The Scout Executive serves as the Board's Secretary. He is the only professional scouter on the Board. The Advancement Committee is one of four that support traditional Scouting programs by planning and supervising Council-wide support for youth members. BSA publications and the National Council BSA website are the official source of advancement and other information about the organization and its programs. Because the BSA depends primarily on volunteers for planning and managment, the official documents may not have the most current information.
Official documents are definitive, but their availability is often imperfect.
The Minsi Trails Council Advancement Committee is responsible, among other things, for providing official information about advancent in all BSA programs to Scouts and Scouters in its service area. The Committee's decisions and interpretations are based on its understanding of official documents. Other source of information include the unofficial pages provided by the U.S. Scouting Service Project and Scouters Magazine , among others.