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Venturing Awards
Venturing Leader Training Award
Venturing Advisor's Key
Venturing World Conservation Award
Venturing Leave No Trace Award
Quartermaster Award Application
Venturing Gold Award Application
Venturing Silver Award Application
Venturing Leadership Award Application
Venturing Advisor Award of Merit Nomination Form

Also Available to Venturers:
Young American Award Application
Young American Award Information

Recognition

One of the methods of Venturing is recognition. Venturers do not "earn advancement", they are recognized for their accomplishments and skills development.

VENTURING BRONZE

For Arts and Hobbies, Sports, or Religious Life, a Venturer  must complete at least nine requirements established for each of
those three areas. For Outdoor, Venturers must complete at least four core requirements and two electives that are found in
the Ranger Award requirements. For Sea Scout, Venturers must earn the Sea Scout Ordinary rank. To earn a specific Bronze Award such as the Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award, all  completed requirements must be Arts and  Hobbies requirements.

VENTURING GOLD

The Venturing Gold Award program was developed to recognize the significant accomplishment in a Venturer's life as he or she has proven outstanding performance in a broad spectrum of activities. These activities relate to Venturing's areas of leadership, citizenship, social, outdoor, service, and fitness.  It will challenge and motivate Venturers over an extended period.  Gold Award Application

VENTURING SILVER

The Venturing Silver Award is available to all Venturing youth members of the Boy Scouts of
America. Its purpose is to provide a pathway for personal development; encourage Venturers to learn, grow, and serve; and recognize the high level of achievement of Venturers who acquire Venturing skills. Venturers must be  proficient in emergency preparedness (including standard first aid, CPR, and Safe Swim Defense); participate in Ethics in Action; complete the new Venturing Leadership Skills Course; earn the Venturing Gold Award; and earn at least one of the five Venturing Bronze awards.
Silver Award Application

SEA SCOUTS
QUARTERMASTER

The Sea Scout Quartermaster award is the Highest award for the Sea Scout area of    Venturing. The award is the conclusion of dedication and excellence to the ideals of the Sea Scout program. The medal is full of
symbolism. The blue ribbon stands for loyalty to country. The compass, the importance of a carefully
chosen direction in life. The wheel suggests that we are guides of our own future, and that,  we must  preserve with self-discipline. The first class Scout badge, an emblem of purposeful brotherhood, shows Sea Scouting as an important part of Scouting .  The  anchor reminds us that a truly worthy life is anchored in duty to God.

VENTURING RANGER


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

THE VENTURING QUEST AWARD

While working on QUEST, Venturers will be required to learn more about what makes up a nutritional diet as well as design your own personal exercise plan based upon your lifestyle, fitness levels, and desires for a healthy and long life.  Hopefully this program will introduce Venturers to a sport or sports that they will enjoy the rest of their life.  As with many other requirements throughout the Venturing Program, Venturers will be required to share what they learn with others.  This sharing may be done through various sports clinics and presentations with other groups.  In the electives section, Venturers will be required to choose at least one sport in which to become proficient.
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THE NEW VENTURING TRUST AWARD

In the years since Venturing started, the program has been defined by the activities Venturers do and a popular activity is service. Religious organizations charter the majority of Venturing crews. Following in the tradition of the Quartermaster, Ranger, and Quest awards, a similar, challenging award program has therefore been created for Venturing's religious life emphasis. The TRUST award is a unique opportunity for the youth of Venturing.

Trust is an essential aspect of our relationship with others - both personally and corporately.  Learning to trust is the challenge. Today young people live in an increasingly pluralistic society made up of multiple nationalities, cultures, and religions. One way to work toward a safe future is to learn to get along and work together. Understand is a good start toward trust.

While working on the TRUST award, Venturers will learn more about themselves, their              communities, their religion and culture, as well as those of others.   More Information…..

VENTURING SHOOTING SPORTS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
While working on the Ranger Shooting Sports elective, Venturers are required to complete one of the              following disciplines: air pistol, air rifle, archery, muzzle-loading rifle, shotgun, or small bore rifle.             However, Venturers who go beyond the basic requirement and complete five of the six disciplines will earn the Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement Award. This beautiful medal and certificate are sponsored by many companies and organizations in the shooting sports industry to recognize outstanding achievement in shooting sports. Download Application