How to wear it
- 1Get your troop's neckerchief — the color and design your troop chose.
- 2Roll it to the traditional width from the long edge toward the point.
- 3Wear it over or under the collar — whichever style your troop picked (everyone the same).
- 4Fasten it with a slide or woggle (official or handmade) or tie a friendship knot.
- 5Wear it with the field uniform for meetings and ceremonies (and, if you like, with non-uniform clothing to show Scout pride).
What's a troop choice
- Color and design — each troop selects its own neckerchief, commonly by a youth vote; all members wear the same.
- Over or under the collar — the unit picks one style so everyone matches.
- The slide — official slides from the Scout Shop, or handmade handicraft slides, both allowed; or tie a friendship knot.
Notes
- The point is that the whole troop matches — same neckerchief, same over/under style.
- Pick one style unit-wide — mixing over- and under-collar looks sloppy.
- Handmade slides are welcome — a neckerchief slide is a classic beginner handicraft; official ones aren't required.
Going deeper
- The troop picks the neckerchief. Color, logo, and style are a troop decision — usually voted on by the scouts — so a neckerchief is a badge of your troop.
- Over or under — but pick one. Both are allowed; the only rule is that the whole unit does it the same way.
- Make your own slide. A handicraft slide (carved, beaded, cast) is a classic first project and is perfectly allowed.
Official source
Scouts BSA Uniform → Guide to Awards and Insignia — Scouting America →Neckerchief rules are paraphrased and should be verified against the current Guide to Awards and Insignia. Whether a troop wears neckerchiefs at all, and the color/design, are troop decisions.