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Silver Antelope Award

Territory-level service award of Scouting America

Field	Value
type	award
name	Silver Antelope Award
image	Silver Antelope Award.png
caption	Silver Antelope medal and square knot
f-date	1942
owner	Scouting America
country	United States
members	3,329
award-for	Distinguished service to youth in a territory
next	Silver Buffalo Award
prev	Silver Beaver Award

|f-date=1942 |award-for=Distinguished service to youth in a territory The Silver Antelope Award is a distinguished service award presented by Scouting America for outstanding service to young people within one of the organization’s divisions. Since 2022 award has been presented for service to a Council Service Territory.

Recipients must be a registered adult member of Scouting America. Scouters may be nominated and selected for their efforts in the Council Service Territory or for service to the territory through a national committee. The award is approved and issued by the National Court of Honor.

Award

The award consists of a silver antelope suspended from a white and orange ribbon worn around the neck. Recipients may wear the corresponding square knot, with a white strand over an orange strand, on the Scouting America uniform.

History

The award was created in 1942 and first issued in 1943. An orange-white-orange ribbon bar was used for informal uniform wear until 1946, when ribbon bars were replaced by the current square knot insignia. Using the United States Military as the model, silver awards are the highest awards in Scouting America.

From 1942 to 2021, the Silver Antelope recognized service within one of the geographical regions of Scouting America. Beginning in 2022, after the administrative reorganization of Scouting America, it is presented for service in a Council Service Territory.

From the first awards in 1943 through 2025, there have been only 3,329 recipients of the Silver Antelope. Famous recipients include General William C. Westmoreland (1969), Ernie Banks (1969), Philip M. Condit, CEO of Boeing (2007), Ross Perot (1974), Admiral Arleigh Burke (1964), Sanford McDonnell, CEO of McDonnell Douglas (1983), and several state governors.

References

"The Silver Antelope Award Nomination Form". Scouting America.
"Silver Antelope Award". Scouting America.
"Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues". SageVenture.
"Silver Outranks Gold". SageVenture.
(April 14, 2011). "Ask the Expert: Why does silver outrank gold in Scouting awards?". Scouting.

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