The awards are metal with a pin-on fastening. The awards are placed on the armband as set out below. When members move up to the next age group, they carry the highest award gained up to the next age group and continue to wear that on their armband.
- There are three rows on the Anchors armband:
Row 2 – Anchors Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Service Badge (centralised) with Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment badges (either side of Service Badge).
A maximum of two Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badges may be worn on the Anchors armband.
Armband example shows ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Anchors based on joining at age 4/5 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 8th birthday. It shows them completing the optional Yellow Activity Award along with all the core Activity Awards. Also shown on the armband is the Anchors Membership Award, 4 year Service Badge, Gold Recruitment Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
There are three rows on the Juniors armband:
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Juniors Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Juniors Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Highest Anchors Activity Award (left), Juniors Project Awards (centralised), Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
On the small armband a maximum of two Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badges may be worn alongside the Juniors Project Awards and highest Anchors Activity Award on row 3, although as a member gains the Juniors Project Awards it may be necessary to move to the large armband where the layout of the badges changes and is across 4 rows to allow for additional badges.
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Juniors Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Juniors Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Highest Anchors Activity Award (left), Juniors Project Awards (centralised), Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
On the small armband a maximum of two Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badges may be worn alongside the Juniors Project Awards and highest Anchors Activity Award on row 3, although as a member gains the Juniors Project Awards it may be necessary to move to the large armband where the layout of the badges changes and is across 4 rows to allow for additional badges.
The large armband layout is shown here
The armband example shows ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Juniors based on joining at age 8/9 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 11th birthday. It shows them completing all the core Activity Awards and Project Awards. Also shown on the armband is the Juniors Membership Award, 6 year Service Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
There are four rows on the right Company armband:
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Company Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Company Core Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Staged Awards (centralised)
Row 4 – Highest Anchors Activity Award, Highest Juniors Activity Award (left), Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
On the right armband a maximum of two Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badges may be worn alongside the highest Anchors and Juniors Activity Awards on row 4.
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Company Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Company Core Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Staged Awards (centralised)
Row 4 – Highest Anchors Activity Award, Highest Juniors Activity Award (left), Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
On the right armband a maximum of two Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badges may be worn alongside the highest Anchors and Juniors Activity Awards on row 4.
There is one row on the left Company armband:
Row 1 – Discovery Badge (centralised)
Armband examples above shows ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Company based on joining at age 11/12 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 14th birthday. It shows them completing all the core Activity Awards and Staged Awards. Also shown on the right armband is the Company Membership Award, 7 year Service Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
There is one row on the left Company armband:
Row 1 – Discovery Badge (centralised)
Armband examples above shows ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Company based on joining at age 11/12 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 14th birthday. It shows them completing all the core Activity Awards and Staged Awards. Also shown on the right armband is the Company Membership Award, 7 year Service Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
There are four rows on the right Seniors armband:
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Seniors Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Seniors Core Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Staged Awards (centralised)
Row 4 – Highest Anchors Activity Award, Highest Juniors Activity Award (left), Highest Company Activity Award, Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
Row 1 – Service Badge (left), Seniors Membership Award (centralised), Nights Away Award (right)
Row 2 – Seniors Core Activity Awards (centralised)
Row 3 – Staged Awards (centralised)
Row 4 – Highest Anchors Activity Award, Highest Juniors Activity Award (left), Highest Company Activity Award, Special Anniversary/Event or Recruitment Badge (right).
There are two rows on the left Seniors armband:
Row 1 – Queen’s Badge (centralised)
Row 2 – Discovery Badge (left), Highest Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (centralised), President’s Badge (right)
Armband examples show ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Seniors based on joining at age 14/15 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 18th birthday. It shows them completing all the core Activity Awards and Staged Awards. Also shown on the right armband is the Seniors Membership Award, 11 year Service Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
Row 1 – Queen’s Badge (centralised)
Row 2 – Discovery Badge (left), Highest Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (centralised), President’s Badge (right)
Armband examples show ALL awards/badges which can be obtained during a member’s time in Seniors based on joining at age 14/15 and going through until end of session in which they attain their 18th birthday. It shows them completing all the core Activity Awards and Staged Awards. Also shown on the right armband is the Seniors Membership Award, 11 year Service Badge and the World War 1 Award Badge.
