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Shoulder Patches

Community Strips

The national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America approved community strips for uniform wear in 1928.  This allowed Scouts in each community to wear one-line strips with their community's name on the left sleeve of their uniform.  The earliest strips had red letters embroidered on khaki cloth, to match the colors of the uniform.  During the 1940's, other color combinations were authorized for wear, with colors that matched the colors of each program's uniform (e.g. dark blue strips with gold letters for Cub Scouts).  In the 1950's, all programs except Sea Scouting adopted the use of red and white strips exclusively.¹

Click here for a full list of local communities, and strips known to exist.

Red and White Strips & CSPs

In 1930, the national headquarters of the BSA approved the use of "full size" council strips.²  However, it is unlikely that these strips were used locally before the 1950's, when red and white became the standard colors for all programs but Sea Scouting.  In the Chief Seattle Council these strips could be worn by any Scout or leader instead of community strips.  These patches are often referred to generally as "red and white strips," or RWS, unless a different color is specified.

On April 17, 1970 the BSA's National Supply Division mailed a letter and sample patches to each council informing them that, in addition to red and white strips, three other shapes of shoulder patches had been approved for uniform wear.³    Soon after, the Chief Seattle and Olympic Area Councils changed to the new, more colorful shoulder patches and phased out the use of community strips and RWS.  Even though shoulder patches of one kind or another had been in use for 40+ years, these post-1970 patches are commonly called "CSPs," or Council Shoulder Patches.  Shoulder patches created specifically for a jamboree are usually called JSPs.

Seattle Area Council	Issue & Variety	Border Color	Type	Bkgd Color	Name Color	FDL/BSA Color	Comments
	T1	WHT	C	RED	WHT

