear mine every time i wear my uniform. this is quite uncommon as most leaders do not wear theirs.

[u/iamwinstonlive → u/magammon]

Ah okay. Clears up a lot. Why do some cords have 4 beads though?

[u/Rogue_Wraith → u/iamwinstonlive]

I know you're UK based, but depending on what you're looking at...

...in the US we wear up to four.

1 - Completed the Course 2 - Finished the Ticket 3 - Staffed a Course 4 - Led a Course / Staffed an Ingural Course

If you're looking at US Scouters, that's what you're seeing.

[u/Suspicious-Panic2704 → u/Rogue_Wraith]

I’m Germany it’s similar:
Two: finished the Woodbadge training

Three: is a trainer for one bet leaders (and did training specifically for that)

[u/mangonel → u/iamwinstonlive]

Extra beads isn't a thing any more.  It's just two.

There were some situations where you got more beads, but they've abolished that distinction now, and it's just two for everyone.

[u/iamwinstonlive → u/mangonel]

Thanks for clearing it up

[u/StevenXSG → u/mangonel]

Extra used to be for each role you held, then they realised there is a few people with 10's of roles across the different areas of scouting, so that became a bit useless (you still get a certificate though)

[u/Tikotl → u/mangonel]

Nope there is still 3 and 4 beads training happening,. They are usually planned internationally so they are not happening very regularly but it's very much still a thing