Ranger Award
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Revision as of 14:50, October 14, 2012
Ranger, Quest, and TRUST Awards with cross-references for related Venturing Awards.
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![]() 1. Award medal 2a. Ranger bar (pin) 2b. Ranger bar (cloth)
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The Venturing Ranger Award builds directly on the Outdoor Bronze 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.
The Award medal is pinned immediately above the seam of the left pocket, Ranger bar (pin) is centered on left pocket flap, the Ranger bar (cloth) may be alternately used to avoid pin backing.
After completion of the Ranger Award, this award may be awarded at a crew recognition ceremony (similar to a Boy Scout Court of Honor), organized by the youth Vice President - Administration.
Venturers may also earn:
- Sports Bronze Award
- Religious and Community Life Bronze Award
- Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award
- Outdoor Bronze Award
- Sea Scout Bronze Award
- Expert-level awards
In addition, four of the five bronze awards fulfill partial requirements for Venturers continuing on and earning expert-level awards:
- The Sports Bronze Award requirements are part of the Quest Award.
- The Religious and Community Life Bronze Award part of the TRUST Award.
- The Outdoor Bronze Award part of the Ranger Award.
- The Sea Scout Bronze Award is a duplicate of the Sea Scout Ordinary rank requirements, and is necessary on the trail to earning the Quartermaster Award.
History
The first Ranger Medal was issued between 1946 and 1949 as part of the BSA's Explorer Program. The Ranger Award was re-introduced by the BSA in 1998 as part of the new Venturing program.
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Core requirementsDo all eight of the following Ranger Award core requirements: Standard First AidRequirement 1. Complete a standard first aid course or the American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Basics or equivalent course. CommunicationsRequirement 2. Do 2(a), (b), or (c).
AND Do (d), (e), or (f) in connection with an outdoor skill or area you are interested in. Have your Advisor approve your plan before you begin.
AND Do (g).
CookingRequirement 3.
Emergency PreparednessRequirement 4.
Land NavigationRequirement 5.
Leave No TraceRequirement 6.
Wilderness SurvivalRequirement 7. (Before you begin wilderness survival, you must have completed the cooking, land navigation, and first aid core requirements.)
(Note: Remember to use the Leave No Trace principles you learned.) ConservationRequirement 8.
ElectivesDo four of the following Ranger Award elective requirements:
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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.
Notes
- 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.
- Venturers may complete requirements for the Outdoor Bronze Award and the Ranger Award concurrently. The Outdoor Bronze Award does not need to be completed before proceeding onto Ranger Award requirements.
Requirement resources
Requirement resources
1. First Aid
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
2. Communications
- Reading Merit Badge
- Communications Merit Badge
- Public Speaking Merit Badge
3.Cooking: Cooking Skills
3a. Meal Planning - Recipes
3b. Outdoor Cooking
3c. Food Handling
3d. Backpacking Stoves
3e. Outdoor Cooking
3f. Dutch Oven Cooking
4. Emergency Preparedness
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
5. Land Navigation
5a, 5b. Topographical Map
5c. Map and Compass - Orienteering Skills
5d. GPS - Geocaching
- REI Videos: Parts of a Compass - Topographic Maps - Map to Compass - Compass to Map - Triangulation - Declination
- REI:Navigation Basics
- Topographical Maps Free US Geological Survey - Topozone.com - Google Satellite, Street, and Terrain Maps
6. Leave No Trace
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- Leave No Trace - Leave No Trace LNT Site - BSA Leave No Trace - BSA's Teaching Leave No Trace - Video: Leave No Trace - Archive of REI: Minimum-Impact Travel via the WayBack Machine - Climbing Ethics: Leave No Trace
7. Wilderness Survival
7. Cooking - Land Navigation - First Aid Core Requirements.
7a. Whitewater - Canoeing - Climbing - Meal Planning - First Aid Skills - Insurance - Outdoor Gear
7b. Wilderness Survival Skills
7c. Survival Signaling
7d. Hypothermia - Frostbite - Sunburn - Heat Exhaustion - Heat Cramps - Heat Stroke
7e. Hydration - Dehydration - Water Purification
7f. Campfire Setup - Campfire Types - Campfire Starting - Campfire Safety
7g. Weather Skills
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See Outdoor Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: Camping Merit Badge Pamphlet - Hiking Skills - Hydration - Outdoor Gear - Tents - Water Purification - Weather Skills
7h. Knots: Sheet Bend - Fisherman's Knot - Bowline - Bowline on a Bight - Two Half Hitches - Clove Hitch - Timber Hitch - Taut-Line Hitch Square Lashing - Shear Lashing
7j. Survival Kit
7k. Wilderness Survival Skills - See the knots and lashings above. Leave No Trace
8. Conservation
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Related awards
- 1 & 4
Emergency Preparedness-related awards
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2c: Reading Merit Badge
- 3, 5, & 7
- 6 & 8
Ecology-related awards
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Personal development-related awards
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External links
- Venturing Ranger Award on the BSA scouting.org site.
Program-level awards: Venturing Award • Discovery Award • Pathfinder Award • Summit Award
Expert-level awards: Quest Award • TRUST Award • Ranger Award
Boy Scouting ranks: Advancement for Venturers • Star Rank • Life Rank • Eagle Scout Rank Award