CaliDrmr09

I am thinking of joining Venturing, but I haven't finished 8th grade yet because my parents held me back in Kindergarten. I am just starting 8th grade now. I am 14, and I am already in Scouts with my Star rank. I just haven't been active for a while. Is it possible for me to still join Venturing even though I haven't finished 8th grade?

I haven't been active in Scouting for about six months because I don't like the SM of the troop. We live in a small town and there aren't many choices for joining another troop without driving like 40 miles round trip. I'm 14, so it isn't like I can drive myself. We are moving to another state in January and I want to get back into Scouting and earn my Eagle. When I find a new troop in my new city, what records do I have to have to transfer all my stuff? I don't want to lose anything since I am almost a Life Scout even now (all I need is my BoR and my SMC). Will the new troop contact my old troop, or just the District office to get my records? Or, do I have records I need to go pickup to take to the new troop in my new state before I move? Or, is there some kinda Scouting records site online that my new troop can get my records on? My friends in my old troop say the SM hates me and talks bad about me, so, is there any way he could have erased my records? If he did, can I just show the new troop my Scout manual and my signed rank cards and merit badge cards as proof of my achievements?