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Venture Crew
From: Charles Howard-Gibbon - 09/08/98 07:54:13
Subject: New Venturing Program
As of August 1, 1998, all Explorer posts focusing on high adventure, sports, arts & hobbies, outdoor education, and/or Sea Exploring/Sea Scouts specialties were converted into Venturing crews. They will continue to include young men and/or young women ag
s 15-20 (and 14 years olds graduated from eighth grade) as Venturers, guided by a Venturer Advisor and one or more Associate Advisors. A new Venturer Oath has been established (replacing the Explorer Code).
The Explorer GOLD Award will now become the Venturer Gold Award. The Venturer Silver Award and Venturer Ranger Award (similar to the awards used in previous Exploring times) have been established with challenging requirements. The Sea Scout advancement
lan will continue as is.
Career-based Explorer Posts are now part of the BSA subsidiary program Learning for Life. The youth participants will no longer be members of the BSA, but participants in Learning for Life.
Some Venturing literature and award requirements has been issued to councils. Handbooks for Venturing and the revised Exploring programs will be issued by the BSA Supply Division over the next year.
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