Pathfinder Emblem
The red color on the emblem represents the blood of Jesus Christ and how Pathfinders believe that he gave his life as salvation from sin.
The white color represents purity, and how the objective of Pathfinders is to have the purity and righteousness of Jesus Christ in their lives.
The blue color represents loyalty and how one of the objectives of the club is to be loyal to God, their parents, and their church.
The gold color represents excellence and how it is a standard of measurement. The Pathfinder club has high standards to help build a strong character for the kingdom of heaven.
The 3 sides of the emblem represents completeness. Completeness of the Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. It also represents the tripod of education: Mental (as done through Honors and Crafts), Physical (as done through work bees and campouts), and Spiritual (as done in witnessing and missionary activities).
The shield represents protection. In the Bible, God is often called the shield of His people. Pathfinders believe in God's protection.
The sword represents the Bible. They are in spiritual warfare against sin; their weapon is the Bible.
Pledge and Law
Pathfinders keep a Pathfinder Pledge and Law.
The Pathfinder Pledge says: "By the grace of God, I will pure kind and true, I will keep the Pathfinder Law, I will be a servant of God, and friend to man."
The Pathfinder law says to: "Keep the morning watch, do my honest part, care for my body, keep a level eye, be courteous and obedient, walk softly in the sanctuary, keep a song in my heart, and go on God's errands."
In the Pathfinder Law,
"Keep the morning watch" means to have prayer and personal devotion each day.
"Keep a level eye" means to not cheat, lie or deceive, and to despise dirty talk and evil thinking.
"Walk softly in the sanctuary" means that in any devotion, the Pathfinder will be quiet, careful, and reverent.
"Keep a song in my heart" means to be cheerful and happy and let the influence of the Pathfinder's life be as sunshine to others.
Uniform
The uniform of the pathfinders consists of a tan colored dress shirt, black pants (girls may wear skirts rather than slacks), an honor sash, and a yellow scarf fastened with a black slide. (See below for pin and patch placement on shirt.)
Class Levels
The Pathfinders organization involves children and teenagers from grade 5-12. Class levels, which are like ranks, are each assigned to one school grade level or age. Class Levels are earned by completing certain requirements for that specific level. Pathfinders can also earn an advanced Class Level, an extension of a certain Class Level, by completing extra requirements.
- Friend - 5th Grade or age 10
- Trail Friend (advanced class)
- Companion - 6th Grade or age 11
- Trail Companion (advanced class)
- Explorer - 7th Grade or age 12
- Frontier Explorer (advanced class)
- Ranger - 8th Grade or age 13
- Frontier Ranger (advanced class)
- Voyager - 9th Grade or age 14
- Wilderness Voyager (advanced class)
- Guide - 10th Grade or age 15
- Wilderness Guide (advanced class)
Honors
There are more than 360 Adventist Youth (AY) honors worldwide.