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Venturing Awards FAQ

For questions regarding award recognition placement on your uniform, visit the Uniform Guide. Venturing Ranks: The requirements for the Venturing Rank must be completed before starting on the requirements for the Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit Ranks. Unless otherwise stated, requirements for the Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit Ranks and other Venturing recognitions may be completed […]

Proposed Eagle Scout Required Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Merit Badge Delayed

[…] careful consideration and evaluation of feedback received from a wide variety of commenters on the draft requirements. Until further notice, all Scouts working on the Eagle Scout rank should continue to use current rank requirements. Once the Eagle-required Diversity, Equity and Inclusion merit badge is introduced, Scouts in the process of earning the rank […]

Nova Awards FAQ

[…] the STEM Nova awards program.  Councils are responsible for the approval of awards and ensuring recognition is available for their units.  Q:  I have a Scout who started working on a STEM Nova award prior to June 1, 2022.  What do they need to do before June 1st? A:  Nothing.  There is no change […]

The Protect Yourself Rules Preview Adventure

[…] partnered with subject-matter experts from the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to present the “Protect Yourself Rules” that help children recognize, respond to, and report abuse. Before starting work on this adventure, the den leader reviews Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse since the Protect Yourself Rules adventure is intended to complement our existing youth-protection measures. The […]

If the requirements for a merit badge on the required list for the Eagle Scout rank vary among the Scouts BSA Handbook, the merit badge pamphlet, and the Scouts BSA Requirements book (current edition), which resource takes precedence?

The current edition of the Scouts BSA Requirements book lists the official set of requirements for rank advancement and for each individual merit badge. However, updated merit badge requirements will sometimes be made available on Scouting.org before the Scouts BSA Requirements book is published. Scouts may use, or switch to, these updated requirements.

Scholarships

Dozens of universities, BSA local councils, and religious, civic, and military organizations offer college scholarships to Venturing Summit Rank recipients. Some scholarships are needs-based; others are merit-based. Some go to every Summit Rank recipient who applies; others are highly competitive. We have compiled a list of scholarships available to Summit Rank recipients and will […]

BSA Lifeguard

[…] the back or side is not allowed. Immediately following the above swim, tread water for two minutes with the legs only and the hands under the armpits. Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using a front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7 to 10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, surface, swim on your […]

Uniform Guide

[…] to Excellence” patch   Left sleeve: Council shoulder emblem, unit number Optional: Leadership position patch (example: president, treasurer, associate advisor), “Trained” patch Pockets and neck: World crest emblem Optional:  Knots, bars, Venturing Rank patches*, neckerchief, nameplate For formal occasions: Venturing rank/award medals, Venturing Leadership Award medal (with the colored side of the ribbon on the outside) You MUST conform to the following […]

Frequently Asked Questions

[…] earn all of these recognitions? Yes. Members can earn all levels of their religious emblems program. However, they must be in the appropriate program guidelines when they start and complete each level (they may not go backward and earn younger programs). How is the emblem presented? The emblem should be presented in a meaningful […]

Youth Protection and Adult Leadership

[…] are strongly encouraged to use these safeguards outside the Scouting program. Registered leaders must follow these guidelines with all Scouting youth outside of Scouting activities.   Registration Requirements The chartered organization representative, or in their absence the executive officer of the chartered organization, must approve the registration of the unit’s adult leaders. Registration includes: […]

BSA Hot-Air Ballooning Tether Guidelines and FAQs

[…] judgment of a qualified pilot is vital to ensure the safe operation of a hot-air balloon. Tethered balloon events must comply with all FAA regulations and BSA requirements. The pilot-in-command is directly responsible for the safety of everyone involved, including the crew, passengers, and bystanders. Therefore, the pilot-in-command shall have full decision-making authority regarding […]

FAQ

[…] level (for the different grade levels), may the Scout earn all of these recognitions? Where is the religious emblem worn on the uniform? How do we get started on the religious awards programs? Who may serve as a counselor for the religious emblem? What is the adult religious recognition program? Which religious emblem square […]

Supporting Refugees & Foreign Nationals in the BSA

[…] contents below, or continue reading to learn where refugees come from, what the BSA’s National leadership is doing to support refugees abroad, and a step-by-step process for starting new units near you! While this guide is targeted specifically in support of refugees, please note that all foreign nationals living in the United States are […]

Merit Badge requirement updates 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, there have been minor updates to 30 merit badges, including seven that are Eagle-required.  Scouts that had started under the former requirements may finish using those requirements, but any scouts starting work from now on need to use the updated requirements.  See https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/all/ for details of the changes. Follow link

Scouts BSA Supernova Activity Topics

[…] consultant on the production. Include suggestions for the producers to make the movie more scientifically or technologically accurate, realistic, and plausible. Resources Jeanne Cavelos. The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist’s Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000. Michio Kaku. […]

Venturing Supernova Activity Topics

[…] consultant on the production. Include suggestions for the producers to make the movie more scientifically or technologically accurate, realistic, and plausible. Resources Jeanne Cavelos. The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist’s Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000. Michio Kaku. […]

Out of This World

[…] watching a media production. You may, with your parent’s permission, visit a website for young scientists or astronomers and investigate the learning activities (Young Astronomer , Kids Astronomy , Young Stargazers , and NASA StarChild .)     B. Read (about one hour total) about the planets, space, space exploration, NASA, or astronomy. Then do the following:       […]

BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Award Program

[…] which trees are appropriate to the area, ensuring proper spacing for best growth, following proper planting methods, and caring for the trees after planting might well qualify. Starting a community-wide recycling project and encouraging people to recycle might also qualify. Size of the project is not necessarily the important element. Rather, the results, the […]

The Unit Leader’s Role in Supporting a Scout with a Disability – Inclusion Toolbox

[…] overnighter, less experienced Scouts could have one day learning pioneering and a day hike the next day, with an overnight at base camp.  Another version is to start the day with a refresher on rock climbing and allow less experienced or skilled Scouts to have more instruction and practice time before beginning climbing in […]

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.