Venturing Awards
Venturing Recognitions
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Bronze
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Gold
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Silver
Ranger – outdoor skills
Quest – sports skills
Sea Scout
Quartermaster
Trust – Religious and
Community Life
Recognition Map
Ranger
Award
Silver
Trust Award
Award
Quest
Award
Quartermaster
Award
Gold
Award
Outdoor
Bronze
Previous
Boy Scout or
Varsity Scout
Religious
& C Life
Bronze
Arts and
Hobbies
Bronze
JOIN
Venturing
Sports
Bronze
Sea
Scout
Bronze
Eagle Scout
 Eligibility remains the same
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First Class Scout
Earned as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout
 Requirements remain the same
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Leadership position in the crew
Boards of Review
 Scout rank must have board of review
 May be troop, team, or crew / ship
 3-6 committee members
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No advisors, assistants, relatives
 Purposes
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Work has been learned and completed
What kind of experience youth having?
Encourage advancement to next rank
 Not an examination, 15 minutes max
 Eagle board follows council procedures
Bronze Awards
All Venturers can earn any or all of these awards
 Sports
 Religious and
Community Life
 Arts and Hobbies
 Outdoor
 Sea Scout
Gold Award
 Any one Bronze Award
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12 months tenure
Leadership role
Participate in a district (or higher) event
Personal growth in six experience areas
Lead two crew activity projects
Recite Venturing Oath
Three letters of recommendation
Crew review
Crew Review
Required for Gold and Silver Awards
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Not for Bronze or Ranger or Quest or Trust
Required for all Sea Scout ranks
Completion paperwork to Advisor / Skipper
Crew president (with Advisor) appoints review
committee of 4-6 Venturers and adults
Review determines if person grew as a result of
the experience
Advancement report to council office
Silver Award
 One Bronze Award
 Gold Award
 Emergency Preparedness (First Aid,
CPR, Safe Swim Defense)
 Demonstrate leadership
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Including Venturing Leadership Skills
Course
 Participate in Ethics in Action
 Crew review
Quartermaster Award
 For Sea Scouts
 See the Sea Scout Manual, Ch. 3
Ranger Award
 Eight core requirements
 Four of 18 elective requirements
 Demonstrate high degree of
outdoor proficiency
 Resource for Venturers and Scouts
 Venturers can work up to the
requirements
Ranger Award
Eight core requirements …
First Aid
Emergency Preparedness
Leave No Trace
Navigation
Wilderness Survival
Communications
Cooking
Conservation
Ranger Award
…plus four of eighteen electives
Backpacking
Mountaineering
Cave Exploring
COPE
Outdoor Living
History
Physical
Fitness
Cycling/Mountain Biking
Ecology
First Aid
Fishing
Plants and Wildlife
Scuba
Shooting Sports
Watercraft
Quest Award
 Core requirements
 1. Sports Bronze Award
 2. Sport Safety Training
 3. Fitness for Life
 4. Fitness assessment
 5. Sport disciplines
 One elective
 1. History / heritage sports
 2. Sports nutrition
 3. Drug-free sport
 4. Communications
 5. History / heritage of
disabled sports movement
TRUST Award
Tending Your Beliefs (first requirement)
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Religious Bronze
Religious Emblem
Respecting Beliefs of Others
Understanding Other Cultures
Serving Your Community
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Significant service project
Transforming Our Society
Religious Life Program
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Religious Award Study (1)
Cooking*
Cultural Diversity (2)
First Aid* (8)
Service Project (3)
Religious Play (6)
Backpacking
Wilderness Survival*
Religious Retreat (5)
Religious Leader Meeting (11)
RELIGIOUS LIFE BRONZE
Emergency Preparedness*
Winter Sports
OUTDOOR BRONZE
Ethics in Action(9)
Rendezvous
Ethics in Action
Ethics in Action
Leadership Skills
Swimming & SSD
Ethics in Action
Ethics in Action
Leadership Skills
Ethics in Action
GOLD AWARD
Outdoor/Ranger Program
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
First Aid*
Ethics in Action
Cooking*
Rendezvous
Land Navigation*
Backpacking
Ethics in Action
Leave No Trace*
Leaderships Skills
Wilderness Survival*
Mountaineering
Swimming & SSD
OUTDOOR BRONZE
Emergency Preparedness*
Communications*
Ethics in Action
Project COPE
Conservation*
Leadership Skills
Winter Sports
Ethics in Action
RANGER AWARD
GOLD AWARD
Recognition Map
Ranger
Award
Silver
Trust Award
Award
Quest
Award
Quartermaster
Award
Gold
Award
Outdoor
Bronze
Previous
Boy Scout or
Varsity Scout
Religious
& C Life
Bronze
Arts and
Hobbies
Bronze
JOIN
Venturing
Sports
Bronze
Sea
Scout
Bronze
Venturing Awards
 Historically based - 95 years
experience
 Relevant today
 Program supplement
 Flexible
Venturing Awards
VENTURING LEADERSHIP AWARD
Presented by Councils, Regions and
National Council to Venturers and
adults who have made exceptional
contributions to Venturing
ADVISOR AWARD of MERIT
Recognizes Advisor / Skipper for outstanding ability
to work with youth. Nominated by crew president
and committee chairman
Adult Training Awards
Scouter’s Key (Advisor)
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Fast Start and Basic training
Three years tenure, seminars, VLSC
Quality Unit, parents night
Roundtable attendance
Training Award (Venturing)
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Basic training
Two years tenure
Seven of 11 projects
Sea Scout leaders meet Skipper’s needs
Young American Award
See the National Venturing site for
requirements. Nomination award.
Administered in SHAC by the
Exploring Division.
Other Awards
 Honor Medal
 Hornaday Award
 Heroism Medal
 Conservation
Good Turn
 Medal of Merit
 50-Miler
High Adventure Bases
Philmont
Sea Base
Northern Tier
Water Sports Badges
 Boardsailing
 Scuba
 BSA Lifeguard
 Snorkeling
 Kayaking
 Long Cruise
 Mile Swim
Other
 Quality Unit
 Interpreter Strip
 Historic Trails
 Jamboree
 Paul Bunyan
 Venturing Shooting
Sports