New Awards Clarification
Alex Chacko John Neroth (aneroth@leland.Stanford.EDU)
Sun May 31 22:09:01 1998
Maybe I'm just obsessed with these new awards, but here goes...
This is what I understand:
1. The Outdoor Bronze Award OR the Arts & Hobbies Bronze Award OR the
Sports Bronze Award OR the Youth Ministry Bronze Award OR the Sea Scout
Ordinary Rank is a prerequisite for earning the Venturing Gold Award.
2. The Sea Scout Ordinary Rank is a prerequisite for earning the Sea Scout
Able Rank (just as it is now).
3. The Sea Scout Able Rank is a prerequisite for earning the Sea Scout
Quartermaster Award (again, just as it is now).
4. The Venturing Gold Award is a prerequisite for earning the Venturing
Silver Award.
Here are my questions, just to get things clear:
1. Is the following statement correct? "The Venturing Gold Award OR the
Sea Scout Able Rank is a prerequisite for earning the Venturing Silver
Award."
2. Which of the following two awards is the prerequisite for the Outdoor
Venturing Ranger Award? The Venturing Gold Award or the Venturing Silver
Award? Are either prerequisites, or does the Ranger Award have a seperate
prerequisite system, like the Quartermaster Award?
Now, if I offend anyone with these questions or statements, please realize
that the offense is purely unintentional. :-) I'm just trying to make
sure I know what's going on. Also, I'll understand if no one has definite
answers to these questions. However, if you do know the answers, please
respond. Finally, if I've made any errors, please feel free to correct me!
Thanks!
Yours in Scouting,
Alex C. J. Neroth
E-mail: aneroth@stanford.edu
URL: http://www.stanford.edu/~aneroth
On Sun, 31 May 98 21:26:10 CDT, Olan Watkins wrote:
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>1. Adult Awards
> Venturing Leadership Award (also available for youth) and Venturing
>Advisor Award of Merit.
>I think Spurgeon goes to Exploring. I also understand there will still
>be a Training Award and a Key, but I don't have that in writing.
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>2. Youth Advancement Awards
> Five different Venturing Bronze Awards, for Arts and Hobbies, OUtdoor, Sea
>Scouting (Ordinary Award), Sports, and Youth Ministries. "For Outdoor,
>Venturers
>must complete at least four core requirements and two electives that are
>found in the Ranger Award requirements." For Sea Scouts, earn the Ordinary
>Rank.
>For the other 3 areas, complete 9 of 12 requirements in that particular area.
> Venturing Gold Award; replaces the Exploring G.O.L.D. Award. A Bronze Award
>is a prerequisite.Takes at least 12 months.
> Venturing Silver Award(I don't know that these are all the requirements):
>"Venturers must be proficient in emergency preparedness (including standard
>first aid, CPR, and Safe Swim Defense); participate in Ethics in Action;
>complete the new Venturing Leadership Skills Course; earn the Venturing Gold
>Award...and earn at least one of the five Venturing Bronze Awards." This is
>available to all Venturing youth.
> Ranger Award--it "exemplifies a challenging high-level outdoor/high
>adventure skills advancement program."
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>3.New literature, etc.
> Due in August(?)--Venturing Leader Manual, Ranger Guidebook, Silver Award
>Guide, advancement requirements, sales kit,video (youth protection--adult,
>youth protection for teens, crew fast start)
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>4. Training will, I think, include Fast Start, Basic, and a weeklong or
>three-weekend course for Venturer adults related to Ranger-type skills.
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