Chief Seattle Council	Issue & Variety	Border Color	Type	Bkgd Color	Name Color	FDL/BSA Color	Comments
	T1a	WHT	C	RED	WHT		Type 1 border
	T1b	WHT	C	RED	WHT		Type 2 border
	T2a	WHT	C	NBL	WHT		straight bottom edge; F above W; TL
	T2b	WHT	C	NBL	WHT		straight bottom edge; F above W; TR
	T2c	WHT	C	NBL	WHT		straight bottom edge; F left of W
	T3	WHT	C	NBL	WHT		curved bottom edge
	T4a	NBL	C	WHT	NBL		TL
	T4b	NBL	C	WHT	NBL		TR
	S5a	BLK	R	RED	WHT		cb; MVE
	S5b	BLK	R	RED	WHT		pb; MVE
	S6a	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; SWISS; thin letters; cb
	S6b	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; SWISS; thin letters; Creslon back
	S6c	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; SWISS; thick letters; pb; MVE
	S6d	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; SWISS; thick letters; SSpb
	S7	RED	R	WHT	RED	RED	(JAM 1981)
	T8	PUR	R	LBL		WHT	JAM 1983; WHT “Oregon”, “Washington”
	T9	RED	R	LBL	DBL	YEL	DJ
	S10	RED	R	PBL	GRN	DYL	(JAM 1985)
	S11	BLK	R	M/C	BLK	BLK	BSA; Washington Centennial
	S12	SMY	R	M/C	BLK	BLK	BSA; Washington Centennial
	S13	GMY	R	M/C	BLK	BLK	BSA; Washington Centennial
	S14	RED	R	BLU	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 1989
	S15	DGR	R	BLU	RED	YEL	“75 Years”
	S16	SMY	R	BLU	RED	YEL	“75 Years”
	S17	GMY	R	BLU	RED	YEL	“75 Years”
	S18	RED	R	DBL			JAM 1991; DBL “Pacific Northwest”
	S19	GRY	R	RED	BLK	BLK	BSA; Camp Brinkley 25th ANN
	S20a	LGY	C	BLU	BRN	BRN	BSA; Camp Parsons 75th ANN
	S20b	LGY	C	BLU	MAR	MAR	BSA; Camp Parsons 75th ANN
	S21	SMY	C	BLU	BRN	BRN	BSA; Camp Parsons 75th ANN
	S22	BLK	R	BLU	BLK	RED	JAM 1993
	S23	BLK	C	RED	DBL	DBL	BSA; (1994 Scout Expo)
	S24	GMY	C	RED	DBL	DBL	BSA; (1994 Scout Expo)
	S25	GMY	C	RED	DBL	DBL	BSA; “1994 Scout Expo”
	S26	WHT	R	YEL	GRN	BLK	JAM 1995
	S27	LPR	R	BLU	BLK	YEL	Camp Sheppard 50th ANN
	S28	RED	R	M/C	BLK	DYL	JAM 1997
	S29	YEL	R	M/C	BLK	DYL	JAM 1997
	S30	YEL	R	M/C		YEL	JAM 1999; DBL “Pacific Rim / Troop 303”
	S31	GMY	R	M/C		YEL	JAM 1999; DBL “Pacific Rim / Troop 303”
	S32	BLU	R	M/C		BLU	BSA; JAM 1999; RED “Western Region /Northeast Region”, DBL “Venturing”
	S33	BLK	R	ORG	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Raven
	S34	BLK	R	BRN	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Wolf
	S35	BLK	R	BLU	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Salmon
	S36	BLK	R	GRN	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Owl
	S37	BLK	R	BRN	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Bear
	S38a	BLK	R	BLU	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Dogfish w/ bright GRN
	S38b	BLK	R	BLU	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2001; m/c Dogfish w/ dull GRN
	S39a	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Raven; 5 1/8” wide
	S39b	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Raven; 5 1/2” wide; HORIZ WHT in beak
	S39c	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Raven; 5 1/2” wide; VERT WHT in beak
	S40a	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Wolf; 5 1/8” wide
	S40b	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Wolf; 5 1/2” wide; back of fish is BLK
	S41	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Wolf; 5 1/2” wide; back of fish is WHT
	S42a	BLK	R	WHT	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Salmon; 5 1/8” wide
	S42b	BLK	R	WHT	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Salmon; 5 1/2” wide; WHT bkgrd is VERT
	S42c	BLK	R	WHT	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Salmon; 5 1/2” wide; WHT bkgrd is HORIZ
	S43a	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Owl; 5 1/8” wide
	S43b	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Owl; 5 1/2” wide; VERT WHT around eyes
	S43c	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Owl; 5 1/2” wide; MULT WHT around eyes
	S44a	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Bear; 5 1/8” wide
	S44b	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Bear; 5 1/2” wide; VERT WHT in face
	S44c	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Bear; 5 1/2” wide; HORIZ WHT in face
	S45a	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Dogfish; 5 1/8” wide
	S45b	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Dogfish; 5 1/2” wide; WHT is HORIZ
	S45c	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; JAM 2001; Dogfish; 5 1/2” wide; WHT is VERT
