Boys’
Brigade 1966 - Junior Section
Achievement Awards
In 1927 after the Boys’ Brigade amalgamated with the Boys
Life Brigade, boys between the ages of 8-10yrs joined the Life Boys, it
operated an award system known as the ‘Seal System’ and Boys progressed through
this system, the results shown on a wall chart. In 1966 a new program
came into being called ‘The Achievement Scheme’ and the former Life Boys were
to become part of the ‘Junior Section’ of the Boys’ Brigade. With this
re-organisation there were a range of proficiency badges produced that the Boys
earned by completing a combination of topics or achievements. In the first year
boys completed achievements that enabled them to be awarded the White and Green
awards. Similarly in the second year the Purple and Blue awards and the third
year the Red and Gold awards. Each successive year the achievements built on
the previous stages or a different topic but to a degree relevant to the level
undertaken. Regulations allowed for Boys who joined the Junior Section at a
later age to make up for the ‘time lost’.