Crew

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This is information about a Crew for a chartered Venturing unit. For the youth leadership position for Sea Scout Ships, see Sea Scout Crew.

Typical Venturing crew organization chart (click to zoom)

A Venturing Crew is the standard group for Venturing and is supported by an adult crew committee.

Youth members

The crew's youth are lead by the Crew President and the Crew Officers. Youth members of a crew are 14 years old (and have completed 8th grade) and are not yet 21. The youth gender makeup of a crew is determined by the Crew Code and Bylaws {authored and approved by the youth members) which may be coed (both males and female), all male, or all female. The crew members include:

Crew Officers:

• Crew President
• Vice President - Program
• Vice President - Administration
• Crew Secretary
• Crew Treasurer
• Crew Guide

• Crew Quartermaster
• Crew Historian
• Den Chief
• Activity Chairs (six experience areas)
• Crew members

Adult members

• Crew Advisor
• Associate Advisor - Program
• Associate Advisor - Administration
  • Crew Committee, including:
    • Crew Committee Chairman
    • Crew Committee Treasurer
    • Crew Consultants
  • Chartered Organization Representative

Liaisons between a unit and the local District and Council

• Unit Commissioner
• District Commissioner
  • Assistant District Commissioner
• Council Commissioner
• National Commissioner

External links

• Boy Scouts of America: Commissioners

Equivalents

The Crew is a registered "unit" with its local council. Other basic units are:

• Pack - Cub Scouting
• Troop - Boy Scouting
• Team - Varsity Scouting
• Crew - Venturing
• Ship - Sea Scouting
• Post - Explorers
• Group - Learning for Life

Venturing Crew Committee

Reports to:	Chartered Organization Representative
Lead by:	Crew Committee Chairman
Members:	Committee Secretary • Committee Treasurer • Activities Chair • Training Chair • Public Relations Chair • Friends of Scouting Chair • Scouting for Food Chair • Fundraising Chair • ScoutParent Unit Coordinator
Advisers:	Advisor • Associate Advisor(s) • Consultants

Crew Positions of Responsibility and Adult Advisers

Crew Officers:	President • Vice President - Administration • Vice President - Program • Secretary • Treasurer
Special crew officers:	Crew Guide • Quartermaster • Historian
Other crew officers:	Activity Chairs • Musician • Den Chief
Advisers:	Advisor • Associate Advisor(s) • Crew Committee Secretary • Crew Committee Treasurer

References