Trail Life USA

This document introduces you to the basic functions of Trail Life Connect if you are a Parent, as well as a few items if you choose to become a Registered Adult.

The first page you see after logging in is the Dashboard.  The Trail Life Connect Dashboard consists of 5 Parts:

1. Left Navigation Menu
2. Top Navigation Button/Tile Section
3. Notifications
4. Calendar List
5. Troop-specific Member Statistics

Left and Top Navigation (#1 and #2)

The top of the Left Navigation Menu on the main Dashboard will display your first name as well as your current role underneath the welcome message.  What you see on the Dashboard, as well as what is available to you in the Left Navigation Menu, will depend on your role.

Figure 1a

If you become a Registered Adult leader, and have more than one role, you can switch between roles in the upper right corner by clicking the drop-down arrow by your name.  Again, your Trail Life Connect experience will depend on what role is currently displaying.  (In Figure 1b below, Glen is currently switched into his Role as “Committee Chairperson.”  His other roles can be selected via the upper-right menu, as needed.)

Figure 1b

*Many Left Navigation Menu options are similar to items in the Top Navigation Button/Tile Section and will take you to the same location within the site.

• Your Profile contains all the information about you and your Household.  The Profile page includes the options for adding sons, a tab for Trail Life University, and tabs for Troop Documents and other Resources.  Within your profile, if any of your sons are expired or expiring soon, you can click the red text by their names which results in a portal for completing their membership renewal.  (See Figure 1c.)
    

          Figure 1c

You can also click your son’s name to view his profile, and update the profile if needed.  His ID Card can be printed if his membership is current, and any earned ranks and awards will display.  (See Figure 1d.)

          Figure 1d

Clicking the Advancement tab of the Trailman’s profile will reveal further information regarding his advancement progress.  (See Figure 1e.)

     Figure 1e

If you are a Registered Adult member, you will be able to print your ID Card using the link under your profile picture.  (*ID Card printing is only available for Registered Adults whose membership requirements are current.)  Registered Adult Members will also have expanded content within Trail Life University.  (See Figure 1f.)

        Figure 1f

• Announcements will be where Troop, Area, Regional, and Home Office announcements will be displayed.       Look for the Announcements video in the Help Videos section under the Help menu in Trail Life Connect for more information on how this section works. (See Figure 1a or Figure 1b.)
• Advancement (left side) / Badges (top section) will take you to the Badges & Awards page, which contains information about what is required to earn ranks and trail badges.  All badges and awards are displayed.  (See Figure 1g.)  You can search by the badge or award Title, and can also filter the list by a specific Program.  (See Figure 1h.) Expanding the item provides further info, and there are also download links (where applicable) for downloading a PDF version of the requirements.  (See Figure 1i.)

      Figure 1g

      Figure 1h

      Figure 1i

• The Help menu (left side) contains help videos and help documents as well as links for contacting your Troop leaders, Area Point Man, or Trail Life Connect support.       Additionally, there are links to other resources, such as the Trail Life USA Store, Events, and Branding information. (See Figure 1j.)

   Figure 1j

• Freedom Award (top section) will bring you to a page containing more information about Trail Life USA’s Freedom Award.  (See Figure 1a or Figure 1b.)
• Health & Safety (top section) will bring you the digital Health & Safety Guide (which also includes the Activities Risk Reference Guide.  (See Figure 1a or Figure 1b.)

Notifications (#3)

The Notifications section of the Dashboard is a space for messages or actions that are specific to you or your family.  (See Figure 1a and 1k.)

Figure 1k

Calendar Listing (#4)

This section of the Dashboard displays upcoming Calendar events over the next 30 days that are available for you to attend (“Events: Upcoming”) and events for which you have RSVP’d (“Events: Going”) over the next 30 days.  (See Figure 1l)  Each listed item is a clickable link that will take you to the details of that Calendar event.  For more events beyond those listed on the Dashboard, you can go directly into the TLC Calendar using the links on the Dashboard or left menu.

Figure 1l

Member Statistics (#5)

This section of the Dashboard displays the Membership status of anyone in your Troop who has either not yet completed membership requirements, are soon to expire on one of the membership requirements, or who is already expired on a specific membership requirement.  For youth, this will only show new/expiring/expired membership payments.  For Registered Adults, it will additionally show new/expiring/expired Youth Protection Training and Criminal Background Checks.  There is a drop-down menu detailing why the information is displayed as it is on the Dashboard.

(See Figure 1m.)

Figure 1m