	S46	YEL	R	RED	BLK	YEL	Camp Brinkley 35th ANN
	S47	BLK	R	RED	BLK	YEL	Camp Brinkley 35th ANN
	S48	GMY	R	M/C		GMY	JAM 2003; GMY “Pacific Rim USA Troop 43”
	S49	DBL	R	M/C		WHT	BSA; JAM 2003; TAN “Northeast Region / Western Region”; WHT “Venturing”
	S50	DBL	R	M/C	DBL		Camp Pigott
	S51	GRN	R	M/C	DBL		Camp Pigott
	S52	RWB	R	M/C	DBL		Camp Pigott
	S53	DGR	R	ORG	BLK	YEL	Camp Pigott “Charter Camper”
	S54	BLK	R	M/C	DBL		Camp Pigott
	T55	BLK	R	BLU	BLK	YEL
	S56	BLK	R	YEL	WHT	WHT	BSA; JAM 2005; Orca
	S57	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	WashJam 2004; BSA
	S58	BLK	R	DYL	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Eagle
	S59	BLK	R	TAN	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Beaver
	S60	BLK	R	GRN	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Frog
	S61	BLK	R	LBL	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Orca
	S62	BLK	R	RED	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Mountain Goat
	S63	BLK	R	BLU	GRY	GRY	BSA; JAM 2005; Halibut
	S64	YEL	R	WHT	PUR	YEL	JAM 2007; DBL “Western Region”
	S65	LBR	R	WHT	BLK	M/C	JAM 2007; BLK “Western Region”; w/ Venturing logo
	S66	DYL	R	WHT	BLK	M/C	JAM 2007; BLK “Western Region”; w/ Venturing logo
	S67	SMY	R	WHT	BLK	M/C	JAM 2007; BLK “Western Region”; w/ Venturing logo
	S68	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; Condit Campout; Bear
	S69	BLK	R	DYL	RED	RED	BSA; Condit Campout; Eagle
IMAGE NEEDED	S70	BLK	R	RED	RED	RED	BSA; Condit Campout; Mountain Goat
IMAGE NEEDED	S71	BLK	R	YEL	RED	RED	BSA; Condit Campout; Orca
	S72a	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; CD; SSpb
	S72b	BLK	R	RED	WHT	WHT	BSA; CD; 100pb
	T73	BLK	R	BLK	WHT	RED	JAM 2010; Orca
	S74a	BLK	R	GRY	BLK	GRY	JAM 2010; Humpback Whale; SSpb
	S74b	BLK	R	GRY	BLK	GRY	JAM 2010; Humpback Whale; 100pb
	S75a	BLK	R	DYL	BLK	DYL	JAM 2010; Heron; SSpb
	S75b	BLK	R	DYL	BLK	DYL	JAM 2010; Heron; 100pb
	S76a	BLK	R	GRN	BLK	GRN	JAM 2010; Salmon; SSpb
	S76b	BLK	R	GRN	BLK	GRN	JAM 2010; Salmon; 100pb
	S77a	BLK	R	DBL	BLK	DBL	JAM 2010; Sea Otter; SSpb
	S77b	BLK	R	DBL	BLK	DBL	JAM 2010; Sea Otter; 100pb
	S78a	BLK	R	BRN	BLK	BRN	JAM 2010; River Otter; SSpb
	S78b	BLK	R	BRN	BLK	BRN	JAM 2010; River Otter; 100pb
	S79a	BLK	R	RED	BLK	RED	JAM 2010; Eagle; SSpb
	S79b	BLK	R	RED	BLK	RED	JAM 2010; Eagle; 100pb
	S80a	BLK	R	RED	WHT	RED	JAM 2010; Orca; SSpb
	S80b	BLK	R	RED	WHT	RED	JAM 2010; Orca; 100pb
	T81	WHT	C	RED	WHT	WHT
	T82	WHT	C	RED		WHT	"2010"
	S83	LOR	R	LBR	WHT	WHT	100th
	S84	GRY	R	M/C	GRY	DYL	FOS 2010; 100th
	S85	ORG	R	M/C	ORG	ORG	FOS 2011
	S86	DGY	R	DGY	DGY	DGY	FOS 2011
	S87	DBL	R	WHT	RED	RED	BSA; "Scouts Meet Here"
	S88	BLK	R	RED	GRY	RED	FOS 2012
	S89	WHT	R	WHT	WHT	WHT	FOS 2012
	S90	DBR	R	M/C	DBR	DBR	BSA; Camp Parsons (2012)
	ZS1	YEL	R	RED	BLK		Camp Brinkley 45th ANN
	S91	RED	R	LBL	DYL	DYL	FOS 2013
	S92	GMY	R	M/C	RED	BBL	JAM 2013
	S93	RED	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ whale
	S94	RED	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ eagle
	S95	RED	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ Seattle skyline
	S96	RED	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ Mount Rainier
	S97	RED	R	M/C	RED	DBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ kayakers
	S98	RED	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; w/ lighthouse
	S99	YEL	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; Venturing
	S100	SMY	R	M/C	RED	BBL	BSA; JAM 2013; Staff
	S101	BRN	R	M/C	BRN	DGR	Camp Parsons (2013)
	S102	WHT	R	RED	BLK	BLK	BSA; Camp Brinkley 1967-2013
IMAGE NEEDED	S103	SMY	R	RED	BLK	BLK	BSA; Camp Brinkley 1967-2013; Staff
	S104	ORG	R	M/C	ORG	LBL	Camp Pigott 10th ANN
IMAGE NEEDED	S105	?	?	?	?	?	NYLT
	S106	WHT	R	DBL	BLK	YEL	Camp Sheppard

Olympic Area Council	Issue & Variety	Border Color	Type	Bkgd Color	Name Color	FDL/BSA Color	Comments
	T1a	WHT	C	RED	WHT		Type 1 border
	T1b	WHT	C	RED	WHT		Type 2 border
	T2	WHT	C	NBL	WHT
	T3	RED	R	LBL	RED		TL; cb; 53x134mm
	HT1	RED	R	LBL	RED		NT; pb; 53x128mm; issued by National Supply Division
	HT2	RED	R	LBL	RED		TL; cb; 53x128mm; issued by National Supply Division

1. Bruce Raver, Comprehensive Red & White Council Strips Checklist, 1999, i.

2. Id.

3. Austin, et al., An Aid To Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches, 2005, i.

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