{"id":294,"date":"2026-05-25T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/traillife\/?page_id=294"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:02:41","slug":"troop-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/traillife\/useful-information\/troop-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Troop Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Troop Standard<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Troop Standard is the official ceremonial staff and uniform component in Trail Life USA used by Navigators and Adventurers to display their Trail Badges, Service Stars, and Awards.\u00a0 It serves as a visual record of a young man\u2019s progress and achievements, replacing the merit badge sash used in other scouting organizations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trailmen nail their earned Trail Badges, Ranks, Medallions (including the pinnacle Freedom Award), and Service Stars directly onto the staff.\u00a0 It is used during formal events like Courts of Honor, parades, and Board of Reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please click on the image below to learn more about medallion placement on the troop standard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YZWqyMM9wwUiaDDTu4R00BzatqJclSwI\/view?usp=sharing\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-213\" src=\"http:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/traillife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/05\/TL-Standard-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/traillife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/05\/TL-Standard-image.jpg 250w, https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/traillife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/05\/TL-Standard-image-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troop Standard The Troop Standard is the official ceremonial staff and uniform component in Trail Life USA used by Navigators and Adventurers to display their Trail Badges, Service Stars, and Awards.\u00a0 It serves as a visual record of a young man\u2019s progress and achievements, replacing the merit badge sash used in other scouting organizations. \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troop Standard The Troop Standard is the official ceremonial staff and uniform component in Trail Life USA used by Navigators and Adventurers to display their Trail Badges, Service Stars, and Awards. 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