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Venturing and Venture Patrols
W. Scott Smith (wsbsmith@INTELOS.COM)
Mon, 28 Dec 1998 12:43:39 -0500
>>I have been laboring under the assumption that the relationship
>>between Venture Patrols in a Scout Troop and Venturing Units was the >same
>as the 1950's "in troop Exploring" and "Exploring Units". For the
>>mathematically
>
>If I was twice as old as I am now, I wouldn't have known about Exploring in
>the '50s, so I won't try to compare the two. And, hopefully, Coop Wright
>might be able to elaborate on the specifics of Venture Patrols. But here
are
>some points about Venturing Crews that distinguish them from Boy Scout
>Troops (or Venture Patrols):
>
>*Youth members may be 14 and in the 8th grade to 21 years old
>*Youth membership may include females
>*Venturing Crews and Sea Scout Ships have their own, unique awards
structure
>*Venturing Crews and Sea Scout Ships are generally allowed to participate
in
>more intense activities than Boy Scout Troops can
>*Venturig Crews/Ships may choose from scores of specialty interests within
>five main program clusters: Outdoor, Sea Scout, Youth Ministries, Sports,
>and Arts & Hobbies. All Boy Scout Troops in the BSA basically follow the
>same program.
>
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