rank advancement - venturers & sea scouts
The following requirements apply to boys, including Sea Scouts, registered in the Venturing Program (which replaced much of the Exploring program in August, 1998) .
- Any male Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue advancement toward Star, Life and Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.
- He must meet the requirements as prescribed in the official Boy Scout Handbook and the current Boy Scout Requirements book.
- The Venturer may fulfill leadership requirements by serving as president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer of his crew, or as boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper for his ship.
- The Scoutmaster conference will be conducted by the Advisor or Skipper.
- As the Venturer meets requirements for the Star and Life ranks, a board of review will be conducted by the crew or ship committee.
- The Eagle board of review should follow the procedures established by the local council.
