Troop 150 adheres to the official policies of the Boy Scouts of America regarding proper uniform wear. What we refer to as your Class-A uniform is technically referred to as the BSA Field Uniform in all of the BSA literature. This is the only "official" uniform recognized by the Boy Scouts of America. For purposes of practicality, many Troops, including ours, recognize other classes of uniforms. The other uniform classes are addressed later. Here is an excerpt from the Insignia Guide and the Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America.

The Boy Scouts of America has always been a uniformed body. Its uniforms help to create a sense of belonging. They symbolize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Wearing a uniform gives youth and adult members a sense of identification and commitment.

Personal Equality - The uniform represents a democratic idea of equality; bringing people of different racial, economic, religious, national, ethnic, political, and geographical backgrounds together in the Scouting tradition.

Identification Identification - The uniform identifies youth and adult members of the Boy Scouts of America, visible as a force for good in the community. When properly and smartly worn, the uniform can build good unit spirit. When worn on the correct occasions, it can attract new members.

Achievement - The uniform shows the wearer's activity, responsibility, and achievement. What each youth or adult member has accomplished with program opportunities can be recognized by the insignia worn on the uniform.

Personal Commitment - The uniform is a constant reminder to all Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and adults of their commitment to the ideals and purpose of the Boy Scouts of America. The uniform encourages them to take Scouting seriously because of the investment in uniforms by parents of youths and by adults. The uniform is a way of making visible members' commitment to a belief in God, loyalty to country, and helping others at all times.

The leaders of Scouting-both volunteer and professional-promote the wearing of the correct complete uniform on all suitable occasions.

PROPER WEAR - When you wear your uniform you represent the BSA, the Troop, your Patrol, and the adult leaders in the Troop. For this reason, it is important that Troop 150 stand above the rest of the Scouts by wearing their uniforms in such a way as to show proper respect for having the privilege to wear the uniform. Each member of the Troop must be vigilant about ensuring that our Troop members are properly wearing their uniforms. If you notice that a Scout or an adult leader missed a belt loop, let them know in a manner that avoids embarrassing the person in front of others. On occasion everyone will miss something such as an unfastened zipper, improper alignment of the belt, crooked gig-line, pocket unbuttoned, etc. A friendly reminder is all that is needed in most cases. Collars seem to cause the most problems, so before you fix someone's collar for them, ask permission. Look at the tabs on the epaulettes to make sure that the seam is not visible.

TROOP 150 NECKERCHIEF - The Troop 150 Neckerchief shall be worn with your Class-A shirt, under the collar, with the top button of the shirt undone. Except as noted below, anytime Troop 150 is in public (fund raising, holiday parade, color guard, etc.) you should wear your Troop 150 neckerchief. Troop 150 neckerchiefs are available during every meeting if you need to purchase one.

COMMEMORATIVE NECKERCHIEFS - Many in the Troop have neckerchiefs that commemorate some type of achievement that required hard work, or signifies some type of accomplishment within Scouting. These neckerchiefs may include, but are not limited to, Woodlore, Woodbadge, Eagle Scout, National Eagle Scout Association, Order of the Arrow, National Youth Leadership Training, etc. Official bolo-style neckwear is permissible and subject to the same rules as commemorative neckerchiefs. Below are guidelines about wearing such commemorative neckerchiefs:

WHEN NOT TO WEAR A NECKERCHIEF - When you are required to wear the Class-A uniform you should wear a neckerchief unless wearing the neckerchief presents some type of safety hazard. Some examples of wearing the Class-A uniform without the neckerchief may include outings to visit a facility where your neckerchief may become trapped in the moving parts of machinery, when leaning over a motor vehicle engine that is running, and other such situations that may cause your neckerchief to become a choking hazard.

