"Although I didn't see quite eye-to-eye with my scoutmaster, I did learn how to take care of myself, not just in the woods, but in everyday life. Scouting provides a strong 'family' setting which many youths seek. Instead of joining scouting however, they join gangs. Scouting is a sort of 'gang', except instead of hurting people they help them."
Frank Bleyer, Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale, Illinois

Taking a page from academia and scouting, the Volunteer Corps uses colored chevrons to represent areas where participation amounting to a specific number of hours has taken place. All community-based non-profits would be categorized and assigned a battalion and color. For instance:

• Yellow — working with young children
• Green — enriching the lives of the elderly
• Red — health related projects like working in hospitals and free clinics
• Purple — academic projects
• Blue — neighborhood projects and so forth

The entire community nominates, elects and installs leaders of the various Volunteer Corps battalions. -