The Ranger Award is an award available to youth in the Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America, to encourage and recognize proficiency in skills.

Award

The medal is an antique silver colored roundel suspended from a white and green ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar. The medal is inscribed with a

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with the BSA universal badge at the top and the word RANGER at the bottom. A powderhorn is in the center on a green enameled background. The bar is inscribed with RANGER. The Ranger bar is available as a separate item for informal uniform wear. As of 2012, there is no square knot insignia and no plans to add one, as the Venturing Summit is the highest award in Venturing and thus the only award on par to have a knot with Eagle Scout (Scouts BSA program), Quartermaster (Sea Scout program), and Arrow of Light (Cub Scout program).

Requirements

To earn the Ranger Award, Venturers must complete requirements similar to

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, although they are more difficult to complete. For example, an Eagle Scout must earn the first aid merit badge, by becoming certified in standard first aid. To earn the first aid elective, a Ranger must complete a 24-hour emergency first aid course and the Red Cross When Help is Delayed Module. There are eight requirements, called Core Requirements, that must be earned by all Ranger Candidates. In addition, a Venturer must complete four out of eighteen requirements, called Electives.

Core requirements

To earn the Ranger Award, all Venturers must earn the following awards: #

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# Emergency Preparedness #

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# Leave No Trace # Wilderness Survival # Conservation

Electives

To earn the Ranger Award, Venturers must earn four of the following: # Backpacking # Cave Exploring # Cycling/Mountain Biking # Ecology # Equestrian # First Aid (Different from the Core Requirement) # Fishing # Hunting # Lifesaver (Lifeguarding) # Mountaineering # Outdoor Living History # Physical Fitness # Plants and Wildlife #

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# Scuba # Shooting Sports # Watercraft # Winter Sports

Origins

The first Ranger Medal was issued between 1946 and 1949 as part of the BSA's Explorer Scout Program. Although the Ranger program was officially discontinued in 1949, Explorer Scouts could continue work on the Ranger Award until 1951. A total of 2,782 Explorers earned the original Ranger Award between 1944 and 1951. The Ranger Award was re-introduced by the BSA in 1998 as part of the new Venturing program. Adam Snyder of

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was the first Venturer to earn the Ranger Award in 1999.

For Leaders

Scout Leaders interested in the Ranger award can take

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References

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