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Varsity awards

• Letter & Pins
• Varsity Scout Letter Bar
• Varsity Scout Activity Pins
• Denali Award

Boy Scouts Ranks and Awards
Boy Scout Uniform

American Business
American Cultures
American Heritage
American Labor
Animal Science
Archaeology
Archery
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Athletics
Automotive Maintenance
Aviation
Backpacking
Basketry
Bird Study
Bugling
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Chess
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Climbing
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications
Composite Materials
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling
Dentistry
Disabilities Awareness
Dog Care
Drafting
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness
Energy
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science
Family Life
Farm Mechanics
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
First Aid
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Geocaching
Golf
Graphic Arts
Hiking
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Inventing
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design and Building
Motorboating
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Orienteering
Painting
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Pets
Photography
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
Reading
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Robotics
Rowing
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Scouting Heritage
Sculpture
Scuba Diving
Shotgun Shooting
Skating
Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports
Soil and Water Conservation
Space Exploration
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Surveying
Swimming
Textile
Theater
Traffic Safety
Truck Transportation
Veterinary Medicine
Water Sports
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork

Note: Merit badges listed in bold italics are Eagle-required merit badges.

• Guide to Safe Scouting
• Buddy System
• Climb On Safely
• Safe Swim Defense
• BSA Swim Test
• Safety Afloat

Varsity Scouting is an active, exciting, year-round program for young men 14 through 17 built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high-adventure/sports, personal development, service, and special programs and events.

MeritBadge.Org is your online Scouting University with Varsity Resources, Letter, Letter Bar, Activity Pins, Denali Award, and Advancment.

• Varsity Scouts can also earn Boy Scout ranks from Scout through Eagle.
• Merit Badges cover over 120 different topics with printable Workbooks and Blue Cards.
• Additional Scout Awards challenge boys in dozens of other areas. Scouter Awards are for adults.
• The Team Program Features include 27 quarterly team programs that are tailored for Varsity Teams.
• Varsity Scouts Scouts can attend Summer Camp, Camporees, Philmont, National Jamborees, and more.
• Training is offered in areas as diverse as ecology, first aid, Knots, and Outdoor Skills.

The purpose of the Ranger Award award is to encourage Venturers to achieve a high level of outdoor skills proficiency; recognize achievement of this high level of outdoor skills proficiency; provide a path for outdoor/high-adventure skills training; and establish Rangers as a highly trained leadership resource for crews, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the community.

The Ranger Award exemplifies a challenging high-level outdoor/high-adventure skills advancement program. Once earned, it will identify a Ranger as a person who is highly skilled at a variety of outdoor sports and interests, trained in outdoor safety, and ready to lead or assist others in activities. Rangers can be a great program asset to Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and others.

• October 08: Public Law 110-363 requires the U.S. Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Boy Scouts of America. Full Story

• September 9: Little Sioux Scout Ranch, Scouts and Leaders involved in the tornado tragedy received new award from the state of Nebraska. Full Story

• August 12: Boy Scouts prepared to launch marketing campaign to connect with digital-era youth. Full story

• July 1: The World Organization of the Scout Movement welcomes four new member organizations. Full story

June 15, 1916 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.

June 30, 1937 – First National Jamboree, held at Washington, DC. Ran from June 30-July 9. Was to have been in 1935, but was canceled due to a polio epidemic.

• Merit Badges
• Boy Scout Ranks
• 50 Miler Award

• Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip
• Boardsailing BSA
• BSA Lifeguard
• Den Chief Service Award
• Donor Awareness Patch
• Emergency Preparedness Award
• Firem'n Chit
• Hometown U.S.A. Award
• Historic Trails Award
• International Activity Badge
• Interpreter Strip
• Kayaking BSA
• Leave No Trace Award
• Mile Swim BSA
• National Honor Patrol Award
• National Medal for Outdoor Achievement
• National Outdoor Badges
• NOVA Awards
• Paul Bunyan Woodsman
• Physical Fitness Award
• Recruiter Strip
• Religious Emblems
• Scuba BSA
• Snorkeling BSA
• Totin' Chip
• William Hornaday Conservation awards
• World Conservation Award

Venture Patrol

• Venture Patrol Letter
• Venture Patrol Activity Pins

Honor Awards

• Medal of Merit
• Heroism Award
• Honor Medal
• James E West Award

Varsity Scouts and qualified Venturers may earn Boy Scout awards.
List of all Scouting Awards
Scouter Awards for leaders