Girl Scout Vest - Teenage Girl Scout Level

This khaki vest is for the older Girl Scouts - from Cadettes to Seniors to the newest level, Ambassadors. The Ambassador Girl Scout is a high school Junior or Senior (11th-12th grades). They wear the vest with the Girl Scout Bandana as their uniform.

The stars with the colored discs indicate the years and levels of Girl Scouting - Yellow for Brownies, Green for Juniors, White for Cadettes, Red for Seniors and Navy Blue for Ambassadors. The wings and rainbow bars represent fly-up and bridging to the next level of Girl Scouts. These are for Brownies and Juniors. The bridging activities are done with a troop. L became a Juliette - independent Girl Scout - after Juniors when her troop disbanded. (The Juliette program is a great way to stay involved in scouting, you don't need to belong to a troop.)

The rectangular squares along the bottom are Interest Project Patches. You can put them on either or both sides.

I must say, I am really liking the new insignia tab - instead of felt, it's grosgrain ribbon. No more twisting and pulling out of shape. L also prefers the gold traditional trefoil pin over the silhouette one. The PA's are Program Aide patches, Cadette and Senior levels. To the right of them, the Studio 2B charms and pin are heavy -- I put a piece of felt on the back of the vest and pinned through to support the weight and keep it from falling forward. I also put a little hand stitch between each charm loop to keep them spaced apart and facing the right way.

On the back of the vest are all the activity, group and fun patches, from cookie sales to camps to events.

L is completing her Gold Award project within the next few months. Staying in scouting through high school for her has proven invaluable, providing her leadership opportunities, service to the community, skill-building, personal growth and life-long friendships.