[REVISED] Dress Code

Troop 574’s uniform policy is as follows:

•  The standard class A uniform will be worn to all Troop Courts of Honor, during designated events at camps attended by more than just Troop 574, to all official BSA events and whenever the Troop travels as a group.  The formal class A uniform may be required at certain BSA events and is recommended for Courts of Honor, but not required.  It is not necessary for a Scout to obtain a formal class A uniform unless they attend a BSA function at which the formal uniform is required.

• During the school year, the standard class A uniform will be worn to all Troop Meetings and fully visible.

• The class B uniform will be worn on all campouts (other than when travelling as a group), during specified Troop activities and during fundraising events that are not sponsored by Boy Scouts of America (for example, when selling fertilizer or working at the garage sale).

• Other than during the school year, the class B uniform will be worn to all Troop Meetings and be fully visible.

•  At any time, the Scoutmaster may designate the required uniform.  Any questions regarding the appropriate uniform to wear should be directed to the Scoutmaster or any Assistant Scoutmaster.

The uniform is an important part of Scouting.  It sets Scouts apart from everyone else, but not from each other.  At Troop 574, we want the uniform to be just that - uniform, but we are also sensitive to the costs involved in providing uniforms for growing boys. Troop 574’s uniform requirements are as follows:

•  Class A uniform: The standard class A uniform consists of an official BSA brown shirt with approved patches and insignia (see the Boy Scout Handbook for details); clean, neat dark blue or olive green pants or shorts (with belt loops and pockets) or official BSA pants or shorts; a Scout belt and close-toed shoes.  Clean, neat denim blue jean pants and shorts are acceptable.  Olive green pants and shorts should be close in color to the official BSA pants and shorts.  The formal Class A uniform consists of an official BSA brown shirt with approved patches and insignia, an official BSA merit badge sash (if appropriate), official BSA pants or shorts, official BSA socks and belt and brown or black hiking or dress shoes.  The class A uniform must be worn with the shirt tucked in and the pants worn at the waist.  The class A uniform may include an official BSA hat.  By way of example only, at no time are the following approved parts of the class A uniform: gym shorts, bathing suits, ragged cutoffs, jeans that are not either blue or olive green, jeans with decorative stitching or logos other than simple brand labels, open-toed sandals or any kind of shoes without socks

• Class B uniform: Consists of a scout-related or Troop T-shirt; clean, neat dark blue or olive green pants or shorts (with belt loops and pockets) or official BSA pants or shorts; a Scout belt and close-toed shoes.  Clean, neat denim blue jean pants and shorts are acceptable.  Olive green pants and shorts should be close in color to the official BSA pants and shorts.  During campouts attended by multiple Boy Scout Troops and on designated Troop trips, the class B uniform must consist of a Troop T-shirt, rather than just any scout-related T-shirt.  For ease in finding and keeping track of Troop members, the Scoutmaster may specify a specific color of Troop T-shirt to be worn at these events.  The class B uniform must be worn with the shirt tucked in and the pants worn at the waist.  The class B uniform may include either an approved BSA hat or a plain or scout-related hat.  By way of example only, at no time are the following approved parts of the class B uniform: gym shorts, bathing suits (except to, from, and during swimming or boating activities), ragged cutoffs, jeans that are not either blue or olive green, jeans with decorative stitching or logos other than simple brand labels, logo hats that are not scout-related, non-scout related T-shirts, open-toed sandals or any kind of shoes without socks.

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