The Venturing Advancement track includes the Bronze, Gold,
and Silver awards.
Bronze. The
introduction to specific Venturing skills. Venturers may earn one or
more of the five Bronze
awards: Arts
and Hobbies, Sports, Sea
Scout,Outdoor,
or Youth
Ministries. One Bronze is required for Gold.
Gold. Intermediate level requiring at least 12 months' tenure
and work. Requirements are based on three areas: personal development,
service, and leadership. Gold requires
a pre-approved plan of action and a crew review board consisting of
youth and adults conducted by the crew
president. It is appropriate to present the award at a court
of honor. Gold is required for Silver.
Silver. This is the highest award for Venturers. In addition to
earning a Bronze and Gold Award, Venturers do additional work in the
areas of leadership, emergency preparedness, and ethics. Silver requires
a pre-approved plan of action and a board
of review.
The Venturing awards include Ranger, Quest,
and TRUST awards:
Ranger. The Ranger
Award is an additional
award/growth opportunity based on outdoor/high adventure requirements. A
Venturer must complete eight requirements and at least four of 18
electives. The Outdoor Bronze Award is half of Ranger. There is no board
of review.
Quest. The Quest
Award is based on fitness
and sports. A venturer must complete five core requirements and at least
one of the five electives. There is noboard
of review. The Sports Bronze Award is the first requirement.
TRUST. The TRUST
Award will help Venturers
learn about themselves, their communities, and their religion and
culture, as well as those of others. They must complete five areas of
requirements with the support of a religious leader in their community.
It is appropriate to present these awards at a court of honor or
Eagle/Silver banquet, and to recognize them in local and school
newspapers.
Past Credit
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All requirements for all awards require Venturers to
do work as Venturers. As an example, they may have
earned the Backpacking merit
badge as a Boy
Scout, but must do all that is required in the Ranger backpacking
elective while registered as a Venturer. Some
requirements may require some type of certification such
as Scuba Open-Water Diver, American Red Cross Standard
First Aid, or BSA
Lifeguard. This certification may be used regardless
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Multiple Credit
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Venturers may receive multiple credit
for requirements in Venturing, such as using an American
Red Cross Emergency Response course for credit in the Ranger first
aid core requirement, first aid elective, Life saver
elective, and the Silver Emergency Preparedness
requirement. However, Venturers may not receive multiple
credit when required to do a tabletop display or
presentation. These must be done for each requirement
that requires one. Qualified members who are working onBoy
Scout advancement
may receive credit for work toward Boy
Scout advancement and
Venturing advancement. An example would be getting dual
credit for hikes for the Backpacking merit
badge and for the Ranger backpacking
elective, or for a conservation project required in Boy
Scouts and in Venturing.
Scouts who earn the First
Class rank
while a registered member of a Boy
Scout troop or Varsity team may
elect to continue working toward Eagle as
a registered member in the Boy Scout troop or a
registered member in a Venturing crew, or while
retaining dual membership registration in both a
troop/team and a Venturing crew. Whichever registration
status a boy elects, both Scoutmaster and crew
Advisor need
to confirm which adult leader the boy plans to have
oversee his advancement process toward the rank of
Eagle. That selected adult leader needs to be fully
cognizant of the 12
steps from Life to Eagle (see
description in this manual), the timeline requirements
of certain merit
badges required
for Eagle (see the current edition of Boy Scout
Requirements), and the requirements of the Eagle
Scout leadership service project (see
reference in this manual).
Position of responsibility requirements may be met by
the Venturer serving as president, vice
president, secretary,
or treasurer in
his crew,
or as boatswain, boatswain’s
mate, yeoman, purser,
or storekeeper in
his ship.
The Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the
Advisor or Skipper.
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