Elective Badges [2021] | Trail Life Usa

These focus on core competencies. They include foundational subjects like Camping, Woods Smart, Fire Building, First Aid, and Ropework.

To earn an elective badge, Trail Life USA participants typically need to: trail life usa elective badges

Modern technical skills (e.g., Computing, Robotics, Aviation). These focus on core competencies

Learning Objectives After completing this elective, the participant will be able to: teaching frostbite prevention

While required badges ensure every Trailman has a baseline of outdoor survival and citizenship skills, elective badges provide unique developmental benefits:

One of the most physically demanding electives, teaching frostbite prevention, snow shelter construction, and cold-weather calorie management. 4. The Life Skills Frontier (Burgundy)