COLOR GUARD UNIFORMS - When participating as part of a color guard away from our regular meeting places, every member of the color guard shall wear his complete Class-A uniform to include official shirt, official pants/shorts, Troop 150 neckerchief, belt, socks, etc. If one person on the detail wears a hat, all members of the detail shall wear a hat. Hats, if worn, shall be official BSA hats. All members of the detail must wear the same type of hat (i.e. baseball style, bush hat, beret, etc.) If one member of the color guard "shotguns" his neckerchief, all members must "shotgun" their neckerchiefs. All parts of the uniform must be neat, pressed, with the proper patches affixed in the proper places. You may wear any type of shoes provided they are clean, laces tied, and appropriate for the setting. Open toed shoes or sandals are never permissible. You shall wear a Class-B T-shirt beneath your Class-A shirt for those occasions that permit removing your Class-A shirt following the presentation/retirement of the colors. Members of the color guard may wear their Merit Badge Sash. It is preferable, though not required, that if one member wears his sash, so does the rest of the detail. Unless serving as color guard for an Order of the Arrow function, OA Sashes are not to be worn. The same holds true for wearing the OA Sash for other occasions, only wear it for OA related activities. If you choose to wear either sash, you may not drape it over your belt or waistband - wear it or put it away. This also means that you cannot drape one sash and wear the other. Choose the one that is proper to wear and put the other sash away. The Merit Badge Sash is worn above the epaulette. The OA Sash is worn under the epaulette.

OTHER NOTES - At no time shall you wear your Class-A uniform in any fashion other than 100% proper. This includes having your shirt tucked in, the belt properly aligned, pants above the waist, all buttons fastened, and hats worn forward. These same rules apply when you wear any part of the Class-B uniform as well. If not in any type of uniform, you must still be neat in appearance. No matter what you wear, your hat must face forward.

MONTHLY UNIFORM INSPECTION - Troop 150 conducts a Class-A uniform inspection on the first Monday of each month unless notified otherwise. You must wear your most complete Class-A uniform for any Board of Review. There is no requirement to wear your Class-A uniform for Scoutmaster Conferences. Wear shoes that are neat and clean and suitable for the occasion.

TRAVEL UNIFORM - Unless notified otherwise, Class-A uniforms are required while traveling to and from activities or outings. It is permissible to bring your Class-A shirt on a hanger to prevent it from becoming wrinkled while traveling. For those occasions that the Class-A is not required, the yellow Troop 150 T-shirt is the traveling uniform and may be worn with official pants or shorts, or non-uniform jeans or shorts appropriate for the activity.

SHOES - Open-toed shoes, flip-flops, sandals, etc., are only permissible in and around waterfront activities and while in a shower facility. Wear shoes that completely cover the top part of the foot, the toes, and fit behind the ankle. (You may wear Crocs® that have a completely solid toe enclosure in addition to a strap that secures the shoe behind the ankle.)

UNIFORM PATCHES - Proper patch placement is important. The inside covers of your Scout Handbook have templates to assist you in properly placing the patches. We do not permit wearing of so-called "spoof" patches on our uniform. The patches worn on your uniform should be the most current patches representing your rank, position, etc. You should not continue to wear a 2004 Quality Unit patch on your uniform after the end of 2005. If you are not a member of a Patrol, you shall not wear a Patrol patch. Trained patches are only worn if you have received training for the position or positions that you currently hold. The trained patch is only good for one year, unless you repeat the training. You may wear one temporary patch either attached to your right pocket, or handing from the button of your right pocket.

CLASS-B UNIFORM - The Class-B uniform consists of removing the official BSA shirt and the neckerchief. Unless a specific Class-B shirt is designated, any Scouting related T-shirt is permitted. All other parts of the uniform should be worn as part of the Class-B uniform.

CLASS-B ACTIVITY UNIFORM - The Class-B activity uniform allows the wearing of a Class-B T-shirt along with shorts or jeans, whichever is appropriate for the activities scheduled. If you choose to wear any of the official BSA pants or shorts, you must wear the official belt and official socks.

Further information is available on the Uniform page of the website.