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Venturing BSA

Age Requirements / Advancement / Highest Awards

Venturers no longer have their own Oath and Law, but now make the standard Scout Oath and Scout Law the same as Scouts.
Venturing youth are coed.
Venturing adults are coed, and must be age 21 or older.
Sea Scouting, which was part of Venturing from 1998 to 2016, is now a separate program division (Sea Scouts BSA).

Advancement for Venturers

The Summit rank is Venturing's highest award, replacing the Venturing Silver Award in 2014. Neither badge has the public recognition or prestige of Eagle Scout or the Sea Scout Quartermaster rank.
The Venturing Bronze, Gold, and Silver awards were discontinued as of 31 December 2014, replaced by the new Venturing, Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit Awards, which became available in May, 2014. As of August, 2020, the four "core awards" (Venturing, Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit) were rebranded as ranks, which matches the terminology in the Cub Scout, Scout, and Sea Scout programs.
Venturers can also earn the Eagle Scout rank if they have earned the ranks through First Class in a Scout troop. This option is now available to female Venturers as of 1 February 2019.

Venturing, Discovery, Pathfinder, & Summit Ranks

Other Awards for All Venturers

Venturing Ranger Award (outdoor skills award)	Trust Award (religious award)
Quest Award (sports-related award)	Venturing Shooting Sports Outstanding Achievement Award

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