- Rover Scout
- Explorer Scout
- Emergency Service
Fig. 1: AS-27-Front
- Size: 64 mm x 17 mm
- Shape: Rectangle
- Material: Twill
- Border: Cut-edge red
- Background: Red
- Lettering Color:
- Design: Black tent inside white circle + left and right wing
Fig. 2: AS-27-Reverse
- Back: Gauze reinforced starched
Item Name: Air Scout Outdoorsman - Ace
Item ID: AS-27
Collector Rating: 0
Requirements (1947-49)
1. Alone or with a buddy take and report on a two-day trip through a reasonably wild and sparsely settled territory, carrying only emergency rations and light shelter, living off the country as far as possible.
2. Spend at least ten days and nights in camp on expeditions or trips.
3. Qualify for the Emergency Service Corps requirement other then Boy Scout Rank.
4. Collect from the field a minimum of three different edible foods; and demonstrate the use of a minimum of three different types of snares or traps for catching fish or wild animals for food in case of emergency. (Use only within local game and fish laws.)
5. Read and report on at least one book related to survival, or a description of the necessary preparation for a successful expedition.
6. Take the authorized Pilot's physical examination. Or demonstrate the use of certain requirements test similar to those outlined in the book Are You Fit to be a Pilot by Erwin L. Ray and Stanley Washburn; and explain the physical effects of altitude and speed on the pilot.