What is a crew number, and does that differ from an expedition number or a unit number?
Each Philmont crew is assigned a unique identifier, which is called both a crew and an expedition number. It is a three digit, one letter, and option additional digit format, which identifies the date of arrival at Philmont, which expedition or contingent arriving that day, and a supplemental number if the crew is in a contingent with multiple crews. For example a crew with the crew (expedition) number of 630H6 would arrive at Philmont on 630 (June 30th), would be the Hth group of crews arriving that day, and would be the sixth crew within that group. The full group of crews would also be known as contingent (or expedition) 630H. Crew or expedition number is different from unit number, which is the designation for a crew member’s home Boy Scout troop or Venturing crew and is unrelated to Philmont.
