Topsanah District

The National Executive Board recently approved a resolution to change the eligibility requirements for Venturing to ensure consistency among Venturing, high-adventure bases, and other core programs.

The current age and grade eligibility requirement for participation in the Venturing program is 14 years of age and completion of the eighth grade.

Effective May 1, 2010, the minimum age requirement will be changed to 14 years of age, or 13 years of age and completion of the eighth grade. The maximum age for participation remains under 21 years of age.

In support of this change, a list of frequently asked questions is posted at www.scouting.org/venturing.

If you have any questions, please contact Donald Shepard at the BSA national office at or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

A new 12th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was issued in the summer of 2009. That book contained new requirements for each rank which took effect on January 1, 2010.  If a Scout has started work toward a rank before January 1, 2010, using requirements that were current before January 1, 2010, he may complete that rank only using the old requirements. Any progress toward a rank that is begun after January 1, 2010, must use the requirements as they are presented in the Boy Scout Handbook or in Boy Scout Requirements book.

This file contains a list of requirement changes for each rank:  2010 Boy Scout Requirement Changes