Merit Mastery: Your Guide to a Year of Success

Boys like to have fun and achieve; and, to be recognized for their accomplishments. Each Ranger should have the opportunity to advance and complete their top award [‘Gold Medal’] in each group. You can provide that opportunity for your Rangers to earn their Advancements through Good Planning & Tracking (follow-through). The Royal Rangers advancement program…

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Making Merits Interactive, no More Writing!

This is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the National Rangers website on November 6, 2019. John Hicks writes: It has long been understood that boys need activity and learn best in an environment rich with hands-on activities and student participation. It is, therefore, essential that the weekly Royal Rangers meeting be a…

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Ranger Leaders share their planning tools.

As Senior Commander I like to be organized, and over the years I have developed planning tools I’d like to share with you here. Establish your annual Outpost calendar. I start by referring to the Calendar on the district Rangers website, marking event dates while making sure that I coordinate with my church calendar. I also note…

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