A crisp unique uniform goes a long way in establishing a culture and creating identity within an organization. A Trailman is proud to display is uniform and achievements.
An official Trail Life USA uniform is required for all troop meetings and regional meetings (Active wear is appropriate for Hit the Trail activities and Camping Trips). Below are the Trail Life USA guidelines for uniform wear, as well as insignia and badge placement.
Uniform Requirements:
- Trail Life, Rip Stop Fabric Shirt
- Rip Stop Switchback Cargo Zip Off Pants (Or similar color replacement)
- Web Belt with Embossed Logo Buckle
- Shoulder Loops (Purchase according to Age Group)
- Troop Number Patch (provided by Troop)
- OPTIONAL ITEMS
- There is no official Uniform Hat, though a TLUSA uniform hat can be worn. (Currently discontinued)
- Trail Life USA Socks
The main uniform, ordering page is here.
BADGE PLACEMENT:
Right pocket— hang thee patches from the Right Front Pocket flap button:
- Woodlands Trail Current Level (Fox, Hawk, ML) Branch Patch OR Forest Award (once earned)
- Navigator Rank
- Adventurers Award
Left pocket— If desired, hang these patches from the left pocket flap button:
- Previous woodlands trail branch patches or forest award
- Navigators/Adventures Discipleship Program Participation Patches
- Trail Life Activity or Collected Patch
Pin the following to the left pocket flap:
- Worthy Life Award
- Religious Recognition
- SEW: a Vanguard Award Patch to the Left flap
Right Sleeve— sew the Troop Numeral and State patch (Provided by the troop) on the sleeve, 1/4" below the shoulder seam.
Shoulder Loops— Slide the appropriate Shoulder loops for your program /leadership position on the shirt sleeve epaulette bars.
Above left pocket— If earned- sew the Mountain Lion Timberline Patch centered above the left pocket
You can order uniforms directly from the Trail Life USA online store here.
where does the timberline award go on the uniform
Hi Rosa, per the above:
Above left pocket— If earned- sew the Mountain Lion Timberline Patch centered above the left pocket
For all of ours awarded so far, we’ve provided a magnetic bar so it can be attached above the left pocket of the uniform. You can see it in the photo above also in its correct location.
Is there a provision for special additions to the uniform for something like a special honor guard unique to one troop
Is there a provision for special additions to the uniform for something like a special honor guard unique to one troop
Hey Robert… I think that is really up to your local Troop how they’d like to handle special insignias on the uniform. For our Troop, each of our Trailmen in leadership roles (1st and 2nd Officers, Quartermaster, Patrol Leaders, Jr. Patrol leaders and Patrol Sergeants) all wear rank insignias on their collar. While not codified or standardized by TLUSA, we’ve established our own using military rank insignias. Hope that helps ;-).