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One of the strengths of the Venturing program is its
ability to meet the interest of all Venturers. Sometimes Venturers like
to investigate new, different areas. Variety in a crew always seems to
make it more fun to go to meetings and outings. Also, Venturers probably
have many interests or would like to have more. Because of that desire,
and to provide a pathway to many different experiences, the Venturing
Bronze Awards Program is offered..
Venturers can earn their crew's specialty Bronze Award
or all five Bronze Awards.
The five different Venturing Bronze Awards (shown above in this
order) are:
All five Bronze Awards contain the common elements of experience,
learning a skill, and sharing your experiences and skills with others.
Earning at least one Bronze Award is required for the Venturing Gold
Award.
The Bronze Award is designed as the entry-level award for a
Venturer so that they can acquire usable skills that will carry them
along the trail to the Venturing Silver Award.
Requirements
For the Arts and Hobbies, Sports,
or Youth Ministries Bronze Awards, a Venturer must complete at least nine of
twelve requirements established for each of those three areas. For the Outdoor
Bronze Award, Venturers must complete at least four core requirements
and two electives that are found in the Ranger Award requirements. For
the Sea Scout Bronze Award, Sea Scouts must earn the 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.
Procedure
Bronze candidates may have their crew Advisor or a
specialty consultant approve or sign off on that completed requirement.
Requirements for the Arts and Hobbies, Sports, and Youth Ministries
Bronze can be found in the Silver Award Guide. Requirements for the Sea
Scout Bronze (Ordinary Award) can be found in the Sea Scouting Manual.
The requirements for the Outdoor Bronze Award can be found in the Ranger
Guidebook. There is no committee review for the Venturing Bronze Award.
Recognition
The actual Bronze Award is a colorful, campaign-style
ribbon that may be worn on the Sea Scouting or Venturing uniform. If all
five are earned, all five may be worn on the uniform. Each ribbon has an
icon representing the area it was earned in superimposed on the ribbon,
shown at the top of this page
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