Badge Status

The Badge Status report tracks every achievement in your Group through a three-state machine.

Badge states

State	Meaning	Where it appears
In Progress	Some requirements done, more to go	Scout’s profile
Earned	All requirements met, badge not yet presented	Pending Awards list
Earned Pending Council	Queued for Unit Council ratification	Council inbox
Awarded	Badge physically handed out	Archived

Pending Awards

The Pending Awards view is your checklist for badge ceremonies. It shows every Scout with achievements in the Earned state — ready to hand out.

Badge presentation flow

1. Go to Reports > Pending Awards.
2. Review the list of Scouts and their earned badges.
3. At your next parade or closing ceremony, physically hand out the badges.
4. Tap Mark as Awarded next to each Scout’s name.
5. The badge state updates to Awarded and disappears from the pending list.

Tip

Use the Pending Awards list to prepare for your next investiture or awards night. It tells you exactly which badges to order and for whom.

How badges reach Earned

Badges move to Earned automatically when:

• OAS stage: all requirements in that stage are marked complete (via events or individual checkboxes)
• SIA: the leader taps Authorize Award on a completed project
• Milestone: PAL credit targets are met for the current Milestone level

Unit Council flow

When Unit Council ratification is enabled for your Group, earned badges go through an extra state:

1. Complete & Award writes badges as Earned Pending Council.
2. The Unit Council (Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders) reviews and votes on ratification in a Council session.
3. On ratification, the badge moves to Earned (ready for the leader to mark as Awarded).