Good to hear all these different systems in place. I’ll have to push a bit and find out what goes on. We do have an AGM coming up but I get the impression it’s just for the experts to attend who are on the committee. Being just a beginner it’s quite hard to ask the expert group how they all get their badges and classifications. I’ve been told that the rankings are the most important thing and the 252 scheme and the indoor session don’t really matter much. Shame really because I don’t really care how good I am compared to the rest of the country but just enjoyed doing the achievement badges.
As a new member, you are the future of your club. Its important you represent that future at your AGM. No one else can do it.
I'd hope you're not the only new member. Maybe others have the same interests in their own improvement and achievement as you do.
Hold out the hand of friendship at your club, which often goes better if it has the offer of cake or a biscuit with it.
Get a copy of the archerygb rules of shooting and SAPs (downloadable from the archerygb website) which has lots of info about the myriad of official archery gb achievement badges. Not the easiest read in the world, but once you have read words like "rose award" you can at least go to more experienced members of your club and say "what is this?"
Unless your club is very odd, theres always at least one experienced archer who'll love to share their knowledge with you, especially where a cup of tea or a half of beer is involved. Again, be sure to invite other newbies along. Safety in numbers