Venturing Ranger Award

High adventure and the outdoors have always been of interest to young Americans as well as an important part of the BSA program. Because of the attraction of high adventure, the Ranger Award is available to all Venturing youth members of the Boy Scouts of America.

The purpose of the award is to encourage Venturers to achieve a high level of outdoor skills proficiency; recognize achievement of this high level of outdoor skills proficiency; provide a path for outdoor/high-adventure skills training; and establish Rangers as a highly trained leadership resource for crews, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the community.

The Ranger Award exemplifies a challenging high-level outdoor/high-adventure skills advancement program. Once earned, it will identify a Ranger as a person who is highly skilled at a variety of outdoor sports and interests, trained in outdoor safety, and ready to lead or assist others in activities. Rangers can be a great program asset to Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and others.

 

 

Ranger Award

  • Ranger Candidates must complete eight challenging core requirements:

  • 1. First Aid
  • 2. Communications
  • 3. Cooking
  • 4. Emergency Preparedness
  • 5. Land Navigation
  • 6. Leave No Trace
  • 7. Wilderness Survival
  • 8. Conservation
    		• Electives

    And four of eighteen challenging electives:

  • Backpacking
  • Cave Exploring
  • Cycling/Mountain Biking
  • Ecology
  • Equestrian
  • First Aid
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Lifesaver
  • Mountaineering
  • Outdoor Living History
  • Physical Fitness
  • Plants and Wildlife
  • Project Cope
  • Scuba
  • Shooting Sports
  • Watercraft
  • Winter Sports

    • Note on the Ranger Award:

    Venturers, who have received the Outdoor Bronze Award, need only complete four of the core requirements and two electives to qualify for the Ranger Award.

    Procedure of the Ranger Award:

    Ranger candidates can earn requirements. They can work on their own or with other Venturers. A crew may also work together. Candidates can work with outside consultants such as a scuba diving instructor. Advisors and consultants must sign a Ranger Candidate's record sheet found in the "Ranger Guidebook"

    The Ranger Award:

    After months of experiencing and acquiring skills on a wide variety of outdoor/high adventure interests, sharing those skills with others, the Ranger will receive a sterling silver medal that features a power horn superimposed over a compass dial. The medal is worn suspended form a green and white ribbon, which is suspended from a silver "ranger" bar. A cloth ranger bar is also available.