Explorer Badges

Explorer Membership & Moving-On Award

The Membership and Moving-On Awards signify that an Explorer Scout has made their promise and has participated in the programme for a period of time. The Membership Award signifies that an individual is part of the scout movement. The Membership Award is only completed by young people joining from outside the Movement. If you have previously been a Scout then you will have this badge, and would complete the Moving-On Award

Activity Badges

There are 28 activity badges an Explorer Scout can earn. Activity Badges are another way of recognising the achievements of Explorer Scouts who have learnt a new skill, or who have taken part in an activity for a certain period of time.

Stage Activity Badges

There are 5 different staged activities badges, which can be gained throughout all sections.

• Emergency Aid
• Hikes Away
• Information Technology
• Musician
• Nights Away
• Swimmer

Explorer Belt

The Explorer Belt is the challenge of a lifetime that is available to Explorer Scouts aged over 16 and members of the Scout Network. It is a chance to undertake an international expedition over ten days that brings a real understanding of a different country, its people and way of life. More information can be found on Scoutbase here

Badge Positions

The positioning of the badges are shown below (click to enlarge). Click here for a printable version of this diagram.