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Ranger Award |
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Outdoor/high adventure
is the largest and fastest growing interest in the Boy Scouts of America.
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 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; 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 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.
Requirements
Ranger candidates
must complete eight challenging core requirements:
- First Aid
- Wilderness
Survival
- Emergency
Preparedness
- Communications
- Leave No Trace
- Cooking
- Navigation
- Conservation
And four of 18 challenging
electives:
- Backpacking
- Cave Exploring
- Project COPE
- Cycling/Mountain
Biking
- Ecology
- First Aid
- Fishing
- Equestrian
- Hunting
- Lifesaver
- Mountaineering
- Outdoor Living
History
- Physical Fitness
- Plants and
Wildlife
- Scuba
- Shooting Sports
- Watercraft
- Winter Sports
Note
Venturers who have
received the Outdoor Bronze Award need complete only four of the core requirements
and two 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. 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 in a wide variety of outdoor/high-adventure
interests, 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 sterling silver Ranger bar is also available.
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