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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.
Requirements
Ranger candidates must complete eight challenging core requirements:
- First Aid
- Emergency Preparedness
- Leave No Trace
- Land Navigation
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- Wilderness Survival
- Communications
- Cooking
- Conservation
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And four of 18 challenging electives:
- Backpacking
- Cave Exploring
- Cycling/Mountain Biking
- Ecology
- Equestrian
- First Aid
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Lifesaver
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- Mountaineering
- Outdoor Living History
- Physical Fitness
- Plants and Wildlife
- Project COPE
- Scuba
- Shooting Sports
- Watercraft
- Winter Sports
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Note
Venturers who have received the Outdoor Bronze Award need to complete only
four more of the core requirements and two more electives to qualify for the
Ranger Award. 
Procedure
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, for instance. Advisors and
consultants must sign a Ranger candidate's record sheet found in the
Venturer/Ranger Handbook, No 33494C.
Recognition
After months of experiencing and acquiring skills on a wide variety of
outdoor/high-adventure interests and sharing those skills with others, the
Ranger will receive a sterling silver medal that features a powder horn
superimposed over a compass dial. The medal is worn suspended from a green and
white ribbon, which is suspended from a silver Ranger bar. A cloth Ranger bar is
also available.
- Award Medal, No. 04184
- Bar, No. 04185
- Certificate, No. 33663
- Pocket Certificate, No. 33646
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