Boy Scouts of America

Venturing Awards FAQ

For questions regarding award recognition placement on your uniform, visit the Uniform Guide.

Venturing Ranks:

  • The requirements for the Venturing Rank must be completed before starting on the requirements for the Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit Ranks.
  • Unless otherwise stated, requirements for the Discovery, Pathfinder, and Summit Ranks and other Venturing recognitions may be completed at any time after joining a crew.
  • Scouting America training courses specified in the Venturing requirements (NYLT, etc.) may be taken either while a Venturer or while a registered member of another Scouting America program (Scouts BSA, Sea Scouting).
  • Third-party trainings/certifications (such as Red Cross first aid training) earned while a registered member of another Scouting America program may be used to satisfy Venturing requirements so long as the training/certification is current at the time of applying it to the Venturing requirements.
  • Activities completed to satisfy the requirements of the Venturing, Discovery, Pathfinder, or Summit Ranks may be also used to satisfy the requirements of the TRUST, Ranger, and Quest Awards.
  • The capstone service project designed and led by Summit Rank candidates must be a different service project than one carried out for the Eagle Scout Award, the Sea Scout Quartermaster Award, or the Girl Scout Gold Award.

Scouts BSA Ranks and Venturing:

  • Venturers who earned First Class rank in Scouts BSA are qualified until their 18th birthday to continue with Scouts BSA advancement through Venturing.

If you have any specific questions, please contact venturing@scouting.org

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.