"underthe auspices" - include Venturing??

I don't mean to be a pain but I am a tad concerned and confused.

My son is dual registered as a Boy Scout and Venture crew member. THe Venture Crew is geared toward high adventure and the opportunities are wonderful.

If he wants to earn the NOA Camping segment will the time spent camping with his crew count toward the reqs? Venturing is a BSA organization and his SM has told my son that those trips will count.

What about the Adventure segment? My son went to Sea Base last summer for the Live Aboard program with the crew.

They also go rock climbing on a regular basis. AS a matter of fact they are practicing tonight in preparation for a climbing venture next weekend.

These are honest questions. I am not trying to be snarky or rude.

May I suggest you send an email to: Program.Content@scouting.org

Let us know what they say

Message sent. Will let you know if/when I hear anything.

I will be very surprised if they say the outings done as a Venturing crew member don't count. Why do I say that? Because the National Medal for Outdoor Achievement, which is part of the NOA program, specifically states for one of it's requirements regarding planning and leading an outing (requirement 7) that with the unit leader's permission, you can plan the outing for "another Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Varsity Scout team, Sea Scout ship, or Venturing crew."

I also see nothing in any of these requirements that say the requirements have to be done on a troop, team, patrol or squad outing - they only have to be done on outings under the "auspices of the Boy Scouts of America". A Sea Scout Ship and a Venturing Crew are programs under the "auspices of the Boy Scouts of America".

The only restriction is that you must be a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout to earn these - you can't earn them as a Cub Scout, Venturing Crew member or Sea Scout.

Your unit leader is a wise one - he's read and understands the requirements - and he's the one that is going to award this to your son.

Venturing is part of the BSA family and your scout is a registered member of the troop.....I would have no problem counting that toward the award.

The under auspices keeps the Type A's from going and throwing a bunch of money at it to complete it or a parent from pencil whipping it.

As mentioned my son could have earned all but aquatic with family outings, sans merit badges, as we have been active in the outdoors since he was born.....

With the troop he is working thru the requirements....

Sure, it